Does Not Suffice by Joanna Newsom
Does Not Suffice by Joanna Newsom

Does Not Suffice

Joanna Newsom * Track #18 On Have One on Me

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Does Not Suffice by Joanna Newsom

Release Date
Tue Feb 23 2010
Performed by
Joanna Newsom
Produced by
Joanna Newsom
Writed by
Joanna Newsom
About

The song uses a melodic callback to “In California,” the last time that she physically separated herself from her lover, to back the careful inventory she takes as she, with finality, packs her things to move out. It’s all finery she describes, elaborate clothing, fabric and jewelry as if to suggest...

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Does Not Suffice Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I will pack all my pretty dresses
I will box up my high-heeled shoes
A sparkling ring for every finger
I'll put away and hide from view

[Verse 2]
Coats of bouclé, jacquard and cashmere
Cartouche and tweed, all silver-shot
And everything that could remind you
Of how easy I was not

[Verse 3]
I'll tuck away my gilded buttons
I'll bind my silks in shapeless bales
Wrap it all on up in reams of tissue
And then I'll kiss you, sweet, farewell

[Verse 4]
You saw me rise to our occasion
And so deny the evidence
Caused me to burn and twist and grimace against you
Like something caught on a barbed wire fence

[Verse 5]
Now you can see me fall back here, redoubled
Full bewildered and amazed
I have gotten into some terrible trouble
Beneath your blank and rinsing gaze

[Verse 6]
It does not suffice for you to say I am a sweet girl
Or to say you hate to see me sad because of you
It does not suffice to merely lie beside each other
As those who love each other do

[Verse 7]
I picture you, rising up in the morning
Stretching out on your boundless bed
Beating a clear path to the shower
Scouring yourself red

[Verse 8]
The tap of hangers swaying in the closet
Unburdened hooks and empty drawers
And everywhere I tried to love you is yours again
And only yours

[Outro]
La-la-la-la...

Does Not Suffice Q&A

Who wrote Does Not Suffice's ?

Does Not Suffice was written by Joanna Newsom.

Who produced Does Not Suffice's ?

Does Not Suffice was produced by Joanna Newsom.

When did Joanna Newsom release Does Not Suffice?

Joanna Newsom released Does Not Suffice on Tue Feb 23 2010.

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