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Baobabs
Description
"Baobobs" is a song originally composed, performed, recorded, and released by Regina Spektor. The song was first performed on 2002-03-13 at The Living Room in Brooklyn, NY/a> and would go on to be performed on-and-off until 2012. A demo was recorded as part of the 2004 studio session demos.
"Baobabs" was officially released on the deluxe edition of the LP Begin to Hope on 2006-06-13.
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Lyrics
You have tamed me
Now you must take me
How am I supposed to be
I don't have my thorns now
But I feel them sprouting
They'll grow right through if I don't watch them
They'll grow right through even if I watch them
And a sunset couldn't save me now
These baobabs, and baobabs, and baobabs some more
But you can't outweight fate
You have tamed me
Now you must take me
T-t-ta-t-t-ta-t-t-ta-tt-ta-t-t-ta-tt-ta-t-t-ta-t-t-ta
And I wouldn't raise my child inside the city anyway
They grow up too savvy
And they grow up too fast
And they know about buying shit
And they know about sex
And they know about investment banking
And also about brokerage burns
And they know about the numbers
And they know about the words
And they know about the bottom lines
And also about stones
And they know about careers
And about the real deals
And they all grow up and become people's people with people skills
But you have tamed me
Now you must take me
How am I supposed to be
I don't have my thorns now
You have tamed me
Now you must take me
How am I supposed to be
I don't have my tho-or-or-or-orns
Song Facts
Release Status:
Released
Originally By:
Original
Collaborators:
Solo
Alternate Titles:
N/A
Written:
Unknown
Demo:
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Song Stats
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Last Known Date:
Time Between First Known Date and Last Known Date:
Time Between First and Last Performance:
about 9 years and 11 months
# of Appearances on Official Releases:
1
# of Times Performed Live:
18
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