Tempest

by Tori Amos

From the album: In Times Of Dragons

Track 13 of 17 on In Times Of Dragons (2026).

Duration: 5:18

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Lyrics for Tempest

Suffocating I cannot breathe Choking on anxiety Is St. Cecilia Warning me? I could lose myself So easily Cortisol raging The demise of My cathedral he seeks Cortisol raging He's ravenous To control everything Tempest dragging me Down to somewhere He's there Tempest dragging me Down to where He'll watch me drown He segregated me from me Master of a quiet brutality With St. Cecilia Whispering "Without a voice He won't hear you scream" Cortisol raging Barely escaping Barely can breathe Cortisol raging I must get to Indian country Tempest dragging me Down to somewhere He's there Tempest dragging me Down to where He'll watch me drown Soon with a knock on your door Father George To your eyes We are leaving Soon, the gasoline girls Fully infused But soon will be leaving By St. Paul's in fast pursuit An ancient truth Mirrored by Andromeda Who timed her nurse maids By St. Paul's I spy a bridegroom Who cries "She has left me - Swearing she's 'trapped Behind a mask And must be her own man' " She's hit the road To form her own Goodbye girls Gasoline girls Electric band

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