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Tori & Anabelle

Maybe he and I
are like a pair of Suns that are captured
Maybe he and I are like a pair of Suns that are
captured
Eternally linked into chasing each other’s spin
Eternally linked into chasing each other’s spin
Bound by beliefs that have become steel cords
Why the disharmony? Let’s re-sing my world
With a harmonic defiance I’ll face this

I’d like to induct you into the drink of the
cactus practice, cactus
Cactus?
Practice
Will you induct me into the drink of the cactus
practice, cactus?
Cactus
Practice

Are you saying I’m
Reactive but I can work with it Doll-face
Every couple has their version of what they
call the truth?
Every couple has their version of what they call
the truth
Call all that lies beneath both stories
back to my fire
Embrace what you find
With a harmonic defiance I’ll face this

It’s time to induct you into the drink of the
cactus practice
Cactus?
Cactus
Practice
I’d like to induct you into the drink of the
cactus practice
Cactus?
Cactus
Practice
Will you induct me into the drink of the
cactus practice
Cactus? CACTUS

Quotes

Anabelle then shares her view of the couple and makes tori aware that “Every couple has a version of what they call the truth.” Anabelle tells tori to call all that lies beneath both stories back to her own fire and to embrace the truth of what she finds. Anabelle has turned into her goose shape. Anabelle offers tori an elixir of cactus to open up tori’s vision and her heart so that she can actually claim her part in this shattering separation from “Him”. As with any elixir, it’s job is to take the participant to a depth of feeling and understanding that they have not been able to achieve in the cold light of day.
– Night of Hunters: An Introduction track by track by Tori Amos, Amazon.com