Leslie Feist

“Feist comes from an indie-rock world, where it's sacrilege to admit any kind of ambition. But I had 100 percent in my mind the idea that we should have as much material as possible that could be played on the radio or resonate with a huge bunch of people. We already have the built-in reflex not to get behind anything that's going to be hollow. And when you have an artist with this kind of credibility, the idea is to communicate to as many people as possible without doing something ridiculous.”

“She really poured it on. She always pours it on. That's Feist.”

“I'm a stem now Pushing the drought asideOpening upFanning my yellow eyeOn the ferryThat's making the waves waveIlluminationThis is how my heart behaves.”

“The cold heart will burstIf mistrusted firstAnd a calm heart will breakWhen given a shake”

“One, two, three, four, five, six, nine, and tenMoney can't buy you back the love that you had then.”

“Sweet heart, bitter heartNow I can't tell you apartCozy and coldPut the horse before the cart{{pbr}}Those teenage hopesWho have tears in their eyesToo scared to own upTo one little lie.”

“Oh, oh, ohYou're changing your heartOh, oh, ohYou know who you are.”

“One Two Three FourTell me that you love me moreSleepless, long nightsThat was what my youth was for {{pbr}} Old teenage hopes are alive at your doorLeft you with nothingBut they want some more.”

“The truth liedAnd lies divideLies divide”

“No one likes to take a testSometimes you know more is less.”

“I know more than I knew beforeI didn't rest I didn't stopDid we fight or did we talk.”

“Ooh, I'll be the one who'll break my heartI'll be the one to hold the gun.”

“The tragedy starts from the very first sparkLosing your mind for the sake of your heartThe saddest part of a broken heartIsn't the ending so much as the start.”

“Don't you wish that we could forget that kissAnd see this for what it isThat we're not in love”

“I got a man to stick it outAnd make a home from a rented houseAnd we'll collect the moments one by oneI guess that's how the future's done.”

“Old dirt road (Mushaboom)Knee deep snow (Mushaboom)Watching the fire as we grow (Mushaboom)”

“It may be years until the dayMy dreams will match up with my pay.”

“Helping the kids out of their coatsBut wait the babies haven't been bornI'm unpacking the bags and setting upAnd planting lilacs and buttercupsBut in the meantime I've got it hardSecond floor living without a yard.”

“I know I'm sane I don't give a care for the crown or the shield I will not protect you or happily yield To the one who makes me come undone”

“Bring all the spaces together And all the silences ever Bring all the spaces together {{pbr}} Come close again Be my pause before the end I miss you, oh, like a fading dreamAnd I have a feeling you know what I mean”