Born Myra Ellen Amos, the daughter of Reverend Edison Amos and Mary Ellen Amos, on August 22, 1963, in North Carolina. She was a piano prodigy from the beginning, playing by ear at age 2 1/2, and writing her own songs by age 4. It's been said that by age 5, she could play anything on the piano after hearing it only once. She won a scholarship at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland - the youngest person ever to be admitted there. She always ran into trouble there, as they discouraged her from composing her own music.
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Tori Amos
please trip them gently, they don't like to fall, oh by jingo
there's no room for anger, we're all very small, oh by jingo
we're painting our faces and dressing in thoughts from the skies, from paradise
but they think that we're holding a secretive ball
won't someone invite them, they're just taller children
that's all, after all
man is an obstacle, sad as the clown, oh by jingo
so hold on to nothing, and he won't let you down, oh by jingo
some people are marching together and some on their own
quite alone
others are running, the smaller ones crawl
but some sit in silence, they're just older children
that's all, after all
i sing with impertinence, shading impermanent chords,
with my words
i've borrowed your time and i'm sorry i called
but the thought just occurred that we're nobody's children at all, after all
live your rebirth and do what you will, oh by jingo
forget all i've said, please bear me no ill, oh by jingo
after all, after all