April 17, 2006

Fiddle Dee Fidelity

I've heard a few songs by Regina Spektor from a friend of mine. I hated them. So, when my friend IMed me the other night and said, "Check out her new album," I barely raised an eyebrow to indicate my lack of inclination.

"At least check out these two singles: 'Better' and 'Fidelity.' " They're from her album Begin to Hope, which is due out this year on June 13th.

As far as I can tell, Regina Spektor is a Russian version of Ani DiFranco without the extreme lesbionic feminist communist ideology. Which is kind of sadly ironic if you think about it. But she, Regina Spektor, shifts her pitch, warbles, squalls and generally just makes noise most of the time. She does things that sound like abuse of her vocal chords, but I'm not a doctor or a vocal coach, so suffice it to say I don't like it that much.

Well, apparently, she has a new producer and maybe some actual hired help to play the music. I can't speak to the rest of the album because it's not out yet. And "Better" didn't grab me from the clip on iTunes. "Fidelity" sounded a little better, so I downloaded it out of good faith.

LOVE IT.

Fidelity is loads of fun. It's sweet, sure, plucky, fun, and romantic. Spektor uses her "skills" to her benefit here, so I recommend this song. So get on your iTunes and download it today. It's $0.99 and if you don't like it, well, you're not out very much money at all.

Here's my best transcription of the lyrics:


Fidelity
by Regina Spektor

I never loved nobody fully
Always one foot on the ground
And by protecting my heart truly
I got lost in the sounds
Right here in my mind
All of these voices
I hear in my mind
All of these words
I hear in my mind
All of this music
And it breaks my heart
And it breaks my heart
And it breaks my ha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-eart
And it breaks my ha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-eart

Suppose I never ever met you
Suppose we never fell in love
Suppose I never ever let you
Kiss me so sweet
And so so-o-oft

Suppose I never ever saw you
Suppose I never ever called
Suppose I kept on singing love songs
Just to break my own fall

Just to break my fa-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-all
Just to break my fa-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-all
Just to break my fa-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-all
Break my fall
Break my fall

All my friends say that, of course, it's gonna get better
gonna get better better better better better better better better better better

I never loved nobody fully
Always one foot on the ground
And by protecting my heart truly
I got lost in the sounds
I hear in my mind
All of these voices
I hear in my mind
All of these words
I hear in my mind
All of this music

And it breaks my heart
And it breaks my heart

I hear in my mind
All of these voices
I hear in my mind
All of these words
I hear in my mind
All of this music
And it breaks my heart
And it breaks my heart.
And it breaks my ha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-eart
And it breaks my ha-aah-aah-aah-aah-eart
And it breaks my ha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-eart
And it breaks my heart
Breaks my heart
And it breaks my heart
And it breaks my heart.
And it breaks my heart.
And it breaks my heart.

Posted by Flibbertigibbet at April 17, 2006 12:43 PM | TrackBack
Comments

I looked for this transcription for soooooo long!
Thanks for posting it o/

Posted by: Camie at May 16, 2006 08:06 AM

Yes, thanks a LOT for the lyrics! Nobody else seems to have them.
Ace. Cheers!

Posted by: Patrick at May 24, 2006 10:05 AM

Good Job on the Lyric.

I am not sure but to me the parts sound different.

I got lost in the sounds ( I've got lost in the sound)

Right here in my mind ( I hear in my mind)
Your lyric seem to make more sense but slowing down the song in quicktime she does repeat I hear in my mind after All of these voices as noted above. and one more time for a total of 3 times.

and All of this music sound like All this music, I really can't hear of in that part.

Your transcript And it breaks my ha-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-eart Sound quite accurate to me

Anyway hope this makes sense

Best

Posted by: Don at June 13, 2006 03:06 AM

I have been trying to find this song 4 a long time I could not figure out who sang it then i gave up tryed again a while later and found it was her now you with the lyrics gave me the song I am finally going to sleep easy its been in the back of my mind for a while, you kick ass!!

Posted by: Senator at July 3, 2006 03:39 AM
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