← more from
Righteous Babe Records
We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Here for Now

from Evolve by Ani DiFranco

/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    4-panel wallet

    Includes unlimited streaming of Evolve via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $15 USD or more 

     

lyrics

i bet you’re wondering
if you woke up today
just to learn why the caged bird sings
i bet you’re wondering if the goddesses are all crazy
or just keeping it interesting
situated slightly outside society
at odds with its odd offerings
i bet you’re teetering on the edge of sobriety
just to alleviate a few things

like the fear that you’re standing here
cuz you want to be liked
you know you need your instrument –
but does your instrument need to be miked?

you keep imagining that pretty soon you will just disappear
and thinking that one thing is what saves you from your fear of being here
here for now
here for now
here for now

i bet you’re looking for the little red x next to the red arrow
and the words ‘you are here’
i bet you’re hoping that your heart will send up the white flag this time
or some sign that the coast is clear
yeah, the moment when your heart jumps it’s all that’s happening
and once again, it’s like the first time you’ve felt that shock
the moment when your heart jumps it’s all that’s happening
and i was right behind the door when you knocked

thinking maybe i’m just standing here
cuz i want to be liked
i know i need my instrument –
but does my instrument need to be miked?

i keep imagining that pretty soon i will just disappear
and thinking that one thing is what saves me from my fear of being here
here for now
here for now
here for now

credits

from Evolve, released March 11, 2003

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Ani DiFranco image

Ani DiFranco New Orleans, Louisiana

Grammy winner and feminist icon Ani DiFranco began her career as a proponent of the artist-run label, creating her own Righteous Babe Records in 1990. Since then she has released over twenty studio albums and supported a broad range of social causes including racial justice, reproductive rights, gender equality, environmental issues and prison reform. ... more

contact / help

Contact Ani DiFranco

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Ani DiFranco, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Fabiana Palladino stops by to talk about her mesmeric debut LP.
listen now