Why Beauty of Speed?

If you follow my blog for very long, you will come to find that I am a huge Tori Amos fan. Her music brings me strength and offers cathartic expression of my feelings.

The song Beauty of Speed has been really speaking to me as of late. The song itself seems to be about a relationship; however, it isn’t that much of a stretch to see in terms of life in general. Things are not always what they appear. A seemingly bad situation can open the path to new and better things. There is a sense of all the feelings I have had while dealing with my cancer and many other situations in my life over the last year.

Beauty of Speed
We climbed through the canopy
Only to find a crack in our gauge
The last thing a look you gave
and then we tumbled out of control
I tried to strike a deal with
the universe me and my
deals with the universe
Smacked up side of the head
with the harsh of daylight
So simple last evening
The beauty of speed
Afraid we’ve been changin’
in a way I wasn’t lovin’
Feel those colors changing
The beauty of speed
I’m comin’ back for more
out of a black and white world
Past a shooting star
The beauty of speed
See the colors changing
Even still I was built
to tolerate your temper-ature
It fluctuates so I must break
Through the bleak of winter
Through your latest barrier
Your latest barrier
Smacked up side of the head
with the harsh of daylight
So simple last evening
The beauty of speed
Afraid we’ve been changin’
in a way I wasn't lovin’
Feel those colors changing
The beauty of speed
I’m comin’ back for more
out of my black and white world
Past a shooting star
The beauty of speed
See the colors changing
See the colors changing
See the colors changing
Baby changin’ I see
Afraid we’ve been changin’
in a way I wasn’t lovin’
Feel these colors changing
The beauty of speed