Then She Did… Lyrics
Now her paints are dry
And I looked outside
At the corner boys
[Hook]
Yeah, ayo, where did you go?
I don't know
[Verse 2]
I went to see your pictures
I spread them across the floor
So this is where they are shown
They're probably saying to you
"If you keep it up, you'll be born"
[Chorus 1]
But you won't ever listen
I'll bet
[Verse 3]
Burnt drying grass
Scorched by the sun
The buildings remain
[Chorus 2]
We will beat them all to dust
I'll bet
[Verse 3]
Pulled from a headless shell
That blinked on and off "Hotel"
Now the nameless dwell
[Chorus 3]
They hold your key and turn your knob
I'll bet
[Outro]
And will you say hello to my mom?
Will you pay a visit to her?
She was an artist, just as you were
I'd have introduced you to her
She would take me out on Sundays
We'd go laughing through the garbage
She repaired legs like a doctor
On the kitchen chairs we sat on
She was unhappy, just as you were
Unhappy, just as you were
Unhappy, just as you were
Unhappy, just as you were
About
“Then She Did…” is the seventh track off of Jane’s Addiction’s 1990 release, Ritual de lo Habitual. Originally titled “Then She Died…”, the song is Perry Farrell’s bittersweet ode to two people; his ex-girlfriend Xiola Blue, who had just died of an overdose, and his mother, an artist who committed suicide when he was just three years old.
The song starts off with Farrell reflecting on Xiola’s absence in the immediate aftermath of her death. Afterward, the song shifts into a request that Xiola say hello to his mother since they’re in the same place now. Farrell then reminisces about his mother while trying to tell Xiola why he thinks they were kindred spirits whom he regrets never getting the chance to introduce.
Q&A
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- 1.Stop!
- 4.Obvious
- 6.Three Days
- 7.Then She Did…
- 8.Of Course
- 9.Classic Girl
