Cherry Lips released as a single2001
LYRICS CHERRY LIPS
She gave you everything she had
But she was young and dumb
She'd just turned twenty-one
She didn't care to hang around
So when the shit came down
Why she was nowhere to be found
This life can turn a good girl bad
She was the sweetest thing
That you had ever seen
You're such a delicate boy
In the hysterical realm
Of an emotional landslide
In physical terms
With your cherry lips and golden curls
You could make grown men gasp
When you'd go walking past them
In your hot pants and high heels
They could not believe
That such a body was for real
It seemed like rainbows would appear
Whenever you came near the clouds would disappear
Because you looked just like a girl
Your baby blues would flash
And suddenly a spell was cast
You hold a candle in your heart
You shine the light on hidden parts
You make the whole world wanna dance
You bought yourself a second chance
Go baby go go
We're right behind you
Go baby go go
Yeah we're looking at you
Go baby go go
Aw we're right behind you
Go baby
Go baby
Yeah we're looking at you
Go
"You're such a delicate boy..."
aloadofgarbage 12.02.08
Shirley Manson wrote Cherry Lips after meeting JT Leroy and reading his novel 'Sarah'. Later Laura Albert was exposed as being JT Leroy. Laura says:
"Shirley Manson read about JT in The Face magazine early on, and we saw her play in LA, and we all had a big pajama party. Shirley was as welcoming to Speedie as she was to JT, which was rare. She wrote a song called “Cherry Lips” based on the character of Cherry Vanilla, from Sarah."
Shirley also metions both JT Leroy and Speedie in the song Bleed Like Me from the album of the same name.
(for the rest of the 2006 interview with Laura Albert go to link Being JT Leroy above left)
Cherry Lips is clearly about gender-bending but also about not being afraid to be who you really are, because only then will you be the lovely person inside.
Delicate Girl May 20th 2008
A few of my friends are boys that make you feel joy just as in the lyrics of Cherry Lips. I adore them, but they can also be such bitches. Viva la femme.
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song meanings...?
here are some theories for the meaning of Garbage and Shirley Manson 's lyrics. If you wish to add your own ideas you can comment at the foot of this page or in the forum. I will add your contribution to the appropriate page within a few days.
