Fiona Apple – Hot Knife Lyrics
If I'm butter then
He's a hot knife
He makes my heart a cinemascope screen
Showing a dancing bird of paradise
He excites me: must be like the Genesis of Rhythm
I get feisty whenever I'm with him
I'm a hot knife
He's a pat of butter
If I get a chance
I’m gonna show him that
He’s never gonna need another
Never need another
[Background vox]
And you can
And you can
And you can relax around me.
Maybe you could teach me something
Maybe I could teach you too
He's a hot knife
He makes my heart a cinemascope screen
Showing a dancing bird of paradise
He excites me: must be like the Genesis of Rhythm
I get feisty whenever I'm with him
I'm a hot knife
He's a pat of butter
If I get a chance
I’m gonna show him that
He’s never gonna need another
Never need another
[Background vox]
And you can
And you can
And you can relax around me.
Maybe you could teach me something
Maybe I could teach you too
About Hot Knife
This song is a playful take on sexual chemistry in words and music.
Fiona’s sister Maude Maggart sings harmony vocals (high parts).
