Missy Higgins - Wrong Girl
Missy Higgins is a pop/folk singer-songwriter coming from the dusty outbacks of Australia. I came across her when Amazon.com recommended I listen to her. A little side info on Missy Higgins: she’s bisexual. Not that it matters or anything, but it’s always fun knowing little tid-bits about music artists, especially if they’re the type to keep their personal lives to themselves. If you listen to the track Secret on her second album, it’s actually about a woman. I saw Missy Higgins live not too long ago and it was a nice performance. She comes off as a really nice person, down-to-earth and funny.
One my favorite songs by Missy Higgins is Wrong Girl, coming off her second album, On A Clear Night. The song has Missy singing about being broken up by someone she loves and having a hard time accepting it.
So the floodgates open but nothing comes out
I’m feeling no relief in my head, just doubt
But my heart keeps telling me ‘hold your ground
You’ll never learn a thing if you bail out now’
And I’m lonely again tonight
I can feel it like a knot in my side
They keep saying this is part of the ride
But I’m not getting stronger
Yet hold me against the light
And do you see any bullet inside?
Wouldn’t find one if you magnified
Because you’ve got the wrong girl
Had my fingers around the back of your chair
You’d never miss a thing but you missed me there
And I just kept thinking ‘Am I prepared
To pull it out from under your trusting stare?’
Now the house is quiet as a hollow head
And I’m walking round bumping into things you said
This has not been as easy as I thought it would
I’d be cooling down the fire if I thought I could
But I’m lonely again tonight
I can feel it like a knot in my side
They keep saying this is part of the ride
But I’m not getting stronger
Yet hold me against the light
And do you see any bullet inside?
Wouldn’t find one if you magnified
Because you’ve got the wrong girl
- moises
