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Music Box
Description
"Music Box", also known as "Musicbox", is a song originally composed, performed, recorded, and released by Regina Spektor. The song was first performed in 2002 and would go onto be a regular feature in live sets. A demo was recorded likely as part of the 2004 studio session demos. "Music Box" was recorded and released on Begin to Hope in 2006. A live performance, erroneously titled "Musicbox", was released as part of Attic Jam in 2007. Also in 2007, "Music Box" was released as a b-side to the single "Fidelity".
Official Releases
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Lyrics
Life inside the music box ain't easy
The mallets hit, the gears are always turning
And everyone inside the mechanism
Is yearning to get out
And sing another melody completely
So different from the one they're always singing
I close my eyes and think that I have found me
But then I feel mortality surround me
I want to sing another melody
So different from the one I always sing
But when I do the dishes
I run the water very, very, very hot
And then I fill the sink to the top with bubbles of soap
And then I set all the bottle caps I own afloat
And it's the greatest voyage in the history of plastic
And then I slip my hands in and start to make waves
And then I dip my tongue in and take a taste
It tastes like soap but it doesn't really taste like soap
And then I lower in my whole mouth and take a gulp
And start to feel mortality surround me
I close my eyes and think that I have found me
But life inside the music box ain't easy
The mallets hit, the gears are always turning
And every one inside the mechanism
Is yearning to get out
And sing another melody completely
Is yearning to get out
Is yearning to get out
Is yearning to get out
Song Facts
Release Status:
Released
Originally By:
Original
Collaborators:
Solo
Alternate Titles:
Musicbox
Written:
Unknown
Demo:
First Official Release:
First Live Performance:
Last Live Performance:
Song Stats
First Known Date:
Last Known Date:
Time Between First Known Date and Last Known Date:
about 22 years and 3 months
Time Between First and Last Performance:
about 22 years and 3 months
# of Appearances on Official Releases:
3
# of Times Performed Live:
80
Themes & References
Trivia
Media Features
• "Music Box" was used in a commercial for JC Penney.
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