Amnesia Was Her Name
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| Amnesia Was Her Name | |
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| Song | |
| Artist | Lemon Demon |
|---|---|
| Released | 2007 |
| Written by | Neil Cicierega |
| Appears on | View-Monster |
| Sung by | Neil Cicierega |
| Duration | 04:02 |
| Tempo | 105 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Links: | Bandcamp Needlejuice Remaster YouTube Spotify |
Amnesia Was Her Name is the third track on View-Monster and the second non-transition track on the album.
Neil explained the inspiration of its lyrics at the end of the album's unfinished commentary track:
"The inspiration for this song came upon about as I pondered the feminine qualities of the word "Amnesia". I decided that it would make a pretty girl's name, were it not for its connotations of mind crippling memory loss. From there it was only natural for me to imagine how sticky a wicket it would be to develop feelings for such a woman, assuming that she is in some way a personification of actual amnesia."[1]
Lyrics
Amnesia was her name. She had beautiful eyes. And every word she said, it was a little surprise. Can’t remember when I realized I was in love. (La-la-love.) Can’t remember who it was I was thinking of. Oh my god… oh my god. The doctor said I had tomato loss. All right. Dr. Amnesia was her name. She had beautiful eyes. We had spaghetti with long term memory sauce. All right! And every word she said, it was a little surprise. Can’t remember how she smiled when she said my name… What’s my name? Can’t remember ‘cause my heart jumped and hit my brain. C’est l’amour et blessures. I guess she didn’t know how treat me right, Because I can’t recall where I slept that night. And I can’t recall that special way She told me each and every day her name. I can’t recall the fact that I always said I loved her back The same way. Every time the same. The doctor said that I had beautiful eyes. All right. Amnesia was her name. She had memory loss… no, wait… And every word I said, it was a little surprising. All right? And every word she said didn’t make it across. Can’t remember when we walked past the OR sign. Surgery. Can’t remember passing out with her hand in mine. (My-my-mind.) I remember waking up with my mind repaired. A-okay! I remember when I realized she wasn’t there.