CHINA all the way to new york
i can feel the distance
getting close
you're right next to me
but i need an airplane
i can feel the DISTANCE
as you breathe
sometimes i think you want me to touch you
how can i
when you build a great WALL around you
in your eyes
i saw a future together
you just look away
in the distance
china decorates our table
funny how the CRACKS don't
seem to show
pour the wine dear
you say we'll take a holiday
but we never can agree on
where to go
sometimes i think you want me
to touch you
how can i when you build
that great wall around you
in your eyes
i saw a future together
you just look away
in the distance
china all the way to new york
maybe you got lost in MEXICO
you're right next to me
i think that you can hear me
funny how the distance
learns to grow
sometimes i think
you want me to touch you
how can i when you build
a great WALL around you
i can feel the distance
i can feel the distance
i can feel the distance getting close
acoustic piano & vocals by Tori Amos
bass by Matthew Seligman
drums by Chris Hughes
guitar by David Rhodes
string arrangement by David Lord
violin by Stuart Gordon
oboe by Will Gregory
"The fifths in the bass represent the beginning of an ancient ceremony. This ceremony took me to China, took me to the kitchen table where most wars get nurtured. I've always felt China and secrets are good friends. This song was the first written on Little Earthquakes." -- Tori; Little Earthquakes Songbook
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