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Ani DiFranco song lyrics are a great source of quotes on life, love, society and politics.

Ani DiFranco is a Grammy Award winning songwriter, singer and guitarist. Ani DiFranco is considered by many to be a lyrical genius. Ani DiFranco’s folk/alternative music is thought-provoking, as her song lyrics serve as a political commentary, a commentary on society, love and life. DiFranco’s song lyrics are known for their irony, metaphors, word play and wisdom.

Really, there is no way to do justice to Ani DiFranco’s song lyrics with a simple description, as DiFranco’s songs speak volumes on their own. So let’s just cut to the chase; here are today’s quotes of the day on The Great Life Quotes and Sayings Blog – quotes from Ani DiFranco song lyrics.

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“I’m gonna do my best swan dive into shark infested waters / and I’m gonna pull out my tampon and start splashing around / Because I don’t care if they eat me alive / I’ve got better things to do than survive…”     ~Ani DiFranco, Swan Dive
(This song can be found on the album Little Plastic Castle on )

“They were digging a new foundation in Manhattan / and they discovered a slave cemetery there / May their souls rest easy now that lynching is frowned upon / We’ve moved on to the electric chair / And I wonder, who’s going to be president? / Tweedle Dum or Tweedle Dumber? / And who’s gonna have the big blockbuster box office this summer? / Why don’t you put up a wall between the houses and the highway / and then you can go your way and I can go my way…”     ~Ani DiFranco, Fuel
(This song can be found on the album Little Plastic Castle on )

“Am I headed for the same brick wall? / Is there anything I can do about anything at all? / Except go back to that corner in Manhattan / and dig deeper / dig deeper this time / Down beneath the impossible pain of our history / Beneath the unknown bones / Beneath the bedrock of a mystery / Beneath the sewage system and the path train / Beneath the cobblestones and the water main / Beneath the traffic of friendships and street deals / Beneath the screeching of kamikaze cab wheels / Beneath everything I can think of to think about / Beneath it all  / Beneath all get out / Beneath the good / and the kind / and the stupid / and the cruel / there’s a fire just waiting for fuel.”     ~Ani DiFranco, Fuel
(This song can be found on the album Little Plastic Castle on )

“They caught the last poor man / on a poor man’s vacation / They cuffed him and they confiscated his stuff and dragged his black ass down to the station / and said ‘Okay, streets are safe now. All you pretty white children can come out and see Spot run’ / And they came out of their houses and they looked around / but they didn’t see no one / And my country ’tis of thee / to take swings at each other on talk show TV / Why don’t you just go ahead and turn off the sun / cause we’ll never live long enough / Undo everything they’ve done to you…”     ~Ani DiFranco, ‘Tis of Thee
(This song can be found on the album Up, Up, Up, Up, Up, Up on )

“You are a china shop / and I am a bull / You are really good food / and I am full / I guess everything is timing / I guess everything’s been said / so I am coming home with an empty head / You’ll say, ‘Did they love you, or what?’ / I’ll say, ‘They love what I do’ / ‘The only one who really loves me’ / ‘is you…’”     ~Ani DiFranco, You Had Time
(This song can be found on the album Out of Range on )

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