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Hunger
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Jazz
Hunger was released on January 1, 2006 by Blue Note Records as a part of the album Mythologies
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Release DateJanuary 1, 2006
LabelBlue Note Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Patricia Barber
Patricia Barber
Performer
Neal Alger
Neal Alger
Guitar
Michael Arnopol
Michael Arnopol
Bass, Bass
Eric Montzka
Eric Montzka
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Patricia Barber
Patricia Barber
Composer, Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Patricia Barber
Patricia Barber
Producer
Grayson Elliott Taylor
Grayson Elliott Taylor
Assistant Recording Engineer
Grażyna Auguścik
Grażyna Auguścik
Assistant Producer
Dusty Robbennolt
Dusty Robbennolt
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jim Anderson
Jim Anderson
Recording Engineer, Mixing Engineer
Anthony Ruotolo
Anthony Ruotolo
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Alan Tucker
Alan Tucker
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

Everything is food, everything is fair game
The second it's gone is the second I crave
More animal, vegetable, mineral feed
More fodder, more fuel, more cake and ice cream
In Scythia, where the pickings are slim
I'm gorgeous and grateful, it's in to be thin
Wan and pale, I court emaciation in high style
And endless mastication
With cheekbones and ribs that tighten my skin
Wildly attractive and seductive as sin
The closer you come, the more you want me
The more you want, the more you want to be free
There's no slaking of thirst, no quenching of need
And there's never, ever enough to eat
When the gods get even, they think of me
While you're fast asleep, to your bed I creep
As my breath you breathe, as I give you a kiss
As I take my leave, I leave you with this
As you wake, so you dream, of fish, fowl, and beef
And there's never, ever enough to eat
Where inherited wealth meets fine French cuisine
Where oodles of truffles and tarts and tureens
Where gavage is an art and foie gras is fatty
Where quail, duck, lamb, sugar, butter, and spaghetti
Their desire is infectious, fulfillment is lean
And there's never, ever enough to eat
Does an ocean deny a river?
Would a fire spurn the wooded grave sport?
Like Narcissus and his lover, you can never have the other
You can never turn away, you can never lick the plate clean
When the coffers are empty, in lieu of defeat
I deal my daughter for Camembert cheese
Then the story leaves me to my own device
As lips, teeth, tongue, savor self-sacrifice
Now the hunter is prey and the hungry are meat
And there's never, ever enough
Never, ever enough to eat
Written by: Patricia Barber
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