Tori Amos’s Little Earthquakes is a masterclass in emotional excavation, and “Tear in Your Hand” serves as one of its most potent entry points. When Amos released this record in 1992, she not only defined an era but also reshaped the landscape of women’s pop music by anchoring vulnerability in the unapologetic force of her piano-driven melodies. The album was famously rejected by Atlantic Records, but Amos’s revisions, fueled by personal trials, birthed an undeniable artistic triumph. In Little Earthquakes, she navigates raw emotional terrain with a vocal range that oscillates between fragile and fierce, her lyrics a candid dissection of love, loss, and survival.
“Tear in Your Hand” epitomizes this delicate balance, with Amos weaving her voice through moments of aching melancholy and defiant hope. Her command of dynamics allows her voice to crest and fall, creating an almost cinematic experience for listeners. The song is a testament to how Amos uses her piano not just as accompaniment, but as an emotional extension of her voice. Every note feels like it’s in dialogue with her inner world, offering solace and revelation to those willing to listen closely.
Ann Powers often highlights the transformative power of music, and that sentiment rings true with Amos’s work. Like Powers, I see Little Earthquakes not merely as a product of its time, but as an emotional roadmap for listeners grappling with their own inner “earthquakes.”
Tori Vocal Range C#3 – B5 (2.8 octaves)
Tori Amos Interview/Tear in your hand
Tear in Your Hand
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Tear in Your Hand · Tori Amos
Little Earthquakes
℗ 1991 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Drums: Carlo Nuccio
Unknown: Dan Nebenzal
Producer: Eric Rosse
Unknown: Paul McKenna
Guitar: Steve Caton
Piano, Vocals: Tori Amos
Producer: Tori Amos
Bass Guitar: Will McGregor
Writer: Tori Amos
Tori Amos – Tear In Your Hand HQ
live Albany 1992 re- upload for HQ
Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes
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All the world just stopped now
So you say you don’t want to stay together anymore
Let me take a deep breath babe
If you need me, me and Neil’ll be hangin’ out with the dream king
Neil says hi by the way
I don’t believe you’re leaving cause me and Charles Manson like the same ice cream
I think it’s that girl and I think there’re pieces of me you’ve never seen
Maybe she’s just pieces of me you’ve never seen well
All the world is
All I am
The black of the blackest ocean
And that tear in your hand
All the world is danglin’, danglin’, danglin’ for me darlin’
You don’t know the power that you have
With that tear in your hand
That tear in your hand
Maybe I ain’t used to maybes
Smashing in a cold room cutting my hands up
Every time I touch you
Maybe maybe it’s time to wave goodbye now
Time to wave goodbye now
Caught a ride with the moon
I know I know you well well better than I used to
Haze all clouded up my mind
In the daze of the why it could’ve never been
So you say and I say you know you’re full of wish
And your baby ,baby, baby ,babies
I tell you there are pieces of me you’ve never seen
Maybe she’s just pieces of me you’ve never seen well
All the world is
All I am
The black of the blackest ocean
And that tear in your hand
All the world is danglin’, danglin’, danglin’ for me darlin’
You don’t know the power that you have
With that tear in your hand
That tear in your hand
With that tear in your hand
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Andre S. Parker / Ashanti S. Douglas / Irving Domingo Lorenzo
Tear in Your Hand lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Does anyone else hear, black nasturtium, rather than black as the blackest ocean?
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This Album Still Blows Me Away
