song "Precious Things"

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"Precious Things" is an intense, piano-driven alternative rock song by Tori Amos, known for its raw exploration of trauma, sexuality, and self-empowerment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
artist Tori Amos ⓘ
composer Tori Amos ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
genre alternative rock ⓘ
piano rock ⓘ
hasCriticalReception considered one of Tori Amos’s signature songs ⓘ
widely praised for emotional intensity ⓘ
hasInstrumentation bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
guitar ⓘ
piano ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
hasLiveVersion multiple officially released live recordings ⓘ
hasNotableFeature confessional lyrics ⓘ
dynamic quiet-loud contrasts ⓘ
frequent inclusion in Tori Amos live setlists ⓘ
intense piano-driven arrangement ⓘ
raw emotional vocal delivery ⓘ
spoken-word and whispered sections ⓘ
use of dissonance and tension ⓘ
hasSubject coming of age ⓘ
conflict between desire and shame ⓘ
internalized misogyny ⓘ
reclaiming power after abuse ⓘ
hasTheme female identity ⓘ
memory ⓘ
religion ⓘ
self-empowerment ⓘ
sexuality ⓘ
shame ⓘ
trauma ⓘ
includedInAlbum Little Earthquakes ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Tori Amos ⓘ
notableQuote He said you’re really an ugly girl ⓘ
I wanna smash the faces of those beautiful boys ⓘ
Let them wash away ⓘ
So I ran faster but it caught me here ⓘ
These precious things, let them bleed ⓘ
partOf Tori Amos discography ⓘ
performer Tori Amos ⓘ
performerOf live improvisations in concert ⓘ
producer Eric Rosse ⓘ
Tori Amos ⓘ
recordedBy Tori Amos ⓘ
recordLabel Atlantic Records ⓘ
EastWest Records ⓘ

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