Maggie Said

Album: Natalie Merchant (2014)
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  • "Maggie's a conglomeration of people, but she's a woman who's toward the end of her life," Natalie Merchant explained in an interview with The Diane Rehm Show. "And she's world weary, and she's bitter and she's cynical. And she's speaking to a younger woman and trying to impart a little bit of her life's philosophy, but at the same time cautioning her to not live the way - not live the life that she did. And she says, holding back. What did I get from that? I got nothing. So, telling her, I can see you're turning hard now, girl. Don't lose your tenderness. And don't lose the halo around your head. You know, don't lose your goodness and your innocence."

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