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Professional Widow Lyrics
by Tori Amos
24 views • Published on Sep 29, 2026
Professional Widow Lyrics
Slag pit, stag shit, oh honey, bring it close to my lips, yes.
Don't blow those brains yet, we gotta be big boy, we gotta be big, heh.
Starfucker, just like my Daddy, yes. Starfucker, just like my Daddy, yes.
Selling his baby, yes, just like my Daddy, yes.
Gonna strike a deal, make him feel like a Congressman.
Run'in in a family, hoh, it's run'in a family... oh... heh, hoh.
Rest your shoulders, Peaches and Cream.
Everywhere a Judas as far as you can see.
Beautiful angel calling...
"We got every re-run of Muhammad Ali."
Prism perfect, oh honey, bring it close to your lips, yes.
What is termed a landslide of principle proportion, boy.
It's gotta be big, I said, it better be big, hey, hey.
Starfucker, just like my Daddy, yes. Starfucker, just like my Daddy, yes.
Selling his baby, yes, just your Daddy, yes, selling his baby.
I'm gonna strike a deal, make him feel like a Congressman.
It's run'in in a family, hoh, it's run in a family, hey.
It's run'in in a family, hey baby, it's run'in a family... eh... ya...
Mother Mary, china whi-te. Brown may be swe-eter, may be swe-eter.
Mother Mary, china whi-te. Brown may be swe-eter.
She will supply, she will supply, she will supply, she will supply, supply, supply.
Give me peace, love, peace, love.
Give me peace, love and a hard cock.
Meaning of Professional Widow
“Professional Widow” is a raw and unsettling exploration of inherited trauma, toxic masculinity, and the cyclical nature of abuse within a family. Tori Amos lays bare a woman’s desperate attempt to navigate a world saturated with deceit and manipulation, mirroring her father's predatory behavior – “Starfucker, just like my Daddy.” The lyrics are filled with grotesque imagery (“slag pit, stag shit”) reflecting a profound disgust and disillusionment, while simultaneously craving power and control through transactional relationships. The repeated assertion of needing to be “big” suggests a desire for dominance born from witnessing her father’s exploitation. Ultimately, the song is a lament for lost innocence and a haunting recognition that destructive patterns are passed down, demanding a struggle for peace, love, and perhaps, a release from the suffocating legacy of a troubled past – "Give me peace, love, peace, love."
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