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My friend has problems with winter and autumn
They give him prescriptions, they shine bright lights on him
They say its genetic, they say he cant help it
They say you can catch it but sometimes youre born with itMy friend has blight, he gets shakes in the night
And they say there is no way that they could have caught it in
Time takes its toll on him, it is traditional
It is inherited predispositionalAll day Ive been wondering what is inside of me
Who can I blame for it, I sayIt runs in the family, this famine that carries me
To such great lengths to open my legs up to anyone wholl have me
It runs in the family, I come by it honestly
Do what you want cause who knows it might fill me upMe up, me up, me up, me up, me up, me up, me up
Fill me up, me up, me up, me up, me up, me up, me up, me upMy friends depressed, shes a wreck, shes a mess
Theyve done all sorts of tests
And they guess it has something to do
With her grandmothers grandfathers grandmother
Civil war soldiers who badly infected herMy friend has maladies, rickets, and allergies
That she dates back to the seventeenth century
Somehow she manages in her misery

Strips in the city and shares all her best tricks withI mean well, I'm well, well, Im mean I'm in hell
Well, I still have my health, at least thats what they tell me
If wellness is this what in hells name is sickness?
But business is business and business runs in the familyWe tend to bruise easily, bad in the blood
Im telling you cause I just want you to know me
Know me and my family, were wonderful folks but
Dont get too close to me cause you might knock me upMe up, me up, me up, me up, me up, me up, me up
Knock me up, me up, me up, me up, me up, me up, me up, me upMary, have mercy, now look what Ive done
But dont blame me because I cant tell where I come from
And running is something that weve always done well
And mostly I cant even tell what Im running fromRun from their pity, from responsibility
Run from the country and run from the city
I can run from the law, I can run from myself
I can run for my life, I can run into debtI can run from it all, I can run till Im gone
I can run for the office and run from the cause
I can run using every last ounce of energy
I cannot, I cannot, I cannot run from my familyTheyre hiding inside of me, corpses on ice
Come in if youd like but just dont tell my family
Theyd never forgive me, theyll say that Im crazy
But they would say anything if it would shut me up, shut me upShut me up, me up, me up, me up, me up, me up, me up, me up
Shut me up, me up, me up, me up, me up, me up, me up, me up

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Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer is an American vocalist, pianist and performance artist, best known for her work as one half of The Dresden Dolls. Born in 1976, she grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts and received her B.A. from Wesleyan University. She attended Lexington High School, where she was very involved in the drama department. Amanda sometimes has Lexington High School students perform drama pieces at her shows. Before she was in the Dresden Dolls, she was in a band called "Amanda Palmer and the Void". In October of 2000, she met Brian Viglione, a drummer; together they formed the Dresden Dolls.

In the 2005, WNFX/Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll Amanda Palmer won Best Female Vocalist.

Amanda has performed as a living statue called “The Eight Foot Bride” in Harvard Square as well as in many other locations.

Her solo album entitled “Who Killed Amanda Palmer” was released in September 2008, and was produced by Ben Folds, who also appears on the album. Zoë Keating also appears on several tracks.

In 2009, she pleaded with her label, Roadrunner Records, to drop her from their roster. She has been vocal about this in interviews and in concert, even dedicating a song called "Please Drop Me" that is sung to the tune of "Moon River."

On January 15, 2010, writer Neil Gaiman announced on his official blog that he and Palmer were engaged to be married.

On March 30, 2010, the album "Evelyn Evelyn" was released, as a collaborative work with Jason Webley.

On July 20, 2010, Palmer released a solo EP of Radiohead covers, entitled "Amanda Palmer Performs the Popular Hits of Radiohead on Her Magical Ukulele".

In January of 2011, Palmer and Gaiman announced that they were now legally married. Palmer also released a new studio album, Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under.

On January 21, 2011, Palmer released "Amanda Palmer Goes Down Under, an album with an Antipodean theme featuring songs that Palmer wrote about, or while in, Australia and New Zealand. Artists the album features include The Young Punx, Brian Viglione of The Dresden Dolls, The Jane Austen Argument, Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen, and Lance Horne.

In March of 2012, Palmer announced a formation of a new band called "Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra." They first released a cover of Nirvana's song "Polly." In May 2012, she raised over 1 million dollars to fund the release of the band's new album, "Theatre is Evil," via Kickstarter. The album was released in September of 2012.

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