Official video:
At the time of When The Pawn…, Apple was dating filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, and he directed the video for “Limp” and two of the other tracks.
This song is one of my favorites from When The Pawn… – an aggressive, confident and angry kiss off song. I’ll let the lyrics speak for itself:
And when I think of it, my fingers turn to fists
I never did anything to you, man
But no matter what I try, you’ll beat me with your bitter lies
So call me crazy, hold me down, make me cry
Get off now, baby
It won’t be long
Till you’ll be lyin’ limp in your own hands
Yeah, man, if you date Fiona Apple, don’t break up with her. Just sayin’.