I feel like this is the anthem of anyone who works retail or customer service. It certainly describes how I felt working at the fruit stand.

Marina also has a well-written blog, the best post of which may be this one.

This is such an angry song! Why do I love it so much??…

“I hope that our few remaining friends give up on trying to save us
I hope we come out with a failsafe plot to piss off the dumb few that forgave us
I hope the fences we mended fall down beneath their own weight
And I hope we hang on past the last exit
I hope it’s already too late

And I hope the junkyard a few blocks from here someday burns down
And I hope the rising black smoke carries me far away
And I never come back to this town again
In my life
I hope I lie
And tell everyone you were a good wife
And I hope you die
I hope we both die

I hope I cut myself shaving tomorrow
I hope it bleeds all day long
Our friends say it’s darkest before the sun rises
We’re pretty sure they’re all wrong
I hope it stays dark forever
I hope the worst isn’t over
And I hope you blink before I do
And I hope I never get sober

And I hope when you think of me years down the line, you can’t find one good thing to say
And I hope if I found the strength to walk out, you’d stay the hell out of my way
I am drowning
There is no sign of land
You are coming down with me
Hand and in unlovable hand
And I hope you die
I hope we both die.”

I love Regina Spektor’s videos — they’re always well-considered visually, and create intimate, beautiful spaces. This one’s no exception; it is a visual ode to the collected works of René Magritte, an artist whose work compliments the message of her song well.