在 TED 瞎逛，无意中看到 Natalie Merchant 和她用了六年时间做出来的专辑《Leave Your Sleep》。

专辑的每首词都是已故诗人们或著名或籍籍的作品，开篇第一首叫做《The Sleepy Giant》，是个纽约股票经理人夜间无聊的荒诞之作，却又引人入胜。

THE SLEEPY GIANT Charles E. Carryl (1841 – 1920) My age is three hundred and seventy-two, And I think, with the deepest regret, How I used to pick up and voraciously chew The dear little boys whom I met.

I’ve eaten them raw, in their holiday suits; I’ve eaten them curried with rice; I’ve eaten them baked, in their jackets and boots, And found them exceedingly nice.

But now that my jaws are too weak for such fare, I think it exceedingly rude To do such a thing, when I’m quite well aware Little boys do not like to be chewed.

And so I contentedly live upon eels, And try to do nothing amiss, And I pass all the time I can spare from my meals In innocent slumber—like this.

最吸引我的，自然是她的声音。