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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
Do I stress you out?
My sweater is on backwards and inside out And you say how appropriate I don't want to dissect everything today I don't mean to pick you apart you see But I can't help it There I go jumping before the gunshot has gone off Slap me with a splintered ruler And it would knock me to the floor if I wasn't there already If only I could hunt the hunter And all I really want is some patience A way to calm the angry voice And all I really want is deliverance Do I wear you out You must wonder why I'm relentless and all strung out I'm consumed by the chill of solitary I'm like Estella I like to reel it in and then spit it out I'm frustrated by your apathy And I am frightened by the corrupted ways of this land If only I could meet the Maker And I am fascinated by the spiritual man I am humbled by his humble nature What I wouldn't give to find a soulmate Someone else to catch this drift And what I wouldn't give to meet a kindred Enough about me, let's talk about you for a minute Enough about you, let's talk about life for a while The conflicts, the craziness and the sound of pretenses Falling all around..... all around Why are you so petrified of silence Here can you handle this? *SILENCE* Did you think about your bills, you ex, your deadlines Or when you think you're gonna die Or did you long for the next distraction And all I need now is intellectual intercourse A soul to dig the hole much deeper And I have no concept of time other than it is flying If only I could kill the killer And all I really want is some peace man A place to find a common ground And all I really want is a wavelength And all I really want is some comfort A way to get my hands untied And all I really want is some justice.... |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
I want you to know that I'm happy for you
I wish nothing but the best for you both An older version of me Is she perverted like me Would she go down on you in a theatre Does she speak eloquently And would she have your baby I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother 'Cause the love that you gave that we made wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide, no And every time you speak her name Does she know that you told me you'd hold me Until you died, 'Till you died But you're still alive < Chorus > And I'm here to remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair to deny me Of the cross I bear that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know You seem very well, things look peaceful I'm not quite as well, I thought you should know Did you forget about me, Mr. Duplicity I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner It was a slap in the face how quickly I was replaced Are you thinking of me when you fuck her 'Cause the love that you gave that we made wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide, no And every time you speak her name Does she know how you told me you'd hold me Until you died, 'Till you died But you're still alive Repeat Chorus 'Cause the joke that you laid on the bed that was me And I'm not gonna fade As soon as you close your eyes and you know it And every time I sratch my nails down someone else's back I hope you feel it ... well can you feel it Repeat Chorus |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
Sometimes is never quite enough
If you're flawless, then you'll win my love Don't forget to win first place Don't forget to keep that smile on your face Be a good boy Try a little harder You've got to measure up And make me prouder How long before you screw it up How many times do I have to tell you to hurry up With everything I do for you The least you could do is keep quiet Be a good girl You've gotta try a little harder That simply wasn't good enough To make us proud I'll live through you I'll make you what I never was If you're the best, then mabye so am I Compared to him compared to her I'm doing this for your own damn good You'll make up for what I blew What's the problem.... why are you crying Be a good boy Push a little farther now That wasn't fast enough To make us happy We'll love you just the way you are if you're perfect |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
I'm broke but I'm happy
I'm poor but I'm kind I'm short but I'm healthy, yeah I'm high but I'm grounded I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed I'm lost but I'm hopeful, baby What it all comes down to Is that everything's gonna be fine fine fine I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is giving a high five I feel drunk but I'm sober I'm young and I'm underpaid I'm tired but I'm working, yeah I care but I'm restless I'm here but I'm really gone I'm wrong and I'm sorry baby What it all comes down to Is that everything's gonna be quite alright I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is flicking a cigarette What it all comes down to Is that I haven't got it all figured out just yet I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is giving the peace sign I'm free but I'm focused I'm green but I'm wise I'm hard but I'm friendly baby I'm sad but I'm laughing I'm brave but I'm chicken shit I'm sick but and pretty baby What it all boils down to Is that no one's really got it all figured out just yet I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is playing the piano What it all comes down to my friends Is that everything's just fine fine fine I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is hailing a taxi cab... |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
Wait a minute man
You mispronounced my name You didn't wait for all the information Before you turned me away Wait a minute sir You kind of hurt my feelings You took me for a sweet backloaded puppet and you've got meal ticket taste < Chorus > I see right through you I know right through you I feel right through you I walk right through you You took me for a joke You took me for a child You took a long hard look at my ass And then played golf for a while Your shake is like a fish You pat me on the head You took me out to wine dine 69 me But didn't hear a damn word I said Repeat Chorus Hello Mr. Man You didn't think I'd come back You didn't think I'd show up with my army And this ammunition on my back Now that I'm Miss Thing Now that I'm a zillionaire You scan the credits for your name And wonder why it's not there Repeat Chorus |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
You know how us Catholic girls can be
We make up for so much time a little too late I never forgot it, confusing as it was No fun with no guilt feelings The sinners, the saviours, the loverless priests I'll see you next Sunday < Chorus > We all had our reasons to be there We all had a thing or two to learn We all needed something to cling to So we did I sang Alleluia in the choir I confessed my darkest deeds to an envious man My brothers they never went blind for what they did But I may as well have In the name of the Father, the Skeptic and the Son I had one more stupid question Repeat Chorus What I learned I rejected but I believe again I will suffer the consequence of this inquisition And if I jump in this fountain, will I be forgiven Repeat Chorus We all had delusions in our head We all had our minds made up for us We had to believe in something So we did |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
I recomend getting your heart trampled on to anyone
I recommend walking around naked in your living room Swallow it down (what a jagged little pill) It feels so good (swimming in your stomach) Wait until the dust settles < Chorus > You live you learn You love you learn You cry you learn You lose you learn You bleed you learn You scream you learn I recommend biting off more than you can chew to anyone I certainly do I recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at any time Feel free Throw it down (the caution blocks you from the wind) Hold it up (to the rays) You wait and see when the smoke clears Repeat Chorus Wear it out (the way a three-year-old would do) Melt it down (you're gonna have to eventually anyway) The firetrucks are coming up around the bend Repeat Chorus You grieve you learn You choke you learn You laugh you learn You choose you learn You pray you learn You ask you learn You live you learn |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
I had no choice but to hear you
You stated your case time and again I thought about it You treat me like I'm a princess I'm not used to liking that You ask how my day was ** Chorus You've already won me over in spite of me Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet Don't be suprised if I love you for all that you are I couldn't help it It's all your fault Your love is thick and it swallowed me whole You're so much braver than I gave you credit for That's not lip service Repeat Chorus You are the bearer of unconditional things You held your breath and the door for me Thanks for your patience You're the best listener that I've ever met You're my best friend Best friend with benefits What took me so long I've never felt this healthy before I've never wanted something rational I am aware now I am aware now Repeat Chorus |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
What's the matter Mary Jane, you had a hard day
As you place the don't disturb sign on the door You lost your place in line again, what a pity You never seem to want to dance anymore It's a long way down On this roller coaster The last chance streetcar Went off the track And you're on it. I hear you're counting sheep again Mary Jane What's the point of trying to dream anymore I hear you're losing weight again Mary Jane Do you ever wonder who you're losing it for Well it's full speed baby In the wrong direction There's a few more bruises If that's the way You insist on heading Please be honest Mary Jane Are you happy Please don't censor your tears You're the sweet crusader And you're on your way You're the last great innocent And that's why I love you So take this moment Mary Jane and be selfish Worry not about the cars that go by All that matters Mary Jane is your freedom Keep warm my dear, keep dry Tell me Tell me What's the matter Mary Jane |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day It's a black fly in your chardonnay It's a death row pardon two minutes too late And isn't it ironic, don't you think **Chorus It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take And who would've thought it figures Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye He waited his whole damn life to take that flight And as the plane crashed down he thought "Well isn't this nice" And isn't it ironic, don't you think Repeat Chorus Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you When you think everything's okay and Everything's going right And life has a funny way of helping you out when You think everything's gone wrong and Everything blows up in your face A traffic jam when you're already late A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife It's meeting the man of my dreams And then meeting his beautiful wife And isn't it ironic, don't you think A little too ironic, and yeah I really do think Repeat Chorus Well Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you And Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out Helping you out |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
I don't want to be the filler if the void is solely yours
I don't want to be your glass of single malt whiskey Hidden in the bottom drawer I don't want to be a bandage if the wound is not mine Lend me some fresh air I don't want to be adored for what I merely represent to you I don't want to be your babysitter You're a very big boy now I don't want to be your mother I did't carry you in my womb for nine months Show me the back door **Chorus Visiting hours are 9 to 5 and if I show up at 10 past 6 Well I already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in and oh Mind the empty bottle with the holes along the bottom You see it's too much to ask for and I am not the doctor I don't want to be the sweeper of the eggshells that you walk upon I don't want to be your other half I believe that 1 and 1 make 2 I dont want to be your food or the light from the fridge on your face at midnight Hey what are you hungry for I don't want to be the glue that holds your pieces together I don't want to be your idol See this pedestal is high and I'm afraid of heights I don't want to be lived through A vicarious occassion Please open the window Repeat Chorus I don't want to live on someday when my motto is last week I don't want to be responsible for your fractured heart and its wounded beat I don't want to be a substitute for the smoke you've been inhaling What do you thank me What do you thank me for Repeat Chorus |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill (1995)
You like snow but only if it's warm
You like rain but only if it's dry No sentimental value to the rose that fell upon your floor No fundamental excuse for the granted I'm taken for 'Cause it's easy not to So much easier not to And what goes around never comes around to you You like pain but only if it doesn't hurt too much You sit...and you wait...to receive There's an obvious attraction To the path of least resistance in your life There's an obvious aversion no amount of my insistence could make you try tonight 'Cause it's easy not to So much easier not to And what goes around never comes around to you To you to you to you to you to you... There's no love no money no thrill anymore There's an apprehensive naked little trembling boy With his head in his hands There's an underestimated and impatient little girl Raising her hand But it's easy not to So much easier not to And what goes around never comes around to you To you, to you get up get up get up off of it get up get up get up off of it get out get outta here enough already get up get up get up off of it wake up |
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from Alanis Morissette - Unplugged [live] (1999)
I recommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone
I recommend walking around naked in your living room Swallow it down (what a jagged little pill) It feels so good (swimming in your stomach) wait until the dust settles *You live you learn You love you learn You cry you learn You lose you learn You bleed you learn You scream you learn I recommend biting off more than you can chew to anyone I certainly do I recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at any time Feel free Throw it down (the caution blocks you from the wind) Hold it up (to the rays) You wait and see when the smoke clears * Repeat Wear it out (the way a three-year-old would do) Melt it down (you're gonna have to eventually anyway) The fire trucks are coming up around the bend * Repeat You grieve you learn You choke you learn You laugh you learn You choose you learn You pray you learn You ask you learn You live you learn |
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from Alanis Morissette - Unplugged [live] (1999)
dear dar(lin') your mom (my friend)
left a message on my machine she was frantic saying you were talking crazy that you wanted to do away with yourself I guess she thought i'd be a perfect resort because we've had this inexplicable connection since our youth and yes they're in shock they are panicked you and your chronic them and their drama you this embarrassment us in the middle of this delusion if we were our bodies if we were our futures if we were our defenses i'd be joining you if we were our culture if we were our leaders if we were our denials i'd be joining you I remember vividly a day years ago we were camping you knew more than you thought you should know you said "I don't want ever to be brainwashed" and you were mindboggling you were intense you were uncomfortable in your own skin you were thirsty but mostly you were beautiful if we were our nametags if we were our rejections if we were our outcomes i'd be joining you if we were our indignities if we were our successes if we were our emotions i'd be joining you you and I we're like 4 year olds we want to know why and how come about everything we want to reveal ourselves at will and speak our minds and never talk small and be intuitive and question mightily and find god my tortured beacon we need to find like-minded companions if we were their condemnations if we were their projections if we were our paranoias i'd be joining you if we were our incomes if we were our obsession if we were our afflictions i'd be joining you we need reflection we need a really good memory feel free to call me a little more often |
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from Alanis Morissette - Unplugged [live] (1999)
And you're like a 90's Jesus
And you revel in your psychosis How dare you? And you sample concepts like hors d'oheurves And you eat their questions for dessert Is it just me or is it hot in here? And you're like a 90's Kennedy And you're really a million years old You can't fool me They'll throw opinions like rocks in riots And they'll stumble around like hypocrites Is it just me or is it dark in here? You may never be or have a husband You may never have or hold a child You will learn to lose everything We are temporary arrangements And you're like a 90's Noah And they laughed at you as you packed up all your things And they wonder why you're frustrated And they wonder why you're so angry Is it just me or are you fed up And God bless you in your travels and your conquests and queries |
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from Alanis Morissette - Unplugged [live] (1999)
that I would be good even if I did nothing
that I would be good even if I got the thumbs down that I would be good if I got and stayed sick that I would be good even if I gained ten pounds that I would be fine even if I went bankrupt that I would be good if I lost my hair and my youth that I would be great if I was no longer queen that I would be grand if I was not all knowing that I would be loved even when I numb myself that I would be good even when I am overwhelmed that I would be loved even when I was fuming that I would be good even if I was clingy that I would be good even if I lost sanity that I would be good whether with or without you |
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from Alanis Morissette - Unplugged [live] (1999)
I had no choice but to hear you
You stated your case time and again I thought about it You treat me like I'm a princess I'm not used to liking that You ask how my day was *You've already won me over in spite of me Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are I couldn't help it It's all your fault Your love is thick and it swallowed me whole You're so much braver than I gave you credit for That's not lip service * Repeat You are the bearer of unconditional things You held your breath and the door for me Thanks for your patience You're the best listener that I've ever met You're my best friend Best friend with benefits What took me so long I've never felt this healthy before I've never wanted something rational I am aware now I am aware now * Repeat |
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from Alanis Morissette - Unplugged [live] (1999)
please be philosophical
Please be tapped into your femininity Please be able to take the wheel from me Please be crazy and curious Papa love your princess so that she will find loving princes familiar Papa cry for your princess so that she will find gentle princes familiar Please be a sexaholic Please be unpredictably miserable Please be self absorbed much, not the good kind Please be addicted to some substance Papa listen to your princess so that she will find attentive princes familiar Papa hear your princess so that she will find curious princes familiar Please be the jerk of my knee I've fit you always You finish my sentences I think I love you What is your name again no matter I'm guessing your thoughts again correctly And I love the way you press my buttons so much sometimes I could strangle you Papa laugh with your princess so that she will find funny princes familiar Papa respect your princess so that she will find respectful princes familiar Please be strangely enigmatic Please be just like my..... |
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from Alanis Morissette - Unplugged [live] (1999)
as we were talking outside it was cold
we were shivering yet warmed by the subject matter my wife is in the next room we've been having troubles you know please don't tell her or anyone but I need to talk to somebody you said "wouldn't it be a shame if I knew how great I was five minutes before I died i'd be filled with such regret before I took my last breath" and I said "you're willing to tell me this now and you're not going to die any time soon" and I said I haven't been eating chicken or meat or anything and you said yes but you've been wearing leather and laughed and said we're at the top of the food chain and yes you're still a fine woman and I cringed I was hoping I was hoping we could heal each other I was hoping I was hoping we could be raw together we left the restaurant where the head waiter (in his 60's) said "good-bye sir thank you for your business sir you're successful and established sir and we like the frequency with which you dine here sir and your money" and when I walked by they said "thank you too dear" I was all pigtails and cords and there was a day when I would've said something like "hey dude I could buy and sell this place so kiss it" I too once thought I was owed something I was hoping I was hoping we could challenge each other I was hoping I was hoping we could crack each other up I too thought that when proved wrong I lost somehow I too once thought life was cruel it's a cycle really you think i'm withdrawing and guilt tripping you I think you're insensitive and I don't feel heard and I said do you believe we are fundamentally judgmental? fundamentally evil? and you said yes I said I don't believe in revenge in right or wrong good or bad you said "well what about the man that I saw handcuffed in the emergency room bleeding after beating his kid and she threw a shoe at his head. I think what he did was wrong and I would've had a hard time feeling compassion for him" I had to watch my tone for fear of having you feel judged. I was hoping I was hoping we could dance together I was hoping I was hoping we could be creamy together |
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from Alanis Morissette - Unplugged [live] (1999)
An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day It's a black fly in your Chardonnay It's a death row pardon two minutes too late Isn't it ironic... don't you think It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take Who would've thought... it figures Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye He waited his whole damn life to take that flight And as the plane crashed down he thought "Well, isn't this nice." And isn't it ironic ... don't you think? It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take Who would've thought... it figures Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you When you think everything's okay and everything's going right And life has a funny way of helping you out when You think everything's gone wrong and everthing blows up In your face A traffic jam when you're already late A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break It's like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife It's meeting the man of my dreams And then meeting his beautiful wife And isn't it ironic... don't you think A little too ironic.. and yeah I really do think... It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take Who would've thought... it figures Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you And life has a funny way of helping you out Helping you out |
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from Alanis Morissette - Unplugged [live] (1999)
These are the thoughts
That go through my head In my backyard On a Sunday afternoon When I have the house To myself and I am not Expending all that energy on fighting With my boyfriend Is he the one That I will marry Then why's it so hard To be objective about myself Why do I feel so cellulary alone Am I supposed to live in this crazy city Can blindly continued fear Induced regurgitated Life denying tradition Be overcome Where does the money go that I send To those in need if we have so much why do Some people have nothing still why do I feel frantic when I first Wake up in the morning Why do you say you are spiritual Yet you treat people like shit How can you say you're close to god And yet you talk behind my back as though I'm not a part of you Why do I say I'm fine when it's obvious I'm not Why's it so hard to tell you what I want Why can't you just read my mind Why do I fear the quieter I am The less you will listen Why do I care whether you like me or not Why's it so hard for me to be angry Why's it such work to stay concious and so Easy to get stuck and not the other way around Will I ever move back to Canada again I'd be with a lover with whom I am a student and a master Why am I encouraged to shut my mouth When it gets too close too home why can't I live In the moment |
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from Alanis Morissette - Unplugged [live] (1999)
There's a little black spot on the sun today
That's my soul up there It's the same old thing as yesterday That's my soul up there There's a black hat caught in a high tree top That's my soul up there There's a flag pole rag and the wind won't stop That's my soul up there I have stood here before in the pouring rain With the world turning circles running 'round my brain I guess I'm always hoping that you'll end this reign But it's my destiny to be the king of pain There's a fossil that's trapped in a high cliff wall There's a dead salmon frozen in a waterfall There's a blue whale beached by a springtide's ebb There's a butterfly trapped in a spider's web There's a king on a throne with his eyes torn out There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt There's a rich man sleeping on a golden bed There's a skeleton choking on a crust of bread There's a red fox torn by a huntsman's pack There's a black winged gull with a broken back There's a little black spot on the sun today It's the same old thing as yesterday I have stood here before in the pouring rain With the world turning circles running 'round my brain I guess I always thought you could end this reign But it's my destiny to be the king of pain I'll always be queen of pain... |
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from Alanis Morissette - Unplugged [live] (1999)
I want you to know that I'm happy for you
I wish nothing but the best for you both An older version of me Is she preverted like me Would she go down on you in a theater? Does she speak eloquently And would she have your baby I'm sure she would make a really excellent mother Cause the love that you gave that we made Wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide, no And everytime you speak her name Does she know how you told me you'd hold me Until you died 'til you died But you're still alive And I'm here to remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair to deny me of the cross i bare that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know You seem very well, things look peaceful I'm not quite as well, I thought you should know Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner It was a slap in the face how quickly i was replaced Are you thinking of me when you fuck her Cause the joke that you laid in the bed that was me And i'm not going to fade As soon as you close your eyes and you know it And everytime I scratch my nails down someone else's back I hope you feel it ...can you feel it? |
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from Alanis Morissette - Unplugged [live] (1999)
Like anyone would be
I am flattered by your fascination with me Like any hot-blooded woman I have simply wanted an object to crave But you, you're not allowed You're uninvited An unfortunate slight Must be strangely exciting To watch the stoic squirm Must be somewhat hard telling To watch them burn me shepherd But you you're not allowed You're uninvited An unfortunate slight Like any uncharted territory I must seem greatly intriguing You speak of my love like You have experienced love like mine before But this is not allowed You're uninvited An unfortunate slight I don't think you unworthy I need a moment to deliberate |
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from Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
do you go to the dungeon to find out how to make peace with your days
in the dungeon writing a letter to you didn't make me feel any more peaceful then how I felt when we weren't speaking because I didn't cop to what I did. I can't love you because we're supposed to have professional boundaries. i'd like you to be schooled and in awe as though you were kissed by god full on the lips . i'm in the front row the front row with popcorn I get to see you see you close up slid into the ditch I have this overwhelming loss of ambition we said let's name thirty good reasons why we shouldn't be together I started by saying things like "you smoke" "you live in new jersey you started saying things like "you belong to the world" all of which could have been easily refuted but the conversation was hypothetical I am totally short of breath for you why can't you shut your stuff off..... i'm in the front row the front row with popcorn I get to see you see you close up for a while i'm speaking you know how much you hate to be interrupted maybe spend some time alone fill up your proverbial cup so that it doesn't always have to be about you i've been wanting your undivided attention I like the fact that you're nothing like me are you not burdened by the lack of perspective people have of your charmed life (seemingly)? i'm in the front row the front row with popcorn I get to see you see you close up hey i'm not mad at you guardian i'm mad at myself for spending so much time with you and your jeckyl and hydeness i'm glad i figuratively slapped you on the wrist you laughed a wicked laugh and said "come here let me clip your wings!"(i know he's blood but you can still turn him away you don't owe him anything) "raise the roof" he yelled "yeah raise the roof!" I yelled back. (unfortunately you needed a health scare to reprioritize.) no thanks to the soap box. having me rile against them won't make an ounce of difference...... i'm in the front row the front row with popcorn. I get to see you see you close up |
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from Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
i've seen them kneel
with baited breath for the ritual i've watched this experience raise them to pseudo higher levels i've watched them leave their families in pursuit of your nirvana i've seen them coming to line up from switzerland to america how long will this take baba how long have we been sleeping do you see me hanging on to every word you say how soon will I be holy how much will this cost guru how much longer 'til you completely absolve me i've seen them give their drugs up in place of makeshift altars i've heard them chanting kali kali frantically i've heard them rotely repeat your teachings with elitism i've seen them boasting robes and foreign sandalwood beads i've seen them overlooking god in their own essence i've seen their upward glances in hopes of instant salvation i've seen their righteousness mixed without loving compassion i've watched you smile as the students bow to kiss your feet give me strength all knowing one how long 'til enlightenment how much longer 'til you completely absolve me |
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from Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
how bout getting off these antibiotics
how bout stopping eating when I'm full up how bout them transparent dangling carrots how bout that ever elusive kudo thank you india thank you terror thank you disillusionment thank you frailty thank you consequence thank you thank you silence how bout me not blaming you for everything how bout me enjoying the moment for once how bout how good it feels to finally forgive you how bout grieving it all one at a time thank you india thank you terror thank you disillusionment thank you frailty thank you consequence thank you thank you silence the moment I let go of it was the moment I got more than I could handle the moment I jumped off of it was the moment I touched down how bout no longer being masochistic how bout remembering your divinity how bout unabashedly bawling your eyes out how bout not equating death with stopping thank you india thank you providence thank you disillusionment thank you nothingness thank you clarity thank you thank you silence |
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from Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
are you still mad I kicked you out of bed?
are you still mad I gave you ultimatums? are you still mad I compared you to all my forty year old male friends? are you still mad I shared our problems with everybody? are you still mad I had an emotional affair? are you still mad I tried to mold you into who I wanted you to be? are you still mad I didn't trust your intentions? of course you are of course you are are you still mad that I flirted wildly? are you still mad I had a tendency to mother you? are you still mad that I had one foot out of the door? are you still mad that we slept together even after we had ended it? of course you are of course you are are you still mad I wore the pants most of the time? are you still mad that I seemed to focus only on your potential? are you still mad that I threw in the towel? are you still mad that I gave up long before you did? of course you are of course you are |
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from Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
I was afraid you'd hit me if i'd spoken up I was
afraid of your physical strength I was afraid you'd hit below the belt I was afraid of your sucker punch I was afraid of you reducing me I was afraid of your alocohol breath I was afraid of your complete disregard for me I was afraid of your temper I was afraid of handles being flown off of I was afraid of holes being punched into walls I was afraid of your testosterone I have as much rage as you have I have as much pain as you do I've lived as much hell as you have and i've kept mine bubbling under for you you were my best friend you were my lover you were my mentor you were my brother you were my partner you were my teacher you were my very own sympathetic character I was afraid of verbal daggers I was afraid of the calm before the storm I was afraid for my own bones I was afraid of your seduction I was afraid of your coersion I was afraid of your rejection I was afraid of your intimidation I was afraid of your punishment I was afraid of your icy silences I was afraid of your volume I was afraid of your manipulation I was afraid of your explosions I have as much rage as you have I have as much pain as you do I've lived as much hell as you have and i've kept mine bubbling under for you * chorus you were my keeper you were my anchor you were my family you were my saviour and therein lay the issue and therein lay the problem |
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from Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
that I would be good even if I did nothing
that I would be good even if I got the thumbs down that I would be good if I got and stayed sick that I would be good even if I gained ten pounds that I would be fine even if I went bankrupt that I would be good if I lost my hair and my youth that I would be great if I was no longer queen that I would be grand if I was not all knowing that I would be loved even when I numb myself that I would be good even when I am overwhelmed that I would be loved even when I was fuming that I would be good even if I was clingy that I would be good even if I lost sanity that I would be good whether with or without you |
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from Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
you hadn't seen your father in such a long time
he died in the arms of his lover how dare he your mother never left the house she never married anyone else you took it upon yourself to console her you reminded her so much of your father so you were banished and you wonder why you're so hypersensitive and why you can't trust anyone but us but then how can I begin to forgive her so many years under bridges with dirty water she was foolish and selfish and cowardly if you ask me I don't know where to begin in all of my 50 odd years I have been silently suffering and adapting perpetuating and enduring who are you younger generation to tell me that I have unresolved problems not many examples of fruits of this type of excruciating labour how can you just throw words around like grieve and heal and mourn I feel fine we may not have been born as awake as you were it was much harder in those days we had paper routes uphill both ways we went from school to a job to a wife to instant parenthood I walked into his office I felt so self-conscious on the couch he was sitting down across from me he was writing down his hypothesis I don't know i've got a loving supportive wife who doesn't know how involved she should get you say his interjecting was him just calling me on my shit? just the other day my sweet daughter I was driving past 203 I walked up the stairs in my mind's eye I remember how they would creak loudly she was only responsive with a drink he was only responsive by photo I was only trying to be the best big brother I could i've walked sometimes confused sometimes ready to crack open wide sometimes indignant sometimes raw can you imagine I pay him 75 dollars an hour sometimes it feels like highway robbery and sometimes it's peanuts I wish it could last a couple more hours so here we both are battling similar demons (not coincidentally) you see n getting beyond knowing it solely intellectually you're not relinquishing your majestry you are wise you are warm you are courageous you are big and I love you more now than I ever have in my whole life |
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from Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
i'd be lying if I said I was completely unscathed
I might be proving you right with my silence or my retaliation would I be letting you win in my non reaction? how would I explain? how would I explain this to my children if I had them? because I can't not because I can't not because I can't afford to be misread one more time would I be whining if I said I needed a hug? would you feel slighted if I said your love's not enough? how can I complain? how can I complain when i'm the one who reaches for it? because I can't not because I can't not because I cannot walk without my crutches because I can't not because I can't not because I can't help wonder why you ask me to all the unheard wisdom in the schoolyard you think you're the right ones you think you're the charmed ones i'm sure how can you go on with such conviction? and who do you think you are why do you question me? because we can't not because we can't not because we can't help laugh at underestimations because we can't not because we can't not because we can't afford to be misled one more time because we can't not because we can't not because we cannot help without your willingness why do you affect me? why do you affect me still? why do you hinder me? why do you hinder me still? why do you unnerve? why do you unnerve me still? why do you trigger me? why do you trigger me still? |
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from Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
burn the books they've got too many names and psychoses
all this incriminating evidence would surely haunt me if someone broke into my house suits in the living room do you realize guys I was born in 1974 we've got someone here to explain your publishing we know how much you love to be in front of audiences hopeful you are schoolbound you are naive you are driven you are take a trip to new york with your guardian and your fake identification when they said "is there something anything you'd like to know young lady?" you said "yes I'd like to know what kind of people i'll be dealing with" precocious you are headstrong you are terrified you are ahead of your time you are don't mind our staring but we're surprised you're not in a far-gone asylum we're surprised you didn't crack up lord knows that we would've we would've liked to have been there but you keep pushing us away resilient you are big time you are ruthless you are precious you are |
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from Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
as we were talking outside it was cold
we were shivering yet warmed by the subject matter my wife is in the next room we've been having troubles you know please don't tell her or anyone but I need to talk to somebody you said "wouldn't it be a shame if I knew how great I was five minutes before I died i'd be filled with such regret before I took my last breath" and I said "you're willing to tell me this now and you're not going to die any time soon" and I said I haven't been eating chicken or meat or anything and you said yes but you've been wearing leather and laughed and said we're at the top of the food chain and yes you're a fine woman and I cringed I was hoping I was hoping we could heal each other I was hoping I was hoping we could be raw together we left the restaurant where the head waiter (in his 60's) said "good- bye sir thank you for your business sir you're successful and established sir and we like the frequency with which you dine here sir and your money" and when I walked by they said "thank you too dear" I was all pigtails and cords and there was a day when I would've said something like "hey dude I could buy and sell this place so kiss it" I too once thought I was owed something I was hoping I was hoping we could challenge each other I was hoping I was hoping we could crack each other up I too thought that when proved wrong I lost somehow I too once thought life was cruel it's a cycle really you think i'm withdrawing and guilt tripping you I think you're insensitive and I don't feel heard and I said do you believe we are fundamentally judgmental? fundamentally evil? and you said yes I said I don't believe in revenge in right or wrong good or bad you said "well what about that man that I saw handcuffed in the emergency room bleeding after beating his kid and she threw a shoe at his head. I think what he did was wrong and I would've had a hard time feeling compassion for him" I had to watch my tone for fear of having you feel judged. I was hoping I was hoping we could dance together I was hoping I was hoping we could be creamy together |
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from Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
I am the biggest hypocrite
I've been undeniably jealous I have been loud and pretentious I have been utterly threatened I've gotten candy for my self-interest the sexy treadmill capitalist heaven forbid I be criticized heaven forbid I be ignored I have abused my power forgive me you mean we actually are all one one one one one one one one I've been out of reach and separatist heaven forbid average (whatever average means) I have compensated for my days of powerlessness I have abused my so-called power forgive me you mean we actually are all one one one one one one one one did you just call her amazing? surely we both can't be amazing! and give up my hard earned status as fabulous freak of nature? I have abused my power forgive me you mean we actually are all one one one one one one one one always looked good on paper sounded good in theory |
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from Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
if I make a lot of tinsel then people will want to
if I am hardened no fear of further abandonment if I am famous then maybe i'll feel good in this skin if I am cultured my words will somehow garner respect i would throw a party still it would not come i would bike run swim and still it would not come i'd go travelling and still it would not come I would starve myself and still it would not come if I'm masculine I will be taken more seriously if I take a break it would make me irresponsible if i'm elusive I will surely be sought after often if I need assistance then I must be incapable i'd be filthy rich and still it would not come I would seduce them and still it would not come I would drink vodka and still it would not come i'd have an orgasm still it wouldn't come if I accumulate knowledge i'll be inpenetrable if I am aloof no one will know when they strike a nerve if I keep my mouth shut the boat will not have to be rocked if I am vulnerable I will be trampled upon i would go shopping and still it would not come i'd leave the country and still it would not come i would scream and rebel still it would not come i would stuff my face and still it would not come i'd be productive and still it would not come i'd be celebrated still it would not come i'd be the hero and still it would not come i'd renunciate and still it would not come |
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from Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
dear matthew I like you a lot
I realize you're in a relationship with someone right now and I respect that I would like you to know that if you're ever single in the future and you want to come visit me in california I would be open to spending time with you and finding out how old you were when you wrote your first song dear jonathan I liked you too much I used to be attracted to boys who would lie to me and think solely about themselves and you were plenty self-destructive for my taste at the time I used to say the more tragic the better the truth is whenever I think of the early 90's your face comes up with a vengeance like it was yesterday dear terrance I love you muchly you've been nothing but open hearted and emotionally available and supportive and nurturing and consummately there for me I kept drawing you in and pushing you away I remember how beautiful it was to fall asleep on your couch and cry in front of you for the first time you were the best platform from which to jump beyond myself what was wrong with me dear marcus you rocked my world you had a charismatic way about you with the women and you got me seriously thinking about spirituality and you wouldn't let me get away with kicking my own ass but I could never really feel relaxed and looked out for around you though and that stopped us from going any further than we did and it's kinda too bad coz becasue we could've had much more fun dear lou we learned so much I realize we won't be able to talk for some time and I understand that as I do you the long distance thing was the hardest and we did as well as we could we were together during a very tumultuous time in our lives I will always have your back and be curious about you about your career about your whereabouts |
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from Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
You from new york
You are so relevent You reduce me to cosmic tears luminous more so than most anyone unapologetically alive knot in my stomach and lump in my throat I love you when you dance when you freestyle in trance so pure such an expression supposed former infratuation junkie I sink three pointers and you wax poetically I love you when you dance when you freestyle in trance so pure such an expression let's grease the wheel over tea let's discuss things in confidence let's be outspoken let's be ridiculous let's solve the world's problems I love you when you dance when you freestyle in trance so pure such an expression |
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from Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
Dear Darlin,
Your mom, my friend Left a message on my machine She was frantic Saying you were talking crazy. That you wanted to do away with yourself. Guess she thought I would be the perfect resort Because we've had this inexplicable connection since our youth And yes, they're in shock They are panicked You and your chronic Them and their drama You this embarassment Us in the middle of this delusion. If we were our bodies, If we were our futures, If we were our defenses, I'd be joining you. If we were our culture, If we were our leaders, If we were our denials, I'd be joining you. I remember vividly a day years ago, We were camping. You knew more than you thought you should know. You said "I don't want ever to be brainwashed" And you were mindboggling, you were intense. You were uncomfortable in your own skin. You were thirsty, But mostly you were beautiful. If we were our nametags, If we were our rejections, If we were our outcomes, I'd be joining you. If we were our indignities, If we were our successes, If we were our emotions, I'd be joining you. You and I, we're like four year olds. We want to know why, and how come about everything. We want to reveal ourselves at will, and speak our minds. And never talk small talk and be intuitive, And question mightily, and find God my tortured beacon. We need to find like-minded companions. If we were their condemnations, If we were their projections, If we were our paranoias, I'd be joining you. If we were our incomes, If we were our obsessions, If we were our afflictions, I'd be joining you. We need a reflection, We need a really good memory. Feel free to call me a little more often. |
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from Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
you are the original template
you are the original exemplary how seen were actually? how revered were you (honestly) at the time? why pleased with your low maintenance? you loved us more than we could've loved you back where was your ally your partner in feminine crime? oh mother who's your buddy? oh mother who's got your back? the heart of the house the heart of the house all hail the goddess! you were "good ol'" you were "count on 'er 'til four am" you saw me run from the house in the snow melodramatically oh mother who's your sister? oh mother who's your friend? the heart of the house the heart of that house all hail the goddess! we left the men and we went for a walk in the gatineaus and talked like women to women would womyn to womyn would "where did you get that from? must've been your father your dad" I got it from you I got it from you do you see yourself in my gipsy garage sale ways? in my fits of laughter? in my tinkerbell tendencies? in my lack of colour coordination? |
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from Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998)
I wouldn't have compromised as much
so much of myself for fear of having you hating me I would've sung so loudly it would've cracked myself! I became self-conscious of anything exuberant I wouldn't have sold myself short I wouldn't have kept my eyes glued to the ground if I had've known my invisibility would not make a difference I would've run around screaming proudly at the top of my voice I wouldn't have said it was in fact luck i'm talking idealism here I would not have been so self deprecating I wouldn't have cowered for fear of having my eyes scratched out! I wouldn't have cut my comfort off I wouldn't have feigned needlessness I would not have discredited every one of their compliments it was your approval I wanted your congratulations |
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from Dogma (도그마) by Howard Shore [ost] (2000)
I am the harm that you inflict
I am your brilliance and frustration I'm the nuclear bombs if they're to hit I am your immaturity and your indignance I am your misfits and your praises I am your doubt and your conviction I am your charity and your rape I am your grasping and expectation I see you averting your glances I see you cheering on the war I see you ignoring your children And I love you still And I love you still I am your joy and your regret I am your fury and your elation I am your yearning and your sweat I am your faithless and your religion I see you altering history I see you abusing the land I see you and your selective amnesia And I love you still And I love you still I am your tragedy and your fortune I am your crisis and delight I am your profits and your prophets I am your art I am your bytes I am your death and your decisions I am your passion and your plights I am your sickness and convalescence I am your weapons and your light I see you holding your grudges I see you gunning them down I see you silencing your sisters And I love you still And I love you still I see you lie to your country I see you forcing them out I see you blaming each other And I love you still And I love you still |
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from Alanis Morissette - So-Called Chaos (2004)
how to stay paralyzed by fear of adandonment how to defer to men in solve-able predicaments how to control someone to be a carbon copy of you how to have that not work and have them run away from you how to keep people at arm's length and never get too close how to mistrust the ones you supposedly love the most how to pretend you're fine and don't need help from anyone how to feel worthless unless you're serving or helping someone i'll teach you all this in eight easy steps a course of a lifetime you'll never forget i'll show you how to in eight easy steps i'll show you how leadership looks when taught by the best how to hate women when you're supposed to be a feminist how to play all pious when you're really a hypocrite how to hate God when you're a pray-er and a spiritualist how to sabotage your fantasies by fears of success i'll teach you all this in eight easy steps a course of a lifetime you'll never forget i'll show you how to in eight easy steps i'll show you how leadership looks when taught by the best i've been doing research for years i've been practicing my ass off i've been training my whole life for this moment (i swear to you) culminating just to be this this well-versed leader before you i'll teach you all this in eight easy steps a course of a lifetime you'll never forget i'll show you how to in eight easy steps i'll show you how leadership looks when taught by the best how to lie to yourself and thereby to everyone else how to keep smiling when you're thinking of killing yourself how to numb a la holic to avoid going within how to stay stuck in blue by blaming them for everything i'll teach you all this in eight easy steps a course of a lifetime you'll never forget i'll show you how to in eight easy steps i'll show you how leadership looks when taught by the best i'll teach you all this in eight easy steps a course of a lifetime you'll never forget i'll show you how to in eight easy steps i'll show you how leadership looks when taught by the best |
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from Alanis Morissette - So-Called Chaos (2004)
Every time you raise your voice I see the greener grass
Every time you run for cover I see this pasture Every time we're in a funk I picture a different choice Anytime we're in a rut, this distant grandeur My tendency to want to do away feels natural, and My urgency to dream of softer places feels understandable, but I know The only way out is through The faster we're in the better The only way out is through ultimately The only way out is through The only way we'll feel better The only way out is through ultimately Every time that I'm confused I think there must be easier ways Every time our horns are locked I'm towel throwing Every time we're at a loss we've bolted from difficulty Anytime we're in stalemate, a final bowing My tendency to want to hide away feels easier, and The immediacy of picturing another place, comforting to go but I know The only way out is through The faster we're in the better The only way out is through ultimately The only way out is through The only way we'll feel better The only way out is through ultimately We could just walk away and hide our heads in the sand We could just call it quits only to start all over again: with somebody else Every time we're stuck in struggle I'm down for the count that day Every time I dream of quick fix I'm assuaged Now I know it's hard when it's through and I'm damned if I don't know a quick fix way What formerly was treatment, silent's now outdated My tendency to want to run feels unnatural now The urgency to want to give to you what I want most feels good and I know The only way out is through The faster we're in the better The only way out is through ultimately The only way out is through The only way we'll feel better The only way out is through ultimately |
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from Alanis Morissette - So-Called Chaos (2004)
Why no one will help me I'm too dumb I'm too smart
They'll not understand me I'm lonely they'll hate me There is not enough time It's too hard to help me God wants me to work no resting no lazy These excuses how they've served me so well They've kept me safe they've kept me stuck They've kept me locked in my own cell I'm too far from home it takes far too much energy I cannot afford to, no one will ever see me These excuses how they've served me so well They've kept me safe they've kept me stuck They've kept me locked in my own cell These excuses how they're so familiar They've kept me blocked they've kept me small They've kept me safe inside my shell Bringing these into the light shakes their foundation and clears my sight Now my imagination is the only thing that limits the bar and its' rise to the heights No one can have it all see I have to, they want me to I can't let them down I will never be happy These excuses how they've served me so well They've kept me safe they've kept me stuck They've kept me locked in my own cell These excuses how they're so familiar They've kept me blocked they've kept me small They've kept me safe inside my shell |
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from Alanis Morissette - So-Called Chaos (2004)
I'm not threatened by every pair of legs you watch go by
I don't cringe when you stare at women it's just a thing called guy I don't notice your sideways glances or where your loyalty lies I'm secure and out of me it's hard to get a rise I'm not jealous I don't get moved by much I'm not enraged not insecure as such not going insane rational stays in touch Doth I protest too much I'm not tortured by how oft you're busy cuz I've got things to do I'm not disappointed about how you don't miss me cuz I don't need you to I'm not needy I don't get clingy much I am not scared I'm not afraid as such I'm not dependent Rock solid stays in touch Doth I protest too much So much energy to prove to you who I can't possibly be So much energy to prove to you I'm not who you hate for me to be I'm not saddened and I don't miss you cuz I have moved on too I'm not concerned about your new lover cuz I've a new lover too I'm not depressed I don't get down that much I'm not despondent I am not dark as such I'm never sad Keep chin up stays in touch Doth I protest too much |
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from Alanis Morissette - So-Called Chaos (2004)
we share a culture same vernacular love of physical humor and time spent alone you with your penchant for spontaneous events for sticky and raspy, unearthed and then gone you are a gift promised sent with a wink with tendencies for conversations that raise bars you are a sage who is fueled by compassion comes to nooks and crannies, is bound for all stars you make the knees of my bees weak, tremble and buckle you make the knees of my bees weak you are a spirit that knows of no limit that knows of no ceiling who baulks at dead-ends you are a wordsmith who cares for his brothers not seduced by illusions of fair-weather friends you make the knees of my bees weak, tremble and buckle you make the knees of my bees weak you are a vision who lives by the signals of stomach and intuition as your guide you are a sliver of god on a platter who walks what he talks and who cops when he’s lied you make the knees of my bees weak, tremble and buckle you make the knees of my bees weak you make the knees of my bees weak, tremble and buckle you make the knees of my bees weak |
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from Alanis Morissette - So-Called Chaos (2004)
I rather face all on top of my face I am the perfect target screen For your blindly fueled rage I bare the brunt of your long buried pain I don't mind helping you out But I want you to remember my name It's not all me It's not all my fault I need remind you, but I won't take it all on Past riddled rage I see the buttons I engage Is my dignity in place? I'm all too happy to switch It's not all me It's not all my fault I need remind you, but I won't take it all on Lest I find my voice Find the strength to stand up to you Lest I stay to my limit And only take on what is mine to We are a team I'm here to help mend and rescind All I trigger unknowingly A job I hold in high esteem It's not all me It's not all my fault I need remind you, but I won't take it all on It's not all me It's not all my fault I need remind you, but I won't take it all on I'll only take some of it |
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from Alanis Morissette - So-Called Chaos (2004)
Deadlines, meetings and contracts all breached D-days and structure responsibility Have-to's and need-to's and get-to's by three Eleventh hours and upset employees I want to be naked, running through the streets I want to invite this so called chaos, that you’d think I dare not be I want to be weightless, flying through the air I want to drop all these limitations and return to who I was meant to be Heartburn and headaches and soon-to-be ulcers Compulsive yearnings non-stop to please others I want to be naked, running through the streets I want to invite this so called chaos, that you’d think I dare not be I want to be weightless, flying through the air I want to drop all these limitations at the shoes upon my feet All wont be lost if I’m governed by my own uniqueness Stop lights won't work I'll get home sound and safe regardless Won’t deem me had if I'm led by my own rulelessness My fire wont quell and I’ll be harm-free and distressless Trust me Line towing, and helping, expectations up to living Inside box obeying, inside line cutting I want to be naked, running through the streets I want to invite this so called chaos, that you’d think I dare not be I want to be weightless, flying through the air I want to drop all these limitations at the shoes upon my feet I want to be naked, running through the streets I want to invite this so called chaos, that you’d think I dare not be I want to be weightless, flying through the air I want to drop all these limitations and return to who I was meant to be |
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from Alanis Morissette - So-Called Chaos (2004)
Fourteen years thirty minutes fifteen seconds I've held this grudge Eleven songs four full journals thoughts of punishment I've expended Not in contact not a letter such communication telepathic you've been vilified used as fodder you deserve a piece of every record But who's it hurting now? Who's the one that's stuck? Who's it torturing now with an antique knot in her stomach? I want to be big and let go of this grudge that's grown old all this time I've not known how to rest this bygone I wanna be soft and resolved clean of slate and released I wanna forgive for the both of us Like an abandoned house dusty covered furniture still intact If I visit it now will I simply re-live it somehow gratuitous But who's still aching now? Who's tired of her own voice? Who is it weighing down With no gift from time of said healing I want to be big and let go of this grudge that's grown old all this time I've not known how to rest this bygone I wanna be soft and resolved clean of slate and released I wanna forgive for the both of us Maybe as I cut the cord veils will lift from my eyes Maybe as I lay this to rest dead weight off my shoulders will rise Here I sit much determined ever ill-equipped to draw this curtain how this has entertained validated and has served me well ever the victim But who's done whining now? Who's ready to put down this load I've carried longer than I had cared to remember I want to be big and let go of this grudge that's grown old For the life of me I've not known how to rest this bygone I wanna be soft and resolved clean of slate and released I wanna forgive for the both of us I want to be big and let go of this grudge that's grown old For the life of me I've not known how to rest this bygone I wanna be soft and resolved clean of slate and released I wanna forgive for the both of us |
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from Alanis Morissette - So-Called Chaos (2004)
I won't see my dear friends as much Male friends especially, I'll no longer be in touch I'll change my hobbies to match yours I'll stop reading my favorite books I won't spend all this selfish time alone I'll cater to you and hang on your every word I'll be subservient and spineless I'll lick your boots as empty shells I'll be opinion less and silent I'll be the prettiest appendage to ever lose herself I'll re-define self-sacrifice Live my life as apologetic compromise I KNOW YOU'D LEAVE if I rock the boat I'll be subservient and spineless I'll lick your boots as empty shells I'll be opinion less and silent I'll be the prettiest appendage to ever lose herself I feel this, truly proclaimed will help the curbing of this tendency I know this sharing of shame will ensure that I won't forget myself so easily I'll be low maintenance and agreeable I will not talk about my dreams so much I'll listen to you for hours, won't need anything I'll be subservient and spineless I'll lick your boots as empty shells I'll be opinion less and silent I'll be the prettiest appendage to ever lose herself I'll be subservient and spineless I'll lick your boots as empty shells I'll be opinion less and silent I'll be the prettiest appendage to ever lose herself I feel this, truly proclaimed will help the curbing of this tendency I know this sharing of shame will ensure that I won't forget myself I feel this, truly proclaimed will help the curbing of this tendency I know this sharing of shame will ensure that I won't forget myself so easily |
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from Alanis Morissette - So-Called Chaos (2004)
I can be an asshole of the grandest kind
I can withhold like it's going out of style I can be the moodiest baby, and you've never met anyone Who is as negative as I am sometimes I am the wisest woman you've ever met I am the kindest soul with whom you've connected I have the bravest heart that you've ever seen, and you've never met anyone Who is as positive as I am sometimes You see everything, you see every part You see all my light and you love my dark You dig everything of which I'm ashamed There's not anything to which you can't relate And you're still here I blame everyone else, not my own partaking My passive aggressiveness can be devastating I'm terrified and mistrusting and you've never met anyone Who is as closed down as I am sometimes You see everything, you see every part You see all my light and you love my dark You dig everything of which I'm ashamed There's not anything to which you can't relate And you're still here What I resist, persists, and speaks louder than I know What I resist, you love, no matter how low or high I go I'm the funniest woman that you've ever known I am the dullest woman that you've ever known I'm the most gorgeous woman that you've ever known, and you've never met anyone Who is as everything as I am sometimes You see everything, you see every part You see all my light and you love my dark You dig everything of which I'm ashamed There's not anything to which you can't relate And you're still here |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill Acoustic (2005)
Do I stress you out
My sweater is on backwards and inside out And you say how appropriate I don't want to dissect everything today I don't mean to pick you apart you see But I can't help it And there I go jumping before the gunshot has gone off Slap me with a splintered ruler And it would knock me to the floor if I wasn't there already If only I could hunt the hunter And all I really want is some patience A way to calm the angry voice And all I really want is deliverance Do I wear you out You must wonder why I'm relentless and all strung out I'm consumed by the chill of solitary I'm like Estella I like to reel it in and then spit it out I'm frustrated by your apathy And I am frightened by the corrupted ways of this land If only I could meet the Maker And I am fascinated by the spiritual man I'm humbled by his humble nature And what I wouldn't give to find a soul-mate Someone else to catch this drift And what I wouldn't give to meet a kindred Enough about me, let's talk about you for a minute Enough about you, let's talk about life for a while The conflicts, the craziness and the sound of pretenses Falling all around...all around Why are you so petrified of silence Here can you handle this? Did you think about your bills, your ex, your deadlines Or when you think you're gonna die Or did you long for the next distraction And all I need now is intellectual intercourse A soul to dig the hole much deeper And I have no concept of time other than it is flying If only I could kill the killer And all I really want is some peace man A place to find a common ground And all I really want is a wavelength And all I really want is some comfort A way to get my hands untied And all I really want is some justice... |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill Acoustic (2005)
I want you to know
That I'm happy for you I wish nothing but the best for you both An older version of me? Is she perverted like me? Would she go down on you in a theater? Does she speak eloquently? And would she have your baby? I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother 'Cause the love that you gave That we made Wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide, no And every time you speak her name Does she know how you told me you'd hold me until you died 'Til you died But you're still alive And I'm here To remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair To deny me Of the cross I bear - that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know You seem very well Things look peaceful I'm not quite as well I thought you should know Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity? I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner It was a slap in the face How quickly I was replaced And are you thinking of me when you fuck her? 'Cause the love that you gave That we made Wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide, no And every time you speak her name Does she know how you told me you'd hold me until you died 'Til you died But you're still alive And I'm here To remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair To deny me Of the cross I bear - that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know 'Cause the joke that you laid in the bed that was me And I'm not gonna fade as soon as you close your eyes And you know it And every time I scratch my nails down someone else's back I hope you feel it Oh, can you feel it? Well, I'm here To remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair To deny me Of the cross I bear - that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know why I'm here: To remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair To deny me Of the cross I bear - that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill Acoustic (2005)
Sometimes is never quite enough
If you're flawless, then you'll win my love Don't forget to win first place Don't forget to keep that smile on your face Be a good boy Try a little harder You've got to measure up And make me prouder How long before you screw it up How many times do I have to tell you to hurry up With everything I do for you The least you can do is keep quiet Be a good girl You've gotta try a little harder That simply wasn't good enough To make us proud I'll live through you I'll make you what I never was If you're the best, then maybe so am I Compared to him compared to her I'm doing this for your own damn good You'll make up for what I blew What's the problem...why are you crying Be a good boy Push a little farther now That wasn't fast enough To make us happy We'll love you just the way you are if you're perfect |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill Acoustic (2005)
I'm broke but I'm happy
I'm poor but I'm kind I'm short but I'm healthy, yeah I'm high but I'm grounded I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed I'm lost but I'm hopeful baby And what it all comes down to Is that everything's gonna be fine, fine, fine 'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is giving a high five I feel drunk but I'm sober I'm young and I'm underpaid I'm tired but I'm working, yeah I care but I'm restless I'm here but I'm really gone I'm wrong and I'm sorry baby And what it all comes down to Is that everything's gonna be quite alright 'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is flicking a cigarette And what it all comes down to Is that I haven't got it all figured out just yet 'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is giving the peace sign I'm free but I'm focused I'm green but I'm wise I'm hard but I'm friendly, baby I'm sad but I'm laughing I'm brave but I'm chickenshit I'm sick but I'm pretty, baby And what it all boils down to Is that no one's really got it figured out just yet But I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is playing the piano And what it all comes down to my friends, yeah Is that everything is just fine, fine, fine 'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is hailing a taxi cab |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill Acoustic (2005)
Wait a minute man
You mispronounced my name You didn't wait for all the information Before you turned me away Wait a minute sir You kind of hurt my feelings You see me as a sweet back-loaded puppet And you've got a meal ticket taste I see right through you I know right through you I feel right through you I walk right through you You took me for a joke You took me for a child You took a long hard look at my ass And then played golf for a while Your shake is like a fish You pat me on the head You took me out to wine dine 69 me But didn't hear a damn word I said I see right through you I know right through you I feel right through you I walk right through you Oh hello Mr. Man You didn't think I'd come back You didn't think I'd show up with my army And this ammunition on my back Now that I'm Miss Thing Now that I'm a zillionaire You scan the credits for your name And wonder why it's not there I see right through you I know right through you I feel right through you I walk right through you |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill Acoustic (2005)
You know how us Catholic girls can be
We make up for so much time a little too late I never forgot it, confusing as it was No fun with no guilt feelings The sinners, the saviors, the loverless priests I'll see you next Sunday We all had our reasons to be there We all had a thing or two to learn We all needed something to cling to So we did I sang Alleluia in the choir I confessed my darkest deeds to an envious man My brothers they never went blind for what they did But I may as well have In the name of the Father, the Skeptic and the Son I had one more stupid question We all had our reasons to be there We all had a thing or two to learn We all needed something to cling to So we did What I learned I rejected but I believe again I will suffer the consequences of this inquisition If I jump in this fountain, will I be forgiven We all had our reasons to be there We all had a thing or two to learn We all needed something to cling to So we did We all had delusions in our head We all had our minds made up for us We had to believe in something So we did |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill Acoustic (2005)
I recommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone
I recommend walking around naked in your living room, yeah Swallow it down (what a jagged little pill) It feels so good (swimming in your stomach) Wait until the dust settles You live, you learn You love, you learn You cry, you learn You lose, you learn You bleed, you learn You scream, you learn I recommend biting off more that you can chew to anyone I certainly do I recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at any time Feel free Throw it down (the caution blocks you from the wind) Hold it up (to the rays) You wait and see when the smoke clears You live, you learn You love, you learn You cry, you learn You lose, you learn You bleed, you learn You scream, you learn Wear it out (the way a three-year-old would do) Melt it down (you're gonna have to eventually anyway) The fire trucks are coming up around the bend You live, you learn You love, you learn You cry, you learn You lose, you learn You bleed, you learn You scream, you learn You grieve, you learn You choke, you learn You laugh, you learn You choose, you learn You pray, you learn You ask, you learn You live, you learn |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill Acoustic (2005)
I had no choice but to hear you
You stated your case time and again I thought about it You treat me like I'm a princess I'm not used to liking that You ask how my day was You've already won me over in spite of me Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are I couldn't help it It's all your fault Your love is thick and it swallowed me whole You're so much braver than I gave you credit for That's not lip service You've already won me over in spite of me And don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet And don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are I couldn't help it It's all your fault You are the bearer of unconditional things You held your breath and the door for me Thanks for your patience You're the best listener that I've ever met You're my best friend Best friend with benefits What took me so long? I've never felt this healthy before I've never wanted something rational I am aware now I am aware now You've already won me over in spite of me Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet And don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are I couldn't help it It's all your fault You've already won me over in spite of me And don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet And don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are I couldn't help it It's all your fault |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill Acoustic (2005)
What's the matter Mary Jane, had a hard day
As you place the don't disturb sign on the door You lost your place in line again, what a pity You never seem to want to dance anymore It's a long way down On this roller coaster The last chance streetcar Went off the track And you're on it I hear you're counting sheep again Mary Jane What's the point of tryin' to dream anymore I hear you're losing weight again Mary Jane Do you ever wonder who you're losing it for Well it's full speed baby In the wrong direction There's a few more bruises If that's the way You insist on heading Please be honest Mary Jane Are you happy Please don't censor your tears You're the sweet crusader And you're on your way You're the last great innocent And that's why I love you So take this moment Mary Jane and be selfish Worry not about the cars that go by All that matters Mary Jane is your freedom So keep warm my dear, keep dry Tell me Tell me What's the matter Mary Jane... Tell me Tell me Please be honest Mary Jane... Tell me |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill Acoustic (2005)
An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day It's a black fly in your Chardonnay It's a death row pardon two minutes too late Isn't it ironic, don't you think? It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take And who would've thought it, it figures Mr. Play-It-Safe was afraid to fly He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye He waited his whole damn life to take that flight And as the plane crashed down he thought "Well isn't this nice" And isn't it ironic, don't you think? It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take And who would've thought it, it figures Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you When you think everything's okay and everything's going right And life has a funny way of helping you out when You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up in your face A traffic jam when you're already late A "No Smoking" sign on your cigarette break It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife It's meeting the man of my dreams, and then meeting his beautiful wife And isn't it ironic, don't you think? A little too ironic, and yeah I really do think It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take And who would've thought it, it figures Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out Helping you out |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill Acoustic (2005)
I don't want to be the filler if the void is solely yours
I don't want to be your glass of single malt whiskey hidden in the bottom drawer I don't want to be a bandage if the wound is not mine Lend me some fresh air I don't want to be adored for what I merely represent to you I don't want to be your babysitter, you're a very big boy now I don't want to be your mother, I didn't carry you in my womb for nine months Show me the back door Visiting hours are 9 to 5 and if I show up at 10 past 6 Well I already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in and oh Mind the empty bottle with the holes along the bottom You see it's too much to ask for and I am not the doctor I don't want to be the sweeper of the eggshells that you walk upon I don't want to be your other half, I believe that 1 and 1 make 2 I don't want to be your food or the light from the fridge on your face at midnight Hey what are you hungry for I don't want to be the glue that holds your pieces together I don't want to be your idol, sSee this pedestal is high and I'm afraid of heights I don't want to be lived through a vicarious occasion Please open the window Visiting hours are 9 to 5 and if I show up at 10 past 6 Well I already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in and oh Mind the empty bottle with the holes along the bottom You see it's too much to ask for and I am not the doctor I don't want to live on someday when my motto is last week, and I I don't want to be responsible for your fractured heart and its wounded beat I don't want to be a substitute for the smoke you've been inhaling What do you thank me, what do you thank me for? Visiting hours are 9 to 5 and if I show up at 10 past 6 Well I already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in and oh Mind the empty bottle with the holes along the bottom You see it's too much to ask for and I am not the doctor |
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from Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill Acoustic (2005)
You like snow but only if it's warm
You like rain but only if it's dry No sentimental value to the rose that fell on your floor No fundamental excuse for the granted I'm taken for 'Cause it's easy not to So much easier not to And what goes around never comes around to you To You You like pain but only if it doesn't hurt too much And you sit and you wait to receive There's an obvious attraction to the path of least resistance In your life There's an obvious aversion no amount of my insistance Could make you try tonight 'Cause it's easy not to So much easier not to And what goes around never comes around to you To you, to you, to you, to you, to you There's no love, no money, no thrill anymore There's an apprehnsive naked little trembling boy With his head in his hands There's an underestimated and impatient little girl Raising her hand But it's easy not to So much easier not to And what goes around never comes around to you To you, to you Get up, get up, get up off of it Get up, get up, get up off of it Get out, get out of here, enough already Get up, get up, get up off of it And wake up |
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from Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket #1 [single] (1995)
I'm broke but I'm happy
I'm poor but I'm kind I'm short but I'm healthy, yeah I'm high but I'm grounded I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed I'm lost but I'm hopeful baby And what it all comes down to Is that everything's gonna be fine, fine, fine 'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is giving a high five I feel drunk but I'm sober I'm young and I'm underpaid I'm tired but I'm working, yeah I care but I'm restless I'm here but I'm really gone I'm wrong and I'm sorry baby And what it all comes down to Is that everything's gonna be quite alright 'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is flicking a cigarette And what it all comes down to Is that I haven't got it all figured out just yet 'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is giving the peace sign I'm free but I'm focused I'm green but I'm wise I'm hard but I'm friendly, baby I'm sad but I'm laughing I'm brave but I'm chickenshit I'm sick but I'm pretty, baby And what it all boils down to Is that no one's really got it figured out just yet But I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is playing the piano And what it all comes down to my friends, yeah Is that everything is just fine, fine, fine 'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is hailing a taxi cab |
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from Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket #1 [single] (1995)
I had no choice but to hear you
You stated your case time and again I thought about it You treat me like I'm a princess I'm not used to liking that You ask how my day was You've already won me over in spite of me Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are I couldn't help it It's all your fault Your love is thick and it swallowed me whole You're so much braver than I gave you credit for That's not lip service You've already won me over in spite of me And don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet And don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are I couldn't help it It's all your fault You are the bearer of unconditional things You held your breath and the door for me Thanks for your patience You're the best listener that I've ever met You're my best friend Best friend with benefits What took me so long? I've never felt this healthy before I've never wanted something rational I am aware now I am aware now You've already won me over in spite of me Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet And don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are I couldn't help it It's all your fault You've already won me over in spite of me And don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet And don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are I couldn't help it It's all your fault |
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from Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket #1 [single] (1995)
I don't want to be the filler if the void is solely yours
I don't want to be your glass of single malt whiskey hidden in the bottom drawer I don't want to be a bandage if the wound is not mine Lend me some fresh air I don't want to be adored for what I merely represent to you I don't want to be your babysitter, you're a very big boy now I don't want to be your mother, I didn't carry you in my womb for nine months Show me the back door Visiting hours are 9 to 5 and if I show up at 10 past 6 Well I already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in and oh Mind the empty bottle with the holes along the bottom You see it's too much to ask for and I am not the doctor I don't want to be the sweeper of the eggshells that you walk upon I don't want to be your other half, I believe that 1 and 1 make 2 I don't want to be your food or the light from the fridge on your face at midnight Hey what are you hungry for I don't want to be the glue that holds your pieces together I don't want to be your idol, sSee this pedestal is high and I'm afraid of heights I don't want to be lived through a vicarious occasion Please open the window Visiting hours are 9 to 5 and if I show up at 10 past 6 Well I already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in and oh Mind the empty bottle with the holes along the bottom You see it's too much to ask for and I am not the doctor I don't want to live on someday when my motto is last week, and I I don't want to be responsible for your fractured heart and its wounded beat I don't want to be a substitute for the smoke you've been inhaling What do you thank me, what do you thank me for? Visiting hours are 9 to 5 and if I show up at 10 past 6 Well I already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in and oh Mind the empty bottle with the holes along the bottom You see it's too much to ask for and I am not the doctor |
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from Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket #2 [single] (1995)
I'm broke but I'm happy
I'm poor but I'm kind I'm short but I'm healthy, yeah I'm high but I'm grounded I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed I'm lost but I'm hopeful baby And what it all comes down to Is that everything's gonna be fine, fine, fine 'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is giving a high five I feel drunk but I'm sober I'm young and I'm underpaid I'm tired but I'm working, yeah I care but I'm restless I'm here but I'm really gone I'm wrong and I'm sorry baby And what it all comes down to Is that everything's gonna be quite alright 'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is flicking a cigarette And what it all comes down to Is that I haven't got it all figured out just yet 'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is giving the peace sign I'm free but I'm focused I'm green but I'm wise I'm hard but I'm friendly, baby I'm sad but I'm laughing I'm brave but I'm chickenshit I'm sick but I'm pretty, baby And what it all boils down to Is that no one's really got it figured out just yet But I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is playing the piano And what it all comes down to my friends, yeah Is that everything is just fine, fine, fine 'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is hailing a taxi cab |
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from Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket #2 [single] (1995)
Wait a minute man
You mispronounced my name You didn't wait for all the information Before you turned me away Wait a minute sir You kind of hurt my feelings You see me as a sweet back-loaded puppet And you've got a meal ticket taste I see right through you I know right through you I feel right through you I walk right through you You took me for a joke You took me for a child You took a long hard look at my ass And then played golf for a while Your shake is like a fish You pat me on the head You took me out to wine dine 69 me But didn't hear a damn word I said I see right through you I know right through you I feel right through you I walk right through you Oh hello Mr. Man You didn't think I'd come back You didn't think I'd show up with my army And this ammunition on my back Now that I'm Miss Thing Now that I'm a zillionaire You scan the credits for your name And wonder why it's not there I see right through you I know right through you I feel right through you I walk right through you |
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from Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket #2 [single] (1995)
You know how us Catholic girls can be
We make up for so much time a little too late I never forgot it, confusing as it was No fun with no guilt feelings The sinners, the saviors, the loverless priests I'll see you next Sunday We all had our reasons to be there We all had a thing or two to learn We all needed something to cling to So we did I sang Alleluia in the choir I confessed my darkest deeds to an envious man My brothers they never went blind for what they did But I may as well have In the name of the Father, the Skeptic and the Son I had one more stupid question We all had our reasons to be there We all had a thing or two to learn We all needed something to cling to So we did What I learned I rejected but I believe again I will suffer the consequences of this inquisition If I jump in this fountain, will I be forgiven We all had our reasons to be there We all had a thing or two to learn We all needed something to cling to So we did We all had delusions in our head We all had our minds made up for us We had to believe in something So we did |
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from Alanis Morissette - Ironic/You Ought To Know [single] (1995)
An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day It's a black fly in your Chardonnay It's a death row pardon two minutes too late Isn't it ironic, don't you think? It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take And who would've thought it, it figures Mr. Play-It-Safe was afraid to fly He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye He waited his whole damn life to take that flight And as the plane crashed down he thought "Well isn't this nice" And isn't it ironic, don't you think? It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take And who would've thought it, it figures Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you When you think everything's okay and everything's going right And life has a funny way of helping you out when You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up in your face A traffic jam when you're already late A "No Smoking" sign on your cigarette break It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife It's meeting the man of my dreams, and then meeting his beautiful wife And isn't it ironic, don't you think? A little too ironic, and yeah I really do think It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take And who would've thought it, it figures Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out Helping you out |
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from Alanis Morissette - Ironic/You Ought To Know [single] (1995)
I want you to know
That I'm happy for you I wish nothing but the best for you both An older version of me? Is she perverted like me? Would she go down on you in a theater? Does she speak eloquently? And would she have your baby? I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother 'Cause the love that you gave That we made Wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide, no And every time you speak her name Does she know how you told me you'd hold me until you died 'Til you died But you're still alive And I'm here To remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair To deny me Of the cross I bear - that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know You seem very well Things look peaceful I'm not quite as well I thought you should know Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity? I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner It was a slap in the face How quickly I was replaced And are you thinking of me when you fuck her? 'Cause the love that you gave That we made Wasn't able to make it enough for you to be open wide, no And every time you speak her name Does she know how you told me you'd hold me until you died 'Til you died But you're still alive And I'm here To remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair To deny me Of the cross I bear - that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know 'Cause the joke that you laid in the bed that was me And I'm not gonna fade as soon as you close your eyes And you know it And every time I scratch my nails down someone else's back I hope you feel it Oh, can you feel it? Well, I'm here To remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair To deny me Of the cross I bear - that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know why I'm here: To remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It's not fair To deny me Of the cross I bear - that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know |
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from Alanis Morissette - Ironic/You Ought To Know [single] (1995)
What's the matter Mary Jane, had a hard day
As you place the don't disturb sign on the door You lost your place in line again, what a pity You never seem to want to dance anymore It's a long way down On this roller coaster The last chance streetcar Went off the track And you're on it I hear you're counting sheep again Mary Jane What's the point of tryin' to dream anymore I hear you're losing weight again Mary Jane Do you ever wonder who you're losing it for Well it's full speed baby In the wrong direction There's a few more bruises If that's the way You insist on heading Please be honest Mary Jane Are you happy Please don't censor your tears You're the sweet crusader And you're on your way You're the last great innocent And that's why I love you So take this moment Mary Jane and be selfish Worry not about the cars that go by All that matters Mary Jane is your freedom So keep warm my dear, keep dry Tell me Tell me What's the matter Mary Jane... Tell me Tell me Please be honest Mary Jane... Tell me |
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from Alanis Morissette - Ironic/You Ought To Know [single] (1995)
Do I stress you out
My sweater is on backwards and inside out And you say how appropriate I don't want to dissect everything today I don't mean to pick you apart you see But I can't help it And there I go jumping before the gunshot has gone off Slap me with a splintered ruler And it would knock me to the floor if I wasn't there already If only I could hunt the hunter And all I really want is some patience A way to calm the angry voice And all I really want is deliverance Do I wear you out You must wonder why I'm relentless and all strung out I'm consumed by the chill of solitary I'm like Estella I like to reel it in and then spit it out I'm frustrated by your apathy And I am frightened by the corrupted ways of this land If only I could meet the Maker And I am fascinated by the spiritual man I'm humbled by his humble nature And what I wouldn't give to find a soul-mate Someone else to catch this drift And what I wouldn't give to meet a kindred Enough about me, let's talk about you for a minute Enough about you, let's talk about life for a while The conflicts, the craziness and the sound of pretenses Falling all around...all around Why are you so petrified of silence Here can you handle this? Did you think about your bills, your ex, your deadlines Or when you think you're gonna die Or did you long for the next distraction And all I need now is intellectual intercourse A soul to dig the hole much deeper And I have no concept of time other than it is flying If only I could kill the killer And all I really want is some peace man A place to find a common ground And all I really want is a wavelength And all I really want is some comfort A way to get my hands untied And all I really want is some justice... |
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from Alanis Morissette - Ironic/Forgiven/Not The Doctor/Wake Up [single] (1995)
An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day It's a black fly in your Chardonnay It's a death row pardon two minutes too late Isn't it ironic, don't you think? It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take And who would've thought it, it figures Mr. Play-It-Safe was afraid to fly He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye He waited his whole damn life to take that flight And as the plane crashed down he thought "Well isn't this nice" And isn't it ironic, don't you think? It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take And who would've thought it, it figures Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you When you think everything's okay and everything's going right And life has a funny way of helping you out when You think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up in your face A traffic jam when you're already late A "No Smoking" sign on your cigarette break It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife It's meeting the man of my dreams, and then meeting his beautiful wife And isn't it ironic, don't you think? A little too ironic, and yeah I really do think It's like rain on your wedding day It's a free ride when you've already paid It's the good advice that you just didn't take And who would've thought it, it figures Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out Helping you out |
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from Alanis Morissette - Ironic/Forgiven/Not The Doctor/Wake Up [single] (1995)
You know how us Catholic girls can be
We make up for so much time a little too late I never forgot it, confusing as it was No fun with no guilt feelings The sinners, the saviors, the loverless priests I'll see you next Sunday We all had our reasons to be there We all had a thing or two to learn We all needed something to cling to So we did I sang Alleluia in the choir I confessed my darkest deeds to an envious man My brothers they never went blind for what they did But I may as well have In the name of the Father, the Skeptic and the Son I had one more stupid question We all had our reasons to be there We all had a thing or two to learn We all needed something to cling to So we did What I learned I rejected but I believe again I will suffer the consequences of this inquisition If I jump in this fountain, will I be forgiven We all had our reasons to be there We all had a thing or two to learn We all needed something to cling to So we did We all had delusions in our head We all had our minds made up for us We had to believe in something So we did |
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from Alanis Morissette - Ironic/Forgiven/Not The Doctor/Wake Up [single] (1995)
I don't want to be the filler if the void is solely yours
I don't want to be your glass of single malt whiskey hidden in the bottom drawer I don't want to be a bandage if the wound is not mine Lend me some fresh air I don't want to be adored for what I merely represent to you I don't want to be your babysitter, you're a very big boy now I don't want to be your mother, I didn't carry you in my womb for nine months Show me the back door Visiting hours are 9 to 5 and if I show up at 10 past 6 Well I already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in and oh Mind the empty bottle with the holes along the bottom You see it's too much to ask for and I am not the doctor I don't want to be the sweeper of the eggshells that you walk upon I don't want to be your other half, I believe that 1 and 1 make 2 I don't want to be your food or the light from the fridge on your face at midnight Hey what are you hungry for I don't want to be the glue that holds your pieces together I don't want to be your idol, sSee this pedestal is high and I'm afraid of heights I don't want to be lived through a vicarious occasion Please open the window Visiting hours are 9 to 5 and if I show up at 10 past 6 Well I already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in and oh Mind the empty bottle with the holes along the bottom You see it's too much to ask for and I am not the doctor I don't want to live on someday when my motto is last week, and I I don't want to be responsible for your fractured heart and its wounded beat I don't want to be a substitute for the smoke you've been inhaling What do you thank me, what do you thank me for? Visiting hours are 9 to 5 and if I show up at 10 past 6 Well I already know that you'd find some way to sneak me in and oh Mind the empty bottle with the holes along the bottom You see it's too much to ask for and I am not the doctor |
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from Alanis Morissette - Ironic/Forgiven/Not The Doctor/Wake Up [single] (1995)
You like snow but only if it's warm
You like rain but only if it's dry No sentimental value to the rose that fell on your floor No fundamental excuse for the granted I'm taken for 'Cause it's easy not to So much easier not to And what goes around never comes around to you To You You like pain but only if it doesn't hurt too much And you sit and you wait to receive There's an obvious attraction to the path of least resistance In your life There's an obvious aversion no amount of my insistance Could make you try tonight 'Cause it's easy not to So much easier not to And what goes around never comes around to you To you, to you, to you, to you, to you There's no love, no money, no thrill anymore There's an apprehnsive naked little trembling boy With his head in his hands There's an underestimated and impatient little girl Raising her hand But it's easy not to So much easier not to And what goes around never comes around to you To you, to you Get up, get up, get up off of it Get up, get up, get up off of it Get out, get out of here, enough already Get up, get up, get up off of it And wake up |
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from Alanis Morissette - You Learn [single] (1996)
I recommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone
I recommend walking around naked in your living room, yeah Swallow it down (what a jagged little pill) It feels so good (swimming in your stomach) Wait until the dust settles You live, you learn You love, you learn You cry, you learn You lose, you learn You bleed, you learn You scream, you learn I recommend biting off more that you can chew to anyone I certainly do I recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at any time Feel free Throw it down (the caution blocks you from the wind) Hold it up (to the rays) You wait and see when the smoke clears You live, you learn You love, you learn You cry, you learn You lose, you learn You bleed, you learn You scream, you learn Wear it out (the way a three-year-old would do) Melt it down (you're gonna have to eventually anyway) The fire trucks are coming up around the bend You live, you learn You love, you learn You cry, you learn You lose, you learn You bleed, you learn You scream, you learn You grieve, you learn You choke, you learn You laugh, you learn You choose, you learn You pray, you learn You ask, you learn You live, you learn |
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from Alanis Morissette - You Learn [single] (1996)
I went to your house
Walked up the stairs I opened your door without ringing the bell I walked down the hall Into your room Where I could smell you And I Shouldn't be here Without permission Shouldn't be here Would you forgive me love If I danced in your shower Would you forgive me love If I laid in your bed Would you forgive me love If I stay all afternoon I took off my clothes Put on your robe Went through your drawers and I found your cologne Went down to the den Found your CD's And I played your Joni And I Shouldn't stay long You might be home soon I Shouldn't stay long Would you forgive me love If I danced in your shower Would you forgive me love If I laid in your bed Would you forgive me love If I stay all afternoon I burned your incense I ran a bath I noticed a letter that sat on your desk It said hello love I love you so love Meet me at midnight And no It wasn't my writing I better go soon It wasn't my writing So forgive me love If I cry in your shower So forgive me love For the salt in your bed So forgive me love If I cry all afternoon |
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from Alanis Morissette - You Learn [single] (1996)
You like snow but only if it's warm
You like rain but only if it's dry No sentimental value to the rose that fell on your floor No fundamental excuse for the granted I'm taken for 'Cause it's easy not to So much easier not to And what goes around never comes around to you To You You like pain but only if it doesn't hurt too much And you sit and you wait to receive There's an obvious attraction to the path of least resistance In your life There's an obvious aversion no amount of my insistance Could make you try tonight 'Cause it's easy not to So much easier not to And what goes around never comes around to you To you, to you, to you, to you, to you There's no love, no money, no thrill anymore There's an apprehnsive naked little trembling boy With his head in his hands There's an underestimated and impatient little girl Raising her hand But it's easy not to So much easier not to And what goes around never comes around to you To you, to you Get up, get up, get up off of it Get up, get up, get up off of it Get out, get out of here, enough already Get up, get up, get up off of it And wake up |
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from Alanis Morissette - You Learn [single] (1996)
I'm broke but I'm happy
I'm poor but I'm kind I'm short but I'm healthy, yeah I'm high but I'm grounded I'm sane but I'm overwhelmed I'm lost but I'm hopeful baby And what it all comes down to Is that everything's gonna be fine, fine, fine 'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is giving a high five I feel drunk but I'm sober I'm young and I'm underpaid I'm tired but I'm working, yeah I care but I'm restless I'm here but I'm really gone I'm wrong and I'm sorry baby And what it all comes down to Is that everything's gonna be quite alright 'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is flicking a cigarette And what it all comes down to Is that I haven't got it all figured out just yet 'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is giving the peace sign I'm free but I'm focused I'm green but I'm wise I'm hard but I'm friendly, baby I'm sad but I'm laughing I'm brave but I'm chickenshit I'm sick but I'm pretty, baby And what it all boils down to Is that no one's really got it figured out just yet But I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is playing the piano And what it all comes down to my friends, yeah Is that everything is just fine, fine, fine 'Cause I've got one hand in my pocket And the other one is hailing a taxi cab |
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from Alanis Morissette - Thank U [single] (1998)
How 'bout getting off of these antibiotics
How 'bout stopping eating when I'm full up How 'bout them transparent dangling carrots How 'bout that ever elusive kudo Thank you, India Thank you, terror Thank you, disillusionment Thank you, frailty Thank you, consequence Thank you, thank you, silence How 'bout me not blaming you for everything How 'bout me enjoying the moment for once How 'bout how good it feels to finally forgive you How 'bout grieving it all one at a time Thank you, India Thank you, terror Thank you, disillusionment Thank you, frailty Thank you, consequence Thank you, thank you, silence The moment I let go of it was The moment I got more than I could handle The moment I jumped off of it was The moment I touched down How 'bout no longer being masochistic How 'bout remembering your divinity How 'bout unabashedly bawling your eyes out How 'bout not equating death with stopping Thank you, India Thank you, Providence Thank you, disillusionment Thank you, nothingness Thank you, clarity Thank you, thank you, silence |
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from Alanis Morissette - Thank U [single] (1998)
(Through you I see I)
Between a broken nose and a fake smile Between piety and gun powder Between fighting and fleeing the scene Between murder and diplomacy Between aggression and end of the odd Between brutal and realistically well behaved Between screaming and pulling in the reins Between tiptoeing and ambling What am i to do with all this fire? (I'd like to hate you but I'd never hate you) Why are you still with me in this red space? (I'd like to slap you but I'd never slap you) Between violence and silently seething Between my fist and my Pollyanna flower Between "fuck you" to your face and it's alright Between war and denial (repeat) Between flying vases and secretly weeping Between loose cannons and ever downplaying Between bruises and rudely differing Between bursting and boiling What am I to do with all this burning? (I'd like to hurt you but I'd never hurt you) Do I overwhelm you in this place? (I'd like to kill you but I'd never kill you) Between violence and silently seething Between my fist and my Pollyanna flower Between "fuck you" to your face and it's alright Between war and denial (repeat) What am I to do with all this fire? Can you understand me in this place? |
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from Alanis Morissette - Thank U [single] (1998)
Like anyone would be
I am flattered by your fascination with me Like any hot blooded woman I have simply wanted an object to crave But you, you're not allowed You're uninvited An unfortunate slight Must be strangely exciting To watch the stoic squirm Must be somewhat heartening To watch shepherd need shepherd But you, you're not allowed You're uninvited An unfortunate slight Like any uncharted territory I must seem greatly intriguing You speak of my love like You have experienced love like mine before But this is not allowed You're uninvited An unfortunate slight I don't think you unworthy I need a moment to deliberate |
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from Alanis Morissette - Hands Clean, Pt. 2 [single] (2002)
If it weren't for your maturity
None of this would have happened If you weren't so wise beyond your years I would've been able to control myself If it weren't for my attention You wouldn't have been successful, and If it weren't for me You would never have amounted to very much Ooh this could be messy, but You don't seem to mind Ooh don't go telling everybody, and Overlook this supposed crime We'll fast-forward to a few years later No one knows except the both of us And I have honored your request for silence And you've washed your hands clean of this You're essentially an employee And I like you having to depend on me You're a kind of protégé And one day you'll say you learned all you know from me, and I know you depend on me Like a young thing would to a guardian I know how you sexualize me Like a young thing would and I think I like it Ooh this could get messy, but Ooh, you don't seem to mind Ooh, don't go telling everybody And overlook this supposed crime We'll fast-forward to a few years later No one knows except the both of us I've more than honored your request for silence And you've washed your hands clean of this What part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept? What part of your memory is selective and tends to forget? What with this distance it seems so obvious? Just make sure you don't tell on me Especially to members of your family We best keep this to ourselves And not tell any members of our inner posse I wish I could tell the world 'Cause you're such a pretty thing when you're done-up properly I might want to marry you one day If you'd watch that weight and keep your firm body Ooh this could be messy Ooh I don't seem to mind Ooh don't go telling everybody And overlook this supposed crime We'll fast-forward to a few years later No one knows except the both of us And I have honored your request for silence And you've washed your hands clean of this |
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from Alanis Morissette - Hands Clean, Pt. 2 [single] (2002)
We watch movies of murder and we censor the breast
Give thanks for the murders of Chris Columbus We kill our own and we vote for the men The lesser of evils and us starring the role of victim I wonder how we change if we can in this land I wonder how many mountains we'd move if we bent together Us priveleged Americans We pass our revisions onto the next generation We kneel to the Gods of corporation We eat when we're full and we hoard all the rest With our hands on remotes we say "Yes, We're the best" I wonder what we change in this land, cause we can Even with western centricity this rampant Us ugly Americans Tired are not my hands But see strangers and enemies as part of me, is real. For me this awakening Canadian We teach our offspring for themselves, every man We shrug shoulders and create yet another -ism We dissuade our young from using their imagination We avert our eyes from this our very own manifestation I wonder what will change in this land, cause we can I wonder how many mouths we'd fill if we band together Us awakening Americans |
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from Alanis Morissette - Hands Clean, Pt. 2 [single] (2002)
I had disengaged to avoid being totaled
I would run away and say good riddance soon enough I had grown disgusted by your small-minded ceiling To imagining myself bolting had not been difficult Soon be my life Soon be my pace Soon be my choice of which you'll have no part of Unprodigal Daughter and I'm heading for the west Disenchanted daughter and this plane cannot fly fast enough Unencumbered daughter hit the ground running at last! I'd invite you but I'm busy being unoppressed I hit the ground running although I know not what toward I hit the town reeling forgetting all that came before I felt primed and ready unsurrounded by the pawns I felt culture shocked, but dissuaded, I was not This is my town This is my voice This is my taste of what you've have no part of Unprodigal Daughter and I'm heading for the west Disenchanted daughter and this plane cannot fly fast enough Unencumbered daughter hit the ground running at last! I'd invite you but I'm busy being unoppressed One day I'll saddle back and speak foreign adventures One day I'll double back and tell you about these unfettered years One day I'll look back and feel something other than relieved Glad that I left when I did before no dear, you can't got the best of me When I'd speak of artistry you would roll your eyes skyward When I'd speak of spirituality you label me absurd When I spoke of impossibility you would frown and shake your head If I had stayed much longer I'd have surely imploded These are my words This is my house These are my friends of which you've had no part of Unprodigal Daughter and I'm heading for the west Disenchanted daughter and this plane cannot fly fast enough Unencumbered daughter hit the ground running at last! I'd invite you but I'm busy being unoppressed Unprodigal Daughter and I'm heading for the west Disenchanted daughter and this plane cannot fly fast enough Unencumbered daughter hit the ground running at last! I'd invite you but I'm busy being unoppressed |
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from Alanis Morissette - Hands Clean, Pt. 2 [single] (2002)
The missle sent today killed only 3
The rest were saved, they're far enough away To not really feel the direct effect on me They caught him today Based ridicuolusly on his race They weren't sure he even did it But they needed a random face Chorus All these symptoms, symptoms of a simpler cause I've had moments in my life when I've contributed by believing we are Seperate, we are seperate Dissconnected in this unity He won today, smug self-satisfaction on his face He blew the others out of the water He said and was glad they were disgraced Chorus He stole what he could He only had minutes before he'd be caught He justified every penny taken by blaming the gap between the rich and rich not Chorus |
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from Alanis Morissette - Hands Clean, Pt. 1 [single] (2002)
If it weren't for your maturity
None of this would have happened If you weren't so wise beyond your years I would've been able to control myself If it weren't for my attention You wouldn't have been successful, and If it weren't for me You would never have amounted to very much Ooh this could be messy, but You don't seem to mind Ooh don't go telling everybody, and Overlook this supposed crime We'll fast-forward to a few years later No one knows except the both of us And I have honored your request for silence And you've washed your hands clean of this You're essentially an employee And I like you having to depend on me You're a kind of protégé And one day you'll say you learned all you know from me, and I know you depend on me Like a young thing would to a guardian I know how you sexualize me Like a young thing would and I think I like it Ooh this could get messy, but Ooh, you don't seem to mind Ooh, don't go telling everybody And overlook this supposed crime We'll fast-forward to a few years later No one knows except the both of us I've more than honored your request for silence And you've washed your hands clean of this What part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept? What part of your memory is selective and tends to forget? What with this distance it seems so obvious? Just make sure you don't tell on me Especially to members of your family We best keep this to ourselves And not tell any members of our inner posse I wish I could tell the world 'Cause you're such a pretty thing when you're done-up properly I might want to marry you one day If you'd watch that weight and keep your firm body Ooh this could be messy Ooh I don't seem to mind Ooh don't go telling everybody And overlook this supposed crime We'll fast-forward to a few years later No one knows except the both of us And I have honored your request for silence And you've washed your hands clean of this |
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from Alanis Morissette - Hands Clean, Pt. 1 [single] (2002)
My misery has enjoyed company
and although I have ached I don't threaten anybody sometimes I feel more bigness than I've shared with you sometimes I wonder why I quell when I'm not required to I've tried to be small I've tried to be stunted I've tried roadblocks and all my happy endings prevented sometimes I feel it's all just too big to be true I sabotage myself for fear of what my bigness could do fear of bliss and fear of joyitude fear of bigness (and ensuing solitude?) I could be golden I could be glowing I could be freedom but that could be boring sometimes I feel this is too scary to be true I sabotage myself for fear of losing you this talk of liberation makes me want to go lie down under the covers til the terror of the unknown is gone I could be full I could be thriving I could be shining sounds isolating sometimes I feel this is too good to be true I sabotage myself for fear of what my joy could do |
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from Alanis Morissette - Hands Clean, Pt. 1 [single] (2002)
You and me: we're cut from the same cloth
It seems to some we famously get along But you and me are strangers to each other 'Cause you and me: competitive to the bone Such tragedy to trample on each other With how much we've endured With the state this land is in And you and me feel join-ed by only gender We are not all for one and one for all Sister blister we fight to please the brothers We think their acceptance is how we win They're happy we're climbing over each other To beg the club of boys to let us in You and me estrange-ed from the mother You and me have felt impotent in our skin You and me have taken it out on each other You and me disloyal to the feminine Such a pity to disavow each other With how far we've come With how strong we've been And you and me are on this pendulum together And you and me with scarcity still fueling Sister blister we fight to please the brothers We think their acceptance is how we win They're happy we're climbing over each other To beg the club of boys to let us in We may not have priorities same We may not even like each other We may not be hugely anti-men But such a cost to dishonor a sister You and me have made it harder for the other We forget how hard separatism has been You and me we can help change their minds together You and me in alignment until the end Sister blister we fight to please the brothers We think their acceptance is how we win They're happy we're climbing over each other To beg the club of boys to let us in Sister blister we fight to please the brothers We think their acceptance is how we win They're happy we're climbing over each other To beg the club of boys to let us in |
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from Alanis Morissette - Precious Illusions Pt.1 [single] (2002)
You'll rescue me right?
In the exact same way they never did. I'll be happy right? When your healing powers kick in You'll complete me right? Then my life can finally begin I'll be worthy right? Only when you realize the gem I am? But this won't work now the way it once did And I won't keep it up even though I would love to Once I know who I'm not then I'll know who I am But I know I won't keep on playing the victim These precious illusions in my head Did not let me down when I was defenseless And parting with them is like parting with invisible best friends This ring will help me yet As will you knight in shining armor This pill will help me yet As will these boys gone through like water But this won't work as well as the way it once did 'Cause I want to decide between survival and bliss And though I know who I'm not I still don't know who I am But I know I won't keep on playing the victim These precious illusions in my head Did not let me down when I was a kid And parting with them is like parting with a childhood best friend I've spent so long firmly looking outside me I've spent so much time living in survival mode But this won't work now the way it once did 'Cause I want to decide between survival and bliss And though I know who I'm not I still don't know who I am But I know I won't keep on playing the victim These precious illusions in my head Did not let me down when I was defenseless And parting with them is like parting with invisible best friends These precious illusions in my head Did not let me down when I was a kid And parting with them is like parting with a childhood best friend |
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from Alanis Morissette - Precious Illusions Pt.1 [single] (2002)
If it weren't for your maturity
None of this would have happened If you weren't so wise beyond your years I would've been able to control myself If it weren't for my attention You wouldn't have been successful, and If it weren't for me You would never have amounted to very much Ooh this could be messy, but You don't seem to mind Ooh don't go telling everybody, and Overlook this supposed crime We'll fast-forward to a few years later No one knows except the both of us And I have honored your request for silence And you've washed your hands clean of this You're essentially an employee And I like you having to depend on me You're a kind of protégé And one day you'll say you learned all you know from me, and I know you depend on me Like a young thing would to a guardian I know how you sexualize me Like a young thing would and I think I like it Ooh this could get messy, but Ooh, you don't seem to mind Ooh, don't go telling everybody And overlook this supposed crime We'll fast-forward to a few years later No one knows except the both of us I've more than honored your request for silence And you've washed your hands clean of this What part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept? What part of your memory is selective and tends to forget? What with this distance it seems so obvious? Just make sure you don't tell on me Especially to members of your family We best keep this to ourselves And not tell any members of our inner posse I wish I could tell the world 'Cause you're such a pretty thing when you're done-up properly I might want to marry you one day If you'd watch that weight and keep your firm body Ooh this could be messy Ooh I don't seem to mind Ooh don't go telling everybody And overlook this supposed crime We'll fast-forward to a few years later No one knows except the both of us And I have honored your request for silence And you've washed your hands clean of this |
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from Alanis Morissette - Precious Illusions Pt.2 [single] (2002)
You'll rescue me right?
In the exact same way they never did. I'll be happy right? When your healing powers kick in You'll complete me right? Then my life can finally begin I'll be worthy right? Only when you realize the gem I am? But this won't work now the way it once did And I won't keep it up even though I would love to Once I know who I'm not then I'll know who I am But I know I won't keep on playing the victim These precious illusions in my head Did not let me down when I was defenseless And parting with them is like parting with invisible best friends This ring will help me yet As will you knight in shining armor This pill will help me yet As will these boys gone through like water But this won't work as well as the way it once did 'Cause I want to decide between survival and bliss And though I know who I'm not I still don't know who I am But I know I won't keep on playing the victim These precious illusions in my head Did not let me down when I was a kid And parting with them is like parting with a childhood best friend I've spent so long firmly looking outside me I've spent so much time living in survival mode But this won't work now the way it once did 'Cause I want to decide between survival and bliss And though I know who I'm not I still don't know who I am But I know I won't keep on playing the victim These precious illusions in my head Did not let me down when I was defenseless And parting with them is like parting with invisible best friends These precious illusions in my head Did not let me down when I was a kid And parting with them is like parting with a childhood best friend |
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from Alanis Morissette - Precious Illusions Pt.2 [single] (2002)
Who
Who am I to be blue Look at my family and fortune Look at my friends and my house Who Who am I to feel dead and Who am I to feel spent Look at my health and my money And where Where do I go to feel good Why do I still look outside me When clearly I've seen it won't work Is it my calling to keep on when I'm unable Is it my job to be selfless extraordinaire My generosity has me disabled By this my sense of duty to offer Why Why do I feel so ungrateful Me who is far beyond survival Me who's seen life as an oyster Is it my calling to keep on when I'm unable Is it my job to be selfless extraordinaire My generosity has me disabled By this my sense of duty to offer And how How dare I rest on my laurels How dare I ignore an outstretched hand How dare I ignore a third world country Is it my calling to keep on when I'm unable Is it my job to be selfless extraordinaire My generosity has me disabled By this my sense of duty to offer Who who am I to be blue |
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from Alanis Morissette - Everything #1 [single] (2004)
I can be an asshole of the grandest kind
I can withhold like it's going out of style I can be the moodiest baby, and you've never met anyone Who is as negative as I am sometimes I am the wisest woman you've ever met I am the kindest soul with whom you've connected I have the bravest heart that you've ever seen, and you've never met anyone Who is as positive as I am sometimes You see everything, you see every part You see all my light and you love my dark You dig everything of which I'm ashamed There's not anything to which you can't relate And you're still here I blame everyone else, not my own partaking My passive aggressiveness can be devastating I'm terrified and mistrusting and you've never met anyone Who is as closed down as I am sometimes You see everything, you see every part You see all my light and you love my dark You dig everything of which I'm ashamed There's not anything to which you can't relate And you're still here What I resist, persists, and speaks louder than I know What I resist, you love, no matter how low or high I go I'm the funniest woman that you've ever known I am the dullest woman that you've ever known I'm the most gorgeous woman that you've ever known, and you've never met anyone Who is as everything as I am sometimes You see everything, you see every part You see all my light and you love my dark You dig everything of which I'm ashamed There's not anything to which you can't relate And you're still here |
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from Alanis Morissette - Everything #1 [single] (2004)
Oh these little rejections
How they add up quickly One small sideways look And I feel so ungood Somewhere along the way I think I gave you the power to make Me feel the way I thought Only my father could Oh these little rejections How they seem so real to me One forgotten birthday I'm all but cooked How these little abandonments Seem to sting so easily I'm 13 again Am I 13 for good? I can feel so unsexy for someone so beautiful So unloved for someone so fine I can feel so boring for someone so interesting So ignorant for someone of sound mind Oh these little protections How they fail to serve me One forgotten phone call And I'm deflated Oh these little defenses How they fail to comfort me Your hand pulling away And I'm devastated I can feel so unsexy for someone so beautiful So unloved and for someone so fine I can feel so boring for someone so interesting So ignorant for someone of sound mind When will I stop leaving baby? When will I stop deserting baby? When will I start staying with myself? Oh these little projections How they keep springing from me I jump my ship as I take it personally Oh these little rejections How they disappear quickly The moment I decide not to abandon me I can feel so unsexy for someone so beautiful So unloved and for someone so fine I can feel so boring for someone so interesting So ignorant for someone of sound mind I can feel so unsexy for someone so beautiful So unloved and for someone so fine I can feel so boring for someone so interesting So ignorant for someone of sound mind |