Alanis Morrisette - Jagged Little Pill
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 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'm 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?
Did you think about your bills,
your ex, your deadlines
Or when you think you're gonna
die
Or did you oolong for the next
distraction
And all I need now is
intellectual intercourse
A soil to dig the hole much
deeper
And I have no concept of time
other an it is flying
If only I could kill the killer
All I really want is some peace
man
A place to find a common ground
And all I really want is a
wavelength
All I really want is some comfort
A way to get my hands untied
And all I really want is some
justice
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
(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 on the face how
quickly I was replaced
Are you thinking of me when you
fuck her
Cause the love that you gave that
we e
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
(repeat chorus)
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 every time I scratch my nails
down someone else's back
I hope you feel it ... well can
you feel it?
(repeat chorus)
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
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 all right
I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other is flicking a
cigarette
What is 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 I'm pretty baby
What it all boils down to
Is that no one's really got it
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...
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
(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
You 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)
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
loveless 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
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
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
(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 fire trucks 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
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 surprised if I love you
for all that you are
I couldn't help it
It's all your fault
Your love is think 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)
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 more
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
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
(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
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 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...
(repeat chorus)
Well life has a funny way of
sneaking up on you
And life has a funny way of
helping you out
Helping you out
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 the 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 to be your
baby-sitter
You're a very big boy now
I don't want to be you mother
I didn'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 half past six
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'm 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
See 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
(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)
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
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 you 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 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
You Oughta Know (reprise, some copies)
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
(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 on 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, 'til you died
But you're still alive
(repeat chorus)
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 every time I scratch my nails down someone else's back
hope you feel it ... well can you feel it?
(repeat chorus)
YOUR HOUSE ("Hidden" Last Song)
I went to your house
Walked up the stairs
Opened the door without ringing the bell
Walked down the hall
Into your room where I could smell you
And I shouldn't be here
Without permission
Shouldn't be here...
(chorus)
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
Shouldn't stay long
(repeat chorus)
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'd 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