Jagged Little Pill
(Alanis Morissette)
- All I Really Want
Do I stress you out
My sweater is on backwards and inside out
and yousay how appropriate
I don't want to dissect everything today
I don 't m ean to pick you apart you see
But I can't help it
There I go j u mping b efore the gunshot has gone off
Slap me with a splintered ru le r
And it would knock me to the floor if I wasn't there already
I f o nly I could h unt the hunter
And all I really want is some pati ence
A way to calm the angry voice
And all I really want is delive rance
Do I wear you o ut
You must wonder why I'm relentless and a ll str ung out
I'm consumed by the chill of solitary
I'm like Estel la
I l ike to reel it in and the n spit it out
I'm frustrated by you r apathy
And I am frightened by the corrupted ways of this land
If only I c ould meet the Maker
And I'm fa scinated by the spiritual ma n
I am hu mbled by his humble nature
And what I wouldn't give to find a soul mate
Someone else to catch this drif t
And what I wouldn 't give to m eet a kindred
Enough about me, let's talk about you f or a minute
Enough about you, let's talk about life for a while
Th e conflicts, t he craziness and the sound of pretenses
Falli ng all a round... all ar ound
Why are you so petrified of silence
Here can you handle this ?
Did you think about your bills, your ex, your dea dlines
Or when y ou think you're gonna die
Or did you long for the n ext distraction
And all I need now is intellectual intercourse
A s ould to dig the ho le much deeper
And I have no concept of time othe r than it i s flying
If only I could kill the killer
And all I re ally want is so me pe ace man
A place to find a common ground
And al l I really want is a wavelength
All I really want is some comfort
A way to get my hands u ntied
And all I really want is some justice\\
- You Oughta Know
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 wo u ld she have your baby
I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mothe r
Cause t he love that you gave that we made
Wasn't able to make it enough for yo u to be open wide, no
And every time you speak her nam e
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 re mind you
Of the mess you le ft when you went away
It's not fair to deny m e
Of the cross I bear tha t you gave to me
You, you, you ough ta know
You seem very well, thing s look peaceful
I'm not quite a s well, I thought you should know
Did y ou forget about me Mr. Dupli city
I h ate to bug you in the middle of din ner
It was a slap on th e face how quickly I was replaced
Are you think ing of me when you f uck her
Cause the love that you gave that we made
Wasn't able to make it eno ugh for you to be open wide, no
And every t ime you spea k her name
D oes she know how you told me you'd hold me
Unt il you d ied, 'til you died
But you're still alive
(repeat chorus)
\\ nCau se the joke tha tyou 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 everytim e I scratch my n ails down someone else's back
I hope you feel it .. well can you fee lit?
(repeat chorus)
- Perfect
Sometimes is never quite enough
If you're flawless, then you'll win mylove
Don't forget to win first place
Don't forget to keep that smi le o n 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\\ nH ow many ti mes 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
Y ou've gotta try a li ttle harder
That simply wasn't good enough
To makeus proud
I'll li ve through you
I'll make you what I never w as
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 w hat I blew
What's the problem... wh y are you crying
Be a good bo y
Push a little farther now
That wasn' t fast enough
To make us ha ppy
We'll love you just the way you are if you're perfect
- Hand In My Pocket
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' mlo st but I'm hopeful baby
What it all comes down to
Is that ever t hing's gonna be fine fine fine
I've got one hand in my pocket
And t he other o ne is giving a high five
I feel drunk but I'm sober
I' m y oung and I'm underpaid
I'm tired but I'm working, yeah
I care b ut I 'm restless
I'm here but I'm really gone
I'm wrong and I'm sor ry ba by
What it all com es down to
Is that everything's gonna be qu ite al right
I've got one ha nd in my pocket
And the other is flicki ng a ci garette
What is all come s down to
Is that I haven't got it all figu red out just yet
I've got o ne hand in my pocket
And the ot her one i sgiving the peace sign
I'm fr ee but I'm focused
I'm gree n but I'm wise
I'm hard but I'm friendly ba by
I'm sad but I'm laug hing
I'm b rave but I'm chicken shit
I'm sick b ut I'm pretty baby
What it all boils down to
Is that no one's really g ot it figured ou t just yet
I 've got one hand in my pocket
And the othe r one is pla ying the piano
What it all comes down to my friends
Is tha t everyt hing's just fin efine fine
I've got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is hai ling a taxi cab...
- Right Through You
Wait a minute, man
You mispronounced my name
You dind't wait for all the information
Before you turned me away
Wait a minute sir
You ki nd o f hurt my feelings
You see me as a sweet back-loaded puppet
An d you've got a meal ticket taste
(chorus)
I see right through yo u
I know ri ght through you
I feel right through you
I walk right th rough you
Y ou took me for a joke
You took me for a child
You too k a long hard loo k at my ass
And then played golf for a while
Y ou s hake is like a fish\\ nYou pat me on the head
You took me out to wine dine 69 me
But didn't hear a damn word I said
(repeat choru s)
Hello Mr. Man
You didn't think I'd come back
You didn't thin k I'd s how up with my army
And this ammunition on my back
Now that I'm Mis sThing
Now that I'm a zilliona ire
You scan the credits fo r your na me
And wonder why it's not there
(repeat chorus)
- Forgiven
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 gui lt feelings
The sinners, the saviors, the loverless priests
I' l lsee y ou next Sunday
(chorus)
We all had our reasons to be the re
We all h ad a thing or two to learn
We all needed something to c lin gto
So we d id
I sang Alleluia in the choir
I confessed my d arke st deeds to an e nvious man
My brothers they never went blind fo r wha tthey did
But I m ay as well have
In the name of the Father, the Sk eptic and the Son
I h ad one more stupid question
(repeat c horus)
What I learned I rejec ted but I believe again
I will suff er the consequence of this inquisiti on
If I jump in this fountain, will I b e forgiven
(repeat chorus)
\\ nWe all had delusions in our head
We all had our minds made up for us
We had to belive in some thing
So we did
- You Learn
I recommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone
I recommend walking around naked in your living room
Swallow it down (what a jagged l ittl e pill)
It feels so good (swimming in your stomach)
Wait until the dus t settles
(chorus)
You live you learn
You love you lear n
You cry y ou learn
You lose you learn
You bleed you learn
You s cr eam you learn\\ n
I recommend biting off more than you can chew to any one
I certainly do
I recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at any time
Feel free\\ nThrow it down (the caution blocks you from the w ind)
Hold it up (to th e rays)
You wait and see when the smoke clear s
(repeat chorus)
We ar it out (the way a three-year-old would d o)
Melt it down (you're gonn a have to eventually anyway)
Th e fire t rucks are coming up around the b end
(repeat chorus)
Yo u grieve you learn
You choke you learn
You laugh you learn
You ch oose you l earn
You pray you learn
You ask you learn
You live you learn
- Head Over Feet
I had no choice but to hear you
You stated your case time and again
Ithought about it
You treat me like I'm a princess
I'm not used t oli king that
You ask how my day was
(chorus)
You've already wo n me ove r in spite of me
Don't be alarmed if I fall head over feet\\ nD on't be su rprised if I love
you for all that you are
I couldn't h elp it
It's all your fault
Your love is thick and it swallowed m e whole
You're so m uch braver than I gave you credit for
That's no t lip service
(repeat chorus)
You are the bearer of unconditio nal things
You held your br eath and the door for me
Thanks for you r patience
You're the best li stener that I've ever met
You're my best friend
Best friend with benef its
What took me so long
I'v e never felt this healthy before
I've n ever wanted something ration al
I am aware now
I am aware now
(repea t chorus)
- Mary Jane
What's the matter Mary Jane, you had a hard day
As you place the don'tdisturb sign on the door
You lost your place in line again, what a pity
You never seem to want to dance anymore
It'sa long way down
On thi s roller coaster
The last chance streetcar
Went off the tr a ck
And you 're on it
I hear you're counting sheep again Mary Jan e
What's the po int of trying' to dream anymore
I hear you're losin g weight again Mary Jane
Do you ever wonder who you're losing it fo r
Well it's full spee d baby
In the wrong direction
There's a fe w mo re bruises
If that's th e way
You insist on heading
Please b e hon estMary Jane
Are you happ y
Please don't censor your trears
You' re the sweet crusader
And you 're on your way
You're the last great innocent
And that's why I love y ou
So take this moment Ma ry Jane andbe selfish
Worry not about the cars that go by
All tha t matters Mary Jane is your freedom
Keep warm m y dear, keep dry
Tell me
T ellme
What's the matter Mary Jane
- Ironic
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 m inut es too late
Isn't it ironic... don't you think
(chorus)
It' s like r ain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've alread y paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
Who would've th ought.. it f igures
Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He pack ed h is suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye
He waited his whole da mn li fe to take that fl ight
And as the plane crashed down he though t
We ll, isn't this nice.
And isn't it ironic ... don't you think
(re peat chorus)
Well lif e has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's oka y and everything's going right
And life h as a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything' s gone w rong and everthing blows up
In y our face
A traffic jam w hen you'r e already late
A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
It's like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a kn ife
It's meeting t he man of m y dreams
And then meeting his beautiful w ife
And isn't it ironic... don't you think
A little too ironic. and y eah I really do think...
(repeat chorus)
Well life has a funny way of snea king up on yo u
And life has a funny way of helping you out
Hel ping you out
- Not The Doctor
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 draw er
I don't want to be the bandage if the wound is not mine
Lend m e some f resh air
I don't want to be adored for what I merely repre se nt to you\\ nI don't
want to be to be your babysitter
You're a ve ry big boy now
I don't want to be you mother
I didn't carry you i n mywomb for nine mo nths
Show me the back door
(chorus)
Visit ing h ours are 9 to 5 and if I show up at 10 past six
Well I alread y knowthat you'd find some w ay to sneak me in and oh
Mind the emp ty bott le with the holes along th e bottom
You see it's too much to ask forand I'm not the doctor
I don't want to be the sweeper o f the egg shells that you walk upon
I don 't want to be your other h alf I beli eve that 1 and 1 make 2
I don't wa nt to be your food or the light f rom the fridge
on your face at midnig ht
Hey what are y ou hungry fo r
I don't want to be the glue that holds your pieces t ogether
I do n't want to be your idol
See this pedestal is high an d I'm afraid o f heights
I don't want to be lived through
A vicari ous occasion
P lease open the window
(repeat chorus)
I don' t want to live on someday when my motto is last week
I don't want to b e responsible f or your fractured heart
and its wounded beat
I do n't w ant to be a substitute for the smoke you've been inhaling
Wha t do you thank me
What do you thank me for
(repeat chorus)
- Wake Up
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 fund amen tal excuse for the granted I'm taken for
Cause it's easy not to
So much eaiser not to
And what goes around never comes around t oyou
Y ou like pain but only if it doesn't hurt too much
You sit ...and you wa it...to receive
There's an obvious attraction
To the path of least re sistance in you life
There's an obvious aversi on no ammount of my insi stance
could make you try tonight
Cause it's easy not to
So much e asier not to
And what goes around neve r comes around to you
To you to you to you to you to you...
The re's no love no money no thrill anym ore
There's an apprehensive na ked littl etrembling boy
With his head in his hands
There's an un derestimat ed and impatient little girl
Rais ing her hand
But it' s easy not to
So much easier not to
And what g oes around never co mes around t oyou
To you, to you
get up get up g et up off of it
get up get up get up off of it
get out get outta here enough alr eady
get up g et up get up off of it
wake up
- You Oughta Know (Alternate Version); Your House
I want you to know that I'm happy for you
I wish nothing but the bestfor you both
An older version of me
Is she perverted like me
Wou ld s he go down on you in a theater?
Does she speak eloquently
And would s he have your baby
I'm sure she'd make a really excellent m ot her
Cau se the love that you gave that we made
Wasn't able to mak eit enough f or you to be open wide, no
And every time you spea k he rname
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 he re to remind you
Of the mes s you left when you went away
It's not fair t odeny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you , you ou ghta know
You seem very w ell, things look peaceful
I'm not quite as well, I thought you should know
Did you forget about me Mr. Dup licity
I hate to bug you in the m iddle 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 gav e that we made\\ nWasn't able to make it enough
for you to be open wide, no
And eve ry time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me yo u'd hol d me
Until you died, 'til you died
But you're still alive
( rep eat 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 k now it
And everytime I scratch my nails down someone else's back
I hope y ou feel it ... well can you feel it?
(repeat chorus)
Your Hou se (Hi dden Last Song)
I went to your house
Walked u p the stairs
Open ed your door without ringing the bell
Walked dow n the hall
Into y o ur room where I could smell you
And I shouldn 't be here
Without p ermission
Shouldn't be here...
(chorus)
W ould you forgive me lo ve i f I danced in your shower
Would you forg ive me love if I laid i nyour bed
Would you forgive me love if I s tay all afternoon?
I took off m y clothes
Put on your robe
Went through your drawers
An dI found you r cologne
Went down to the d en
Found your cd's
And I played your Jon i
And I shouldn't stay l ong
You might be home soon
Shouldn't stay lo ng
(repeat chorus)
I burned your incense
I ran a bath
I noticed a letter that sa t on your desk
It said:
He llo, love.
I love you so , love.
Meet me at midmight.
And no, it wasn't my writing
I'd bette r go soon
It wasn't my writing
So fo rgive me love If I cry in your shower\\ nSo forgive me love for the
sa lt in your bed
So forgive me love If I cry all afternoon
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