These are the lyrics to a song that struck me like no other ever has. If you are an established admirer of Alanis Morrisette, or are curious, there are links to some excellent Alanis pages at the bottom of this one. If you relate to her, then I'm sure we've got a lot in common!
All I Really Want...

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 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

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 long for the next distraction?

And all I need now is intellectual intercourse
A soul to make the hole much deeper
And I have no concept of time other than 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


by Alanis Morissette from Jagged Little Pill, Reprise Records
the best Alanis Page + FAQ,
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