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

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 so 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?

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 know 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

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...

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 your 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 but 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, 'til you died

But you're sill alive

Repeat Chorus

'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...well can you feel it

Repeat Chorus

Perfect

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

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'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

And 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 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

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

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...

Right Through You

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 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

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

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 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 consequence 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

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 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

Head over feet

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 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

Mary Jane

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...

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 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 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

Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you

Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out

Helping 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 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 egg shells that you walk upon

And 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

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

I don't want to be responsible for your fractured heart

And it's 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

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 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

And you sit...and you wait...to receive

There's an abvious 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 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

Your House (Hidden Track)

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...

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

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 incence

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 midmight."

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

These R the thoughts (Jagged Little Pill version)

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

spending all that energy on fighting with my boyfriend

Is he the one that I will marry

and why is it so hard to be good to myself

why do I feel cellularly alone

am I supposed to live in this crazy city

you mean I'm not acorn

Where does the money go that I send

to charities, 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 you say "you're fine"

when it's obvious you are not, why's it so hard to tell you what I want

why can't you just read my mind?

Why do I fear that 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 is it so hard to become passionate 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 don't ask, oh why am I encouraged to shut my mouth

when it gets too close to home, why cannot I

live in the moment

Testosterone in large amounts,

Your little sister got kicked out of

God, you can't shave your head,

Come to the show, the boys,

They rock harder.

Your mother lent you her slip,

She lent you her bright red lipstick

And your shoes are hurting your back,

But boy don't you look gorgeous.

You look gorgeous.

You look gorgeous.

You look gorgeous.

You look gorgeous.

This is but an observation: you've a bullet in your foot.

You make it hard for us bitches

Inconsequential in your back bends.

Your taste in men leaves something to be desired;

You love them to be aloof and self-obsessed,

They love you in your mini dress.

You're looking gorgeous.

You're looking gorgeous.

Gorgeous.

You're looking gorgeous.

When your voice is raised above a certain level,

I'm afraid we must go to the ladies' room;

I left your competence in curlers.

You look gorgeous.

You look gorgeous.

You're looking gorgeous.

How you look gorgeous. 

King Of Intimidation

For you, they live in a quiet monastery

For you, they wear whatever you want them to as long as it's short

They count to ten when you tell them how to drive

And when they're afraid they let you speak for them

All hail the king of Intimidation

Model of good Christian behavior

For you we wax nostalgic and our legs

For you, we chew our nails if we had any left buy fake ones to do it

We counted to ten temporarily and it was

Something about how you talk down to me

All hail the king of Intimidation

Model of Good christian behavior

The role of compromising for the family you now want some

There's only so much we can do to make you rest assured

I am single

I am weary

You're just jealous

You're just confused

You're just hungry

You're missing out

You're not happy

You I pitty

All hail the king of Intimidation

My dad loves good Christian behavior

He does not know what he has wrongly done

Forgive his ignorant behavior 

You are tortured

You are captured

You were busted

We were silenced

You were tested

You knew better

You are lonely

Was it worth it?

Weekends

Monday morning is not Monday morning 'till Taylor has his coffee

Friday night is not Friday night 'till Jessie leaves the room sweaty

Tuesday morning is not Tuesday morning 'till Nick has his talk with his son

Thursday night is not Thursday night 'till Chris has sex with his bass

Come on to the Weekend

'cause the Weekend I'll get by

Hold off 'till the Weekend

'cause there's too much time to be inherently nice guys 

Tuesday morning is Wednesday afternoon when you drive all night

Wednesday early we pull into what I'll call Philadelphia

Thursday morning is not Thursday morning 'till one of us says

how's your life

how's your life?

Yeah how's your life

how's your life?

Come on to the weekend

'cause the weekend I'll get by

Hold off 'till the weekend

'cause there's too much time to think and not much time to cry

Hold off 'till the weekend

'cause the weekend we'll be high

Hold off 'till the weekend

'cause we may look tired, but we'll get by 

What if there were no more mama's boys

What if no one shared their humble appearance

What there were no consequences

What if there were no more arguments

Well that'd be a shame

And that'd be impossible

and you would be bored

'cause you wouldn't want it any other way 

Hold on 'till the weekend

'cause the weekend I'll get by

Hold off 'till the weekend

'cause we may look scared, but we're really nice guys

Hold off 'till the weekend

'cause the weekend I'll get high

Hold off 'till the weekend

'cause we may look strange but we surely will get by 

What if there were no more mama's boys

What if we all had a picnic together

Would that be a shame...

And that'd be impossible

'cause you would be bored

'cause you wouldn't want it any other way

Death Of Cinderella

I'm wise and ambitious

And angry and free

And smart and available

And sexy

I'm soft and appealing

And wearing pajamas

And twisted and willing

And crazy

And this is the story of the death of Cinderella

She'd grow to be a maid if she couldn't find a fella who can use her

And it's all you could do not to throw her on the floor

And thought provoking

And opinionated Cultured and funny

And experienced

Fearless and tender

And sweetly innocent

Uninhibited Likes a good debate

And this is the story of the death of Cinderella

She'd grow to be a maid if she couldn't find a fella who can use her

And it's all you could do not to tie her to the bed

I could fall in love a million times before I die

You could draw me a bubble bath

We could walk into the sunset

And this is the story of the death of Cinderella

She'd grow to be a maid if she couldn't find a fella who can use her

And it's all you could do not to shake her shoulders hard

And this is the story of the death of Cinderella

I'm gonna grow to be a maid and I'll never find a fella who can use me

And that's all you can do not to kick me in the ass






Superstar Wonderful Weirdos

 Well, Sarah's only ten
But she's attracted to older men
And they seem to like her back 'cause she's intelligent
And Billy's a football star
And he drives around in his muscle car
But he really, really wants to be a ballerina
And he wonders, who am I?
Who am I?
And he wants to be a man
But he doesn't understand
It's alright to be what he wants
I'm calling all superstar wonderful weirdos
Can you hear me call tonight?
I know you're alone in your world, full of fear though
But the more you run, the harder it is to hide
Oh, yeah, yeah
Well, Johnny studies rockets
With his plastic protected pockets
So his pens don't leak out upon the floor
Where Jenny's rolling
And she's scared of growing
'Cause she feels five feet taller than the girl next door
And she wonders, who am I?
What the hell am I?
And she's got a lot to offer
But she doesn't look like Cindy Crawford
And it makes her cry
I'm calling all superstar wonderful weirdos
Can you hear me call tonight?
I know you're alone in your world, full of fear though
But the more you run, the harder it is to hide
It's a total rejection of the system
It's the honest opinion for the very first time
It's a different perception of living
And it's time that we opened our minds
I'm calling all superstar wonderful weirdos
You're not alone tonight
No, you're not alone in your world, full of fear though
But the more you run, the harder it is to hide
Can you hear me?

 Closer than you might Believe

Friday night's your poem
Saturday, your wet dream
Sunday wakes you up slowly
To a face that you don't wanna see
I turned you on, but I left you hungry
And your heart didn't matter 'til the weekend is gone
Baby, sure you're getting some
Really didn't matter if I can't, whoa
So if the love that you're chasing after
Is in the heart to be found in the out of reach
Well, if you break it all down
Take a good look around, you'd see
That it's closer than you might believe
Should I take a number?
Should I wait for a day to arrive?
I'll still let you cry on my shoulder, babe
It's not advice I wanna give you tonight
But I let you in
But you leave me standing
And you wonder why I can't relate anymore
Don't you ever think of what it comes down to
No one else can figure you the way that I do
And you know I do
So if the love that you're chasing after
Is in the heart to be found in the out of reach
Well, if you break it all down
Take a good look around, you'd see
That it's closer than you might believe
Slow and easy
I'll tell you that's the way to go
It'll change the way you see me
And you will know
And you will know
So if the love that you're chasing after
Is in the heart to be found in the out of reach
Well, if you break it all down
Take a good look around, you'd see
That it's closer than you might believe
Just turn around and get it






 The Bottom Line

If somebody asked you to surrender
And that was the only way to win
If somebody offered you the freedom to open your mind again
Would you take that flight?
Would you walk right in?
So meet me down at the bottom line
And open my heart with your hands
And we'll hear the sound of pretenses falling
And find where the truth has been
Down at the bottom line
If somebody led you to the water
If somebody taught you how to swim
If somebody took your doubt and turned it out
And then you could breathe again
Would you take that chance?
Would you dive right in?
So meet me down at the bottom line
And open my heart with your hands
And we'll hear the sound of pretenses falling
And find where the truth has been
Down at the bottom line, oh
What if the wind blows?
The cradle will fall
What if the wise man knows nothing at all?
We justify
We crucify
But we don't have the balls to cry
So meet me down at the bottom line
And open my heart with your hands
And we'll hear the sound of pretenses falling
And find where the truth has been
Down at the bottom line
That's where we'll go
Line, where truth always flows
Line, that's where we'll go






 No Avalon

I'm just a white girl
From a small, safe town
What could I possibly know about destruction?
My lawn sure looks green today
Underneath these suburban skies
But the little boy next door wants to be the Lord of the Flies
It's like Cain and Abel and the holy sacrifice
And I have to believe that God has closed his eyes
And if there is no Avalon and we only have one life
It's hard to conceive why we let our brothers die
My bed is so safe here
And my rose-colored glasses, they're broken
And how the truth leaks in
And I, I can't imagine
I saw it on the news tonight
That they'd announce his name
I saw the blood on his hands
And they told me to look away
I tell ya it's like Cain and Abel and the holy sacrifice
And I have to believe that God has closed his eyes
And if there is no Avalon and we only have one life
It's hard to conceive why we let our sisters die
Was I?
Why, why?
Why?
It's a confused civilization, darling
I tell ya it's like Cain and Abel and the holy sacrifice
And I have to believe that God has closed his eyes
And there is no Avalon and we only have one life
It's hard to conceive why we let our people die
We let 'em die
And watch them die

 Comfort

We spent our days in contemplation
Too much too soon
And though it hurts to let it linger on and on
You're all I need
What will my heart allow
When loneliness holds me down?
So move closer and comfort me now
Move over if you care for me
But I guess you can't come out for a while
We spent our nights in conversation
Too much to prove
And I've been a fool to let this linger on and on
You're all I see
Shaping our love we found
Impossible higher ground
So move closer and comfort me now
Move over if you care for me
Well I guess you can't come out for a while
Won't you move closer and comfort me now
Move over if you care for me
Well I've come to learn how love can cage you
Tear you up and try to replace you
I guess I won't come out for a while
With no warning, no pause, no pity
Why, why, why
Don't awake my soul anymore (why, why)
Just stay away from me a little while (why, why)
Where will you go when we walk away?
Ooh, ooh
My only comfort is gone
With no warning, no pause, no pity