Alanis, 1991

All I Really Want Single, 1997

Before These Crowded Streets, 1998

Blowback, 2001

Crazy Single, 2005

Eight Easy Steps Single, 2005

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Alanis, 1991

Feel Your Love

Baby I’ve got this thing for you
I’m thinkin’ that there’s somethin’ goin’ on now
A wicked imagination
A serious kind of somethin’ new
It’s drivin’ me right out of my mind now
It’s gotta be desperation
Can’t feel no pain when I’m thinking about you
Dreamin’ isn’t black and white
Can’t make no gain ‘til vision c-comes true
Give it to me like I’d like to give it to you

Love, I wanna feel your love
Right from the bottom of your heart to your hands
(now now baby now) Love, I wanna feel your love
You know this waitin’ for you boy I can’t stand

Bein’ just who you wanna be and doin whatever
comes to mind boy
I gotta get information
Never knew what to do with you
You’re givin’ me somethin’ to hold on to
My newest infatuation
“People Power” means I gotta believe you
Can’t you hear the voices callin’
Keep your flowers ‘cause their colour will turn blue
Give it to me like I’d like to give it to you

Oh-woah-oh
Love, I wanna feel your love
Right from the bottom of your heart to your hands
(now baby now) Love, I wanna feel your love
You know this waitin’ for you boy I can’t stand

I’m lookin’ for love, I wanna feel your love
You know this waitin’ for you boy I can’t stand

[Spoken] Bring it down now boys!

Love, I wanna feel your love
Right from the bottom of your heart to your hands
(now baby now) Love, I wanna feel your love
You know this waitin’ for you boy I can’t stand

Woah ooh oh oh

Love, I wanna feel your love
Right from the bottom of your heart to your hands
(now now baby now) Love, I wanna feel your love
You know this waitin’ for you boy I can’t stand

Sometimes you gotta have love
You gotta have faith
You gotta have love
Oh baby now hear my voice
[starting to fade]
You gotta have love
You gotta have faith
You gotta have love
You gotta have faith
You gotta have lo-oo-o-oo-o-ove
[back-up singers echo] Lo-oo-o-oo-o-ove
You gotta have faith
You gotta have love
You gotta have faith . . .
[Continue to fade out]

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Human Touch

[Sung really fast, almost chant-like]

[Other voices singing in background] Human
Touch
Human

[Alanis] Give me what I’m askin’ for
Stop bringin’ me down or I’ll slam the door
You’re getting out of line with the Beverly Boys
You start makin’ the moves they start makin’
the noise

You know you’re not getting lucky
livin’ the life because you’re movin’ to
the jungle and paying the price
You’re livin’ right along with the
New Brady Bunch

Have your people call me people let’s do lunch
reaction to the actin’ there’s more to me
than human flesh
I’ve had enough distractions I need some tenderness

Human Touch I gotta know it’s real
I’m tired of people sellin’ their sex appeal
Human Touch I need human love
no imitations of, oh baby

A bird in the bush is worth two in
the street -- you know the kind of people
never want to meet you’re sitting really
pretty in your swimming pool with your
rock ‘n roll tan you keep thinkin’ you’re
cool

You know you can’t reach Jesus on your
portable phone he ain’t speakin’ to the people
in their Hollywood homes with a toot
in your snoot and your loot to boot
you don’t even give a hoot about the
minds you pollute

Lookin’ for deceptions there’s more to me
than human fle-esh I’m finding new
directions I need some tenderness!

Human Touch I gotta know it’s real
I’m tired of people sellin’ their sex appeal
Human Touch I need human love
no imitations of, oh baby

[Same voices as before] Human
Human Touch
Human
Touch
Here we go!

[Alanis] I’m lookin’ for the real thing there’s more
to me than human flesh I’m gonna
stop at nothin’

Human Touch I gotta know it’s real
I’m tired of people sellin’ their sex appeal
Human Touch I need human love
no imitations of, oh baby

Human Touch I gotta know it’s real
I’m tired of people sellin’ their sex appeal
Human Touch I need human love
no imitations of, oh baby

You can’t reach Alanis on your portable phone
It’ll be ringing off the hook ‘cause there’s nobody home
She won’t be back without a Human Touch

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Jealous

Make sure she’s alright
She just can’t wait to party
She’ll make it look so easy
Why won’t you listen to me
Yeah

Jealousy -- some girls have it rough oh baby
Loyalty -- why is that so tou-hou-hou-ou-ou-ough, the trust is go-one

Jealous don’t you know your girl is jealous
She can’t help but be suspicious
So better make it right
[Male voice] So whatchyou want me to do?

[Alanis] Cruelty -- it’s easy for hi-i-i-i-i-im to be
Fallacy -- you’re out on a li-i-i-i-i-imb for hi-im

Conspiracy Anxiety she just can’t wait to party
Strategy totally she’ll make it look so easy
Loyalty disagree why won’t you listen to me
Fantasy Novelty she will be free

Jealous don’t you know your girl is jealous
She can’t help but be suspicious
Can’t you see, that girl is jealous
She can’t help but be suspicious
Can’t you see, that girl is jealous
So better make it right

Conspiracy Anxiety she just can’t wait to party
Strategy totally she’ll make it look so easy
Loyalty disagree why won’t you listen to me
Fantasy Novelty she will be free

Jealous -- it’s no fallacy
Jealous -- she doesn’t trust you much
Suspicious -- so baby can’t you see that girl
don’t trust you much make sure she’s alright

Jealous don’t you know your girl is jealous
She can’t help but be suspicious
(Cruelty)
Can’t you see, that girl is jealous
So better make it right

She doesn’t trust ya
Jealous
Don’t you know your girl is jealous
(Cruelty)
She can’t help but be suspicious
(Loyalty)
Can’t you see that girl is jealous

Jealousy! Yeah!

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Oh Yeah!

[Spoken] My name is Alanis. I’m a white chick singer
the drums are a-smokin’ and so’s the bass
[Sung] Shake your thing ahh chica chica chica cha
When you sing ahh chica chica chica cha

[Cackling]

just sixteen ahh chica chica chica cha

no disco queen ahh chica chica chica cha

Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah

I’m a white chick singer I’ve seen the world I’ve got
a lesson 4U I’m your teacher girl
Two words you’ll be hearin’ will
shake the earth so repeat after me
No need to be rehearsed

Oh-oh-oh yeah
Oh-oh-oh yeah

My name is Alanis I’m just sixteen so
please gimme a break I’m no disco queen
Just hear what I’m sayin’ you don’t
wanna miss I got a message 4U and it goes like this

Oh-oh-oh yeah
Oh-oh-oh yeah
Oh-oh-oh yeah
Oh-oh-oh yeah

Ride my train ahh chica chica chica cha
Go insane ahh chica chica chica cha oh yeah
your teacher girl ahh chica chica chica cha
rules your world

[Cackling]

Now don’t overdo it when you shake your thing
cause you’ll be going insane when you start
to sing
Without special training an amateur
Could be a casualty case if they sing
these words


Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah

Yo-Ah Yo-Ah Yo-Ah Yo-Ah
Wo-oh yeah!

The drums are a smokin’ and so’s the
bass they keep on pumpin’ a groove
and it’ll melt your face
Common’ everybody and blow your mind
Because you’ll never escape these 2
words of mine
HA HA HA AH ....

Oh Yeah
[Laughing]
[Cackling]

[Mix of stretched out ‘Oh Yeah’s, cackling, and laughing]

Oh yeah!

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On My Own

Why do I feel it’s all up to me to see that
everything’s right and it’s how it should be
Why don’t they just leave me alone
I’ve got to prove I can

Little girl with stars in her eyes they’ve
got her all figured out and there’s nowhere
to hide why can’t they all see who I am
when will they understand

It may take some ti-i-me they don’t know how
it feels because they can’t read my mind
They always say I’m too young and they
feel they should help me
But I can make it all alone out here on my own

Every day I feel so in demand and all I
wish I could find is a place I can land
One day I’ll feel comfort inside cause I’ll
know who I am

I can hold the line if I know in the end
that I won’t be left behind. I don’t regret
what I’ve done I don’t think you can blame me
Now I’m standin’ all alone out here on my own

I’m not thinkin’ ‘bout leaving ho-ome
But I need to be on my own
Doesn’t mean I have a heart of sto-one
I won’t even ask them why
I can’t ever let them see me cry
Here I’m standing all alone, out here on my own...
out here on my own

Feeling lost in a world full of lies
I can’t help thinkin’ that love is just
passin’ me by. Hold on to what I believe
and keep an open hand

Can I have it all if there’s no one to
turn to when I stumble and fall
Is there a secret I need because no one
has told me -- all alo-oo-one

It may take some time cause I know
how it feels to have a lot on your mind
I’ll never feel all alone cause I
know that I have me
Now I can make it all alone out here on my own

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Party Boy

You’re love ain’t enough -- OW!
You’re just a party party party bo-oy yeah
oh baby
You’re just a party party party boy! Yeah

From the moment I walked in your life
I knew right then it was a serious
thing 4U

I got a kick out of your party friends
After a while I found a holiday overdue
Woh completely away from you
Oh baby your love ain’t enough -- OW!

Party Boy, You’re just a party boy
Ain’t no time for sleepin’ cause you’re misbehavin’
Party Boy, You’re just a party boy
Wake up soon and open your eyes
the time has come to see the light

It took me long enough to realize
That all you give me is a really big broken heart
And I remember how it used to be
There was a time when we could never be
torn apart and now I wish that we could make a start
You know I gave you all my love -- OW!

Party Boy, You’re just a party boy
Ain’t no time for sleepin’ cause you’re misbehavin’
Party Boy, You’re just a party boy
Wake up soon and open your eyes
the time has come to see the light

This world of yours turning upside down
Goin’ up and down like a merry-go-round
A rumour goin’ on right across the town
Why can’t you see it?

I give you love like you never knew
And you’re givin’ me nothing but an attitude
And now I’m gonna give a bit of solitude
I’ll miss you baby oh ....
Misbehavin’ -- now I’ll miss ya

Ow! You’re just a party party party boy
yeah oh baby
You’re just a party party party bo-oy
I’ve got to say to you so you listen
Hey Boy A - Good-Bye!

Party Boy, You’re just a party boy
Ain’t no time for sleepin’ cause you’re misbehavin’
Party Boy, You’re just a party boy
Wake up soon and open your eyes
the time has come to see the light

You’re just a party boy
Ain’t no time for sleepin’ cause you’re misbehavin’
You’re just a party boy
Wake up soon and open your eyes
the time has come to see the light

Just a party party party boy
Party boy party boy
Party boy party boy
Party boy party boy
[fading] Party boy party boy
[fade to out] Party boy party boy

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Plastic

You got a plastic name and a plastic heart
You can play the game or you’ll never start
I’m talkin’ to you
You got a plastic house and a plastic fence
Gotta look around or you’ll lose your friends
Am I gettin’ through?

You got a plastic girl in a plastic bed
And she’s in your house made of gingerbread
And you’re in there too
Got a plastic smile on a plastic face
But it’s underneath that you can’t erase
But what can you do-do-do?

Say Love (tell me what I want, what I wanna hear)
It’s not that hard after all
When everybody does
Say Love (tell me what I want, what I wanna hear)
It’s gonna tear down the walls
if everybody loves

You live in a plastic dream through a plastic card
But reality you don’t disregard
You know that it’s true
You got a plastic goal in a plastic life
Gotta search your soul gotta make it right
And here’s what you do-do-do

Say Love (tell me what I want, what I wanna hear)
It’s not that hard after all
When everybody does
Say Love (tell me what I want, what I wanna hear)
It’s gonna tear down the walls
if everybody loves

Wake up in the morning
Some are not sleepin’ tight
A matter you’ve been ignorin’
Why can’t you just say it?
Will not wait forever
Can’t you see I’m right
I want you to endeavor
To tell me again and again!

Say Love (tell me what I want, what I wanna hear)
Say Love (tell me what I want, what I wanna hear)
It’s not that hard after all
When everybody does
Say Love (tell me what I want, what I wanna hear)
It’s gonna tear down the walls
if everybody loves
(Tell me what I want, what I wanna hear)
It’s not that hard after all
When everybody does
Say Love (tell me what I want, what I wanna hear)
It’s gonna tear down the walls
[Fading] (tell me what I want, what I wanna hear)
(tell me what I want, what I wanna hear)

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Superman

I’m lookin’ for someone who can make me feel
A serious love like Juliet’s is real
A little impulsive and a boy at heart
A little bit shy but he’ll be oh so smart

Superma-a-an, I need a Superma-a-an

You got a complicated girl like me
He’s gotta be fair and treat me properly yeah
I want him to understand equality
You gotta keep searchin’ everywhere in the world
You gotta keep lookin’ or you’ll miss the feelin’

You gotta be tough to make it today woh-oo-oh-oh
You do it your way and not how they say
You’ll find him somewhere
You gotta be tough to make it today woh-oo-oh-oh
And never be scared of finding your way
to Superman

Should I call him on the telephone
Should I go see him or just stay at ho-ome
will he be different from the other boys
If I could find him I’d be overjoyed

Superma-a-an, where are you Superma-a-an

Whenever it seems like everything’s on the line
You gotta keep lookin’ or you’ll miss the feelin’

You gotta be tough to make it today woh-oo-oh-oh
You do it your way and not how they say
You’ll find him somewhere
You gotta be tough to make it today woh-oo-oh-oh
And never be scared of finding your way
to Superman now

You gotta be tough to make it today woh-oo-oh-oh
And never be scared of finding your way
to Superman


With all the other boys I never knew
what it took to make a choice
When he’s mine I’m gonna stop
all my changin’ around now
Between the two of us there’ll be
enough goin’ on that’s serious
I can’t wait ‘til I can stop
all my lookin’ around now

I found my Superma-a-an I found my Superma-a-an

Whenever it seems like everything’s
on the line you gotta keep lookin’ or
you’ll miss the feelin’

You gotta be tough to make it today woh-oo-oh-oh
You do it your way and not how they say
You’ll find him somewhere
You gotta be tough to make it today woh-oo-oh-oh
And never be scared of finding your way
to Superman

You gotta be tough to make it today woh-oo-oh-oh
You do it your way and not how they say
You’ll find him somewhere
You gotta be tough to make it today woh-oo-oh-oh
And never be scared of finding your way
to Superman

You gotta be tough to make it today
You do it your way and not how they say
You’ll find him somewhere
You gotta be tough to make it today woh-oo-oh-oh
And never be scared of finding your way
to Superman

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Too Hot

Always too hot, never too cold
You make your best shot too hot to hold
Never too young, never too old
You gotta go for gold!

[Spoken] Hey boy you wanted all or nothin’
Lose the apprehension baby
And go with the flow ‘cause you know you’ve got to
Stand up if you want the answers
You need to blast ‘em straight up baby
So say what you mean and you mean to say now

[Sung] Hey you don’t have to go and prove it
You just go ahead and do it
Your time is for the takin’, makin’
the best of what you got now

Always too hot, never too cold
You make your best shot too hot to hold
Never too young, never too old
You gotta go for gold!

[Spoken] Don’t care what they say aboutchya
You never throw a hero party
For those who oppose who you chose to be now
Maybe you could feel the power
It’s like a bomb inside your head that blows if you’re
slow when you go to use it

[Sung]You, you gotta show them that you mean it
Just go ahead and scream it
And show them what they’re missin’ listen
to what your heart could tell ya

Always too hot, never too cold
You make your best shot too hot to hold
Never too young, never too old
You gotta go for gold!

Always too hot, never too cold
You make your best shot too hot to hold
Never too young, never too old
You gotta go for gold!
Baby baby baby

You gotta go for gold and you’ll make it baby

Gold! And when you’re there you gotta
Throw your hands in the air
And wave ‘em like you just don’t care
Reachin’ teachin’ practice what you’re preachin’
Throw your hands in the air
And wave ‘em like you just don’t care
Movin’ provin’ everything you’re doin’

Always too hot, never too cold
You make your best shot too hot to hold
Never too young, never too old
You gotta go for gold

You, you don’t have to go and prove it
You just go ahead and do it
Your time is for the takin’ makin’
the best of what you got now

Always too hot
Never too cold
Give your best shot
Go with the flow ‘cause you know you’ve got to

Always too hot, never too cold
You make your best shot too hot to hold
Never too young, never too old
You gotta go for gold

Always too hot, never too cold
You make your best shot too hot to hold
Never too young, never too old
You gotta go for gold

Baby baby baby
Always too hot
Take your best shot
Go with the flow ‘cause you know you’ve got to
Always too hot
Take your best shot
Go with the flow ‘cause you know you’ve got to
Baby baby

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Walk Away

[Male voice] Good evening
We gonna do a song that you never heard before

[Alanis] A downtown cafe Saturday evenin’ and the
place is about to be closed I’m meeting my baby
yeah and order my hundredth cup of coffee today
My hands are shakin’

At half past seven I’m sitting here waitin’ for
my boy all alone for too long It’s after eleven
yeah I’m tired of waitin’ and I’m gonna go home
‘cause I don’t need this

You never think twice before you break all the rules
you gotta be crazy if you think I’m a fool

I’ll walk away and say good-bye
If you don’t want me anymore
(I’ve got my pride)
I’ll walk away and say good-bye
If I don’t get the love we had before
(not satisfied)

He finally gets here I’m waitin’ for him to ask me
why there’s a frown on my face He orders a
cold beer he has an excuse about his car
breakin’ down but I don’t buy it
You’re givin’ me somethin’ I don’t need anymore
Just gimme the word and I’ll be slammin’ the door

I’ll walk away and say good-bye
If you don’t want me anymore
(I’ve got my pride)
I’ll walk away and say good-bye
If I don’t get the love we had before
(not satisfied)
I’ll walk away and say good-bye
If I don’t get the love we had before

[Male Voice] Good Evening
We gonna do a song that you never heard before

[Alanis] His best intentions are never the same as what
he does at the end of the day. I’m feelin’ the
tension yeah Don’t gimme no reason cause you
don’t comprehend what am I feelin’

You never think twice before you break all the rules
You gotta be crazy if you think I’m a fool
You’re givin’ me something I don’t need anymore
Just gimme the word and I’ll be slammin’ the door

I’ll walk away and say good-bye
If you don’t want me anymore
I’ll walk away and say good-bye
If I don’t get the love we had before

I’ll walk away and say good-bye
If you don’t want me anymore
(I’ve got my pride)
I’ll walk away and say good-bye
If I don’t get the love we had before
(not satisfied)

I’ll walk away and say good-bye
If you don’t want me anymore
(I’ve got my pride)
I’ll walk away and say good-bye
If I don’t get the love we had before
(not satisfied)
I’ll walk away and say good-bye
If I don’t get the love we had before

So tell me now Just say the word
It won’t be long
I’ll be long long gone...

I’ll walk away and say good-bye
say good-bye
I’ll walk away and say good-bye
say good-bye
I’ll walk away and say good-bye

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All I Really Want Single, 1997

Ironic (Live from Sydney)

[Cheers, Applause]

Hey yi yi, yi yi yi, yi yi yi

An old man turned ninety-eight
[Audience only:] He won the lottery-y, died the next day
[Alanis, audience continues to sing along:] It’s a black fly in your Chardonnay-ay-ay
It’s a death ro-ow pardon two minutes too late
And isn’t it ironic . . . don’t you think?

[Alanis, with band:] It’s like rai-ee-ai-ai-ain on your wedding day
It’s a free-ee ri-i-i-ide when you’ve already paid
It’s the good advi-ee-i-ice that you just didn’t ta-ee-ake
'Nd who would’ve thought? . . . it figures

[Alanis alone:] Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his su-u-uitcase, kissed his kids good-bye-ee-ye
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?

[Alanis with band:] It’s like rai-ee-ai-ain on your wedding day
It’s a free-ee ri-i-i-ide when you’ve already paid
It’s the good advi-ee-i-ice that you just didn’t ta-ee-ake
And who would’ve thought . . . it figu-u-u-u-ures

[Cheers, Applause]

[Alanis, alone:] Yeah well life has a funny way, of sneaking up on you
When you think everything’s okay and everything’s going ri-eeieeiee-i-ee-ight ya ya hi hi hi
Yeah well life has an even funnier way, of helping you out when
You think everything’s gone very wrong and everything blows up
In your fa-a-ace

[Alanis with audience:] A traffic jam when you’re already late
A no-smo-o-oking 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 really do think...

[Alanis with band:] It’s like rai-ee-ai-ee-ai-ain on your wedding day
It’s a free-ee ri-i-i-ide when you’ve already paid
It’s the good advi-ee-i-ice that you just didn’t ta-ee-ake
And who would’ve thought . . . it figu-u-ures

It’s like rai-ee-ai-ee-ai-ee-ain on your wedding day
It’s a free-ee ri-i-i-ide when you’ve already paid
It’s the good advi-ee-ice that ya just didn’t ta-ee-ake
And who would’ve thought . . . it figu-ures

Hi yi, and yeah well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you oy hi hi
Ya da di, yi yi yi, yi yi hi

[Cheers and Applause]

[Spoken:] Thank you everyone, good night!

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Before These Crowded Streets, 1998

Dave Matthews Band

Don't Drink the Water

(Sung entirely by the band, Alanis provides the back-up echo of Dave Matthews near the end)

Spoken: Don't drink the water, yeah

Sung: Come out, come out,
No use in hiding
Come now, come now,
Can you not see?
There's no place here,
What were you expecting
No room for both,
Just room for me
So you will lay your arms down
Yes I will call this ho-ome

Away, away
You have been banished
Your land is gone
And given me
And he-ere I will spread my wings
Yes I will call this ho-ome
What's this you say
You feel a right to remain
Then stay, and I will bury you
[Wail]
What's that you say
Your father's spirit still lives in this place
I will silence you-ou-ou

Here's the hitch
Your horse is leaving
Don't miss your boat
It's leaving now
And as you go I will spread my wings
Yes, I will call this ho-ome
I have no time to justify to you
Fool you're blind, so move aside for me
All I can say to you my new neighbor
Is you must move on or I will bury you
[Wails, wails again]

Now as I rest my feet by this fire
Those hands once warmed here
But I have retired them
I can breathe my own air
And I can sleep more soundly
Upon these poor souls
I'll build Heaven and called it ho-ome
'Cause you're all dead now

[This is where Alanis joins with her echo)

And I live with my justice
And I live with my greedy need
And I live with no mercy
And I live with my frenzy feeding
I live with my hatred
And I live with my jealousy
Oh I live with the notion
That I don't need anyone but me

Don't drink the water
[Alanis echo]: No
Dave: Don't drink the water
There's blood in the water
Don't drink the

[Continue, with Dave Matthews rambling incoherently, and Alanis repeating her lines in the background, to a fade]

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Spoon

[Singer's name is in CAPS, and the singer continues until a new singer replaces him/her]

DAVE MATTHEWS: Spoon in spoon
Stirring my coffee
I thought of you
And turned to the gate
And on my way came up with the answers
I scratched my head
And the answers were gone

From hand to hand
Wrist to the elbow
Red blood sand
Could Dad be God
Crosses cross hung out like a wet rag
Forgive you? Why?
You hung me out to dry
And maybe I'm crazy
But laughing out loud
Makes the pain pass by
And maybe you're a little crazy
But laughing out loud makes it all subside
Holdin', I'm holdin'
I'm still falling
I'm still falling

Spoon in spoon
Stirring my coffee
I thought of this
[Alanis joins with a few 'la la la's in the background for the next two lines]
And turned to the gate
But on my way
Crack
Lightning and thunder
I hid my head
And the storm slipped away
Well maybe I'm crazy
And laughing out loud
Makes it all pass by
And maybe you're a little crazy
And laughing out loud make it all pass by
Laughin' out loud
[Banjo solo]

ALANIS MORISSETTE: From time to time
Minutes and hours
Some move ahead while
Some lag behind
It's like the balloon that
Rise and then vanish
This drop of hope
That falls from his eyes
[Instrumental, with some more of Alanis' 'la's in background]

DAVE MATTHEWS: Spoon in spoon
Stirring my coffee
I think of this
And turn to go away
But as I walk
There're voices behind me saying
Sinners sin
Come now and play
Da la la la la la la la
Come out and play

ALANIS MORISSETTE: Hey la la la la la ah ah ah wa ah ah ah ah ah ah aaaaaaaaaah
[Continues until fade out]

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Blowback, 2001

Tricky

Excess

[Singer's name in CAPS, singer continues until another replaces]

TRICKY: I believe in
I deceive in
Bottom weaving
I can breathe in
Make a wish in
Flower fishing
Moving vibration
Mild relation
I'm Jamaican on your radio station
Got a curse in
Could be worse in
You first
In a hearse in
Good as dead as
Nothing left in
Nothing left in
Some by heading
I need a head restin'
And a feed from a warm breast

A man making hits
From my child-bearing hips
Underground like
Who's it sound like
We all sound the same
But you don't know my name

STEPHANIE MCKAY:
I believe in people lying
I believe in people dying
I believe in people trying
I believe in people crying

ALANIS MORISSETTE:
Ah-ah

STEPHANIE MCKAY:
I believe in people balking
I believe in people talking

ALANIS:
Ah-ah

STEPHANIE MCKAY:
I believe in people breathing
I believe in people being

TRICKY:
We all sound the same
You don't know my name
Rearrange and
Things don't change
Things remain
Feel the strain
Stress
Catch my breath

STEPHANIE MCKAY:
I believe in different reasons
I believe in breath through seasons
I believe when snow flakes fall
I believe in buildings tall

ALANIS:
Ah-ah

STEPHANIE MCKAY:
I believe in people bombing
I believe in people warring
I believe disease is coming
I believe that's why I'm running

ALANIS:
Ah-ah

STEPHANIE MCKAY:
Keep living

ALANIS:
Ah-ah

STEPHANIE MCKAY:
Keep living

STEPHANIE MCKAY:
I believe in people falling
I believe in people warring
I believe disease is coming
I believe that's why I'm running

ALANIS:
Ah-ah

STEPHANIE MCKAY:
I believe in people balking
I believe in people talking

ALANIS:
Ah-ah

STEPHANIE MCKAY:
I believe in people breathing
I believe in people being

ALANIS:
Ah-ah

STEPHANIE MCKAY:
Keep living

ALANIS:
Ah-ah

STEPHANIE MCKAY:
Keep living

ALANIS:
Ah-ah

STEPHANIE MCKAY:
Keep living

ALANIS:
Ah-ah

STEPHANIE MCKAY:
Keep living

ALANIS:
Ah-ah

STEPHANIE MCKAY:
Keep living

ALANIS:
Ah-ah

STEPHANIE MCKAY:
Keep living

ALANIS:
Ah-ah
Ah-ah
Ah-ah

[fade]

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