The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, 2005
The Collection, 2005
Tibetan Freedom Concert Album, 1997
Too Hot Single, 1991
Under Rug Swept, 2002
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe | Wunderkind |
The Collection/Single | Crazy (James Michael Mix) |
Tibetan Freedom Concert Album (Disc 2) | Wake Up (Live) |
Too Hot Single | Too Hot (Hot Shot Mix) |
Under Rug Swept | 21 Things I Want In A Lover |
Under Rug Swept | A Man |
Under Rug Swept | Flinch |
Under Rug Swept/Single/Women & Songs 6/The Collection | Hands Clean |
Under Rug Swept | Narcissus |
Under Rug Swept/Single/Juno Awards 2003: A Year of Great Canadian Music | Precious Illusions |
Under Rug Swept | So Unsexy |
Under Rug Swept/Women & Songs 7 | Surrendering |
Under Rug Swept | That Particular Time |
Under Rug Swept | Utopia |
Under Rug Swept | You Owe Me Nothing In Return |
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, 2005
A perilous place, walk
backwards toward you
Blink disbelieving eyes chilled to the bo-o-one
Most visibly brave, no apprehended gloom
First to take this foot to virgin snow-ow-ow
I am a magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderme-ent
I am a wunderkind oh oh oh oh
And I lift the envelope pushed far enough to believe thi-i-is
I am a princess on the way to my throne
Destined to serve, destined to rule
Oh ominous place, spellbound and un-child-proofed
My least favourite chill to bare alo-o-one
Compatriots in place they'd cringe if I told you
Our best back-pocket secret our bond full-blow-own
And I am a magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderme-e-ent
I am a wunderkind oh oh oh oh
And I am a pioneer naive enough to believe thi-i-is
I am a princess on the way to my throne
Destined to seek, destined to know
Most beautiful place, reborn and blown off roof
My view about-face whether great will be done
And I am a magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderment
I am a wunderkind oh oh oh oh
I am a ground-breaker naive enough to believe thi-i-is
I am a princess on the way to my throne
And I am a magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderme-e-ent
I am a wunderkind oh oh oh oh
I am a Joan of Arc and smart enough to believe thi-is
I am a princess on the way to my throne
Destined to reign, destined to roam
Destined to reign, destined to roam
Ooh ah ah ooh oh
Ooh ah ah ooh roam
Destined to reign, destined to roam
Destined to rei-ei-eign, destined to roam
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The Collection, 2005
Crazy [Seal Cover]
Note: There are a number of versions of this song, the lyrics for all (except for the
club remixes) are identical
In a church, by the face,
He talks about the people going under.
Only child know
A man decides after seventy years,
That what he goes there for, is to unlock the door.
While those around him criticize and slee-eep
And through a fractal on a breaking wall,
I see you my friend, and touch your face agai-ai-ain.
Miracles will happen as we tri-ip.
But we're never gonna survi-i-ive, u-unless
We get a little crazy
No we're never gonna survi-i-ive, u-unless
We are a little cra-a-a-zy
Yellow people walking through my head.
One of them's got a gun, to shoot the other o-o-o-one.
And yet together they were friends at school
Oh, get it, 'nd get it, 'nd get it, 'nd get it no no no!
If all were there when we first took the pill,
Then maybe, then maybe, then maybe, then maybe
Miracles will happen as we spea-eak.
But we're never gonna survi-i-ive, u-unless
We get a little crazy
No we're never gonna survi-i-ive, u-unless
We are a little cra-a-zy
No no, we'll never survive, unless we get a
[notes held:] little bi-it
In a sky full of people, only some want to fly,
Isn't that crazy?
In a world full of people, only some want to fly,
Isn't that crazy? Crazy
In a heaven of people there's only some want to fly,
Ain't that crazy?
Oh babe, oh darlin'
In a world full of people there's on'y some want to fly-y-y,
Ain't that crazy? Crazy, crazy, crazy!
But we're never gonna survi-i-ive, u-unless
We get a little crazy
No we're never gonna survi-i-ive, u-unless
We are a little cra-a-zy
But we're never gonna survi-i-ive, u-unless
We get a little crazy
No we're never gonna survi-i-ive, u-unless
We are a little cra-a-zy
No no, we'll enver survi-ive,
Unless we get a
[Notes held:] little bi-it
And then you see things
The size of which you've never known before
They'll break it someday
Only child know, know
The things
The size of which you've never known before
Someday (someday, someday)
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Tibetan Freedom Concert Album, 1997
Wake Up
(Live)
[Cheers]
You like snow but only if its
warm, hi yi
You like rain but only if its dry ah ah aye yi
Theres no sentimental value to the rose, that fell on your
floor
Theres no fundamental excuse for the granted Im taken
fo-or
Cause its easy not to
So much easie-er not to
And what goes around never comes around to-o you-ou,
To-o you oh aye ya aye ya ah ah aye aye aye aye ya aye aye ya ha
ah aye ya da di
You like pain but only if it doesnt hurt too much
And you sit . . . and you wait . . . to recei-ei-ei-ei-ei-ei-eive
Well theres an obvious attraction
To the path of least resistance in your li-ee-a-ife
And theres an obvious aversion no amount of my insistance
Could make you try toni-ight
Cause its easy not to
So much easie-e-er not to
And what goes around never comes around to you-ou-ou
To you-ou oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
To you-ou-ou
To you-ou oh ha oh oh oh oh oh hoo
To you hoo
To ya oo ya da da da da da di
Yi
Theres no love no money no
thrill anymore
Oh theres an apprehensive naked little trembling boy
With his head in his ha-ee-a-ands
And theres an underestimated and impatient little girl
Raising her ha-a-a-and
'Cause its easy not to
So much easie-e-er not to-o-o
And what goes around never comes around to you-ou-ou
to you-ou oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ho to you ho oh
Get up 'n' get u-up 'n' get up off of
it
'n' get up please get u-up 'n' get up off of it
'n' get out get the hell outta here, enough already
'n' get up plea-ea-ea-yeah-ah-ea-ease
'nd wake up
[Spoken:] Thank you very much everyone, god bless you
Too Hot Single, 1991
MALE VOICE: Hot
shot!
Ha ha ha ha hot!
Ha ha ha hot shot!
Ha ha ha hot!
Hot ha ha shot!
Ha ha hot shot!
Hot hot shot
ALANIS [Spoken]:
Hey boy you wanted all or nothin
Lose the apprehension baby
And go with the flow cause you know youve 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 dont 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!
MALE: Ha ha ha ha hot
Ha hot ha hot shot
ALANIS: [Spoken] Dont 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, yeah
Its like a bomb inside your head that blows if youre
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 theyre 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!
Baby baby baby
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
Gold! And when youre there you gotta
ALANIS with CROWD: Throw your hands in the air
And wave em like you just dont care
ALANIS: Reachin teachin practice what youre
preachin
ALANIS with CROWD: Throw your hands in the air
And wave em like you just dont care
ALANIS: Movin provin everything youre
doin
MALE VOICE: Hot! Ha hot shot!
Ha ha ha ha hot!
Hot ha hot shot
ALANIS: You
CROWD: Hot! Shot!
Hot! Cold!
Young! Old!
ALANIS: You, you dont 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
MALE VOICE: Ha hot
ALANIS: Never too cold
Give your best shot
MALE VOICE: Hot shot
ALANIS: Go with the flow cause you know youve 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
Baby baby baby
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
MALE VOICE: Ha ha hot
ALANIS: Never too cold
Take your best shot
MALE VOICE: Hot shot
ALANIS: Go with the flow cause you know youve got to
Always too hot
MALE VOICE: Ha ha hot
ALANIS: Never too cold
Take your best shot
MALE VOICE: Hot hot shot
ALANIS: Go with the flow cause you know youve got to
Always too hot
MALE VOICE: Ha hot
ALANIS: Never too cold
Take your best shot
MALE VOICE: Shot shot
ALANIS: Go with the flow 'cause you know you've got to
Always too hot
MALE VOICE: Hot shot
ALANIS: Never too cold...
[Repeat & Fade]
Under Rug Swept, 2001
Do you derive joy when
someone else succeeds?
Do you not play dirty when engaged in competition?
Do ya have a big intellectual capacity but know that it alone
does not equate wisdom?
Do you see everything as an illusion?
But enjoy it even though you are not of it?
Are you both masculine and feminine?
Politically aware?
And don't believe in capital punishment?
These are twenty-one things that I want in a lover
Not necessarily needs but qualities that I prefer
Do you derive joy from diving in and seeing that loving someone
can actually feel like freedom?
Are you funny?
À la self-deprecating?
Like adventure?
And have many formèd opinions?
These are twenty-one things that I want in a lover
Not necessarily needs but qualities that I prefer
I figure I can describe it since I have a choice in the matter
These are twenty-one things I choose to choose in a lover
I'm in no hurry I could wait forever
I'm in no rush 'cause I like being solo
There are no worries and certainly no pressure
In the meantime I'll live like there's no-o tomorrow
Are you uninhibited in bed?
More than three times a week?
Up for being experimental?
Are you athletic?
Are you thriving in a job that helps your brother?
Are you not addicted?
These are twenty-one things that I want in a lover
Not necessarily needs but qualities that I prefer
I figure I can
describe it since I have a choice in the matter These are twenty-one things I choose to choose in a lover |
[Simultaneously] Are
you uninhibited in bed? More than three times a week? Up for being experimental? Are you athletic? Are you thriving in a job that helps your brother? Are you not addicted? |
Are you curious and communicative?
A Man
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I am a man as a man I've
been told
Bacon is brought to the house in this mold
Born of your bellies I yearn for the cord
Years I have groveled repentance ignored
And I have been blamed
And I have repented
I'm working my way toward our union mended
I am man who has grown from a son
Been crucified by enragèd woman
I am son who was raised by such men
I'm often reminded of the fools I'm among
And I have been shamed
And I have relented
I'm working my way toward our union mended
And I have been shamed
And I have repented
I'm working my way toward our union mended
We don't fare well with endless reprima-ands and
We don't do well with a life served as a sentence and
This won't work well if you're hell bent on your offence 'cause
I am a man who understands your reticence
I am a man who still does what he can
To dispel our archaic reputation
I am a man who has heard all he can
'Cause I don't fare well with endless punishment
'Cause I have been blamed and I have repented
I'm working my way toward our union mended
And we have been blamed and we have repented
I'm working my way toward our union mended
We don't fare well with endless reprima-ands and
We don't do well with a life served as a sentence and
This won't work well if you're hell bent on your offence 'cause
I am a man who understands your reticence
Flinch
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What's it been over a decade?
It still smarts like it was four minutes ago
We only influenced each other totally
We only bruised each other even more so
What are you my blood? You touch me like you are my blood
What are you my dad? You affect me like you are my dad
How long can a girl be shackled to you and
How long before my dignity is reclaimed and
How long can a girl stay haunted by you
Soon I'll grow up and I won't even flinch at your name
Soon I'll grow up and I won't even flinch at your na-a-ame
Where've you been? I heard you moved to my city
My brother saw you somewhere downtown
I'd be paralyzed if I ran into you
My tongue would seize up if we were to meet again
What are you my God? You touch me like you are my God
What are you my twin? You affect me like you are my twin
How long can a girl be tortured by you?
And how long before my dignity is reclaimed
And how long can a girl be haunted by you
Soon I'll grow up and I won't even flinch at your name
Soon I'll grow up and I won't even flinch at your na-ame
So here I am one room away from where I know you're standing
A well-intentioned man told me you just walked in
This man knows not of how this information has affected me
But he knows the colour of the car I just drove away in
What are you my kin? You touch me like you are my kin
What are you my air? You affect me like you are my air
And how long can a girl be tortured by you?
And how long before my dignity is reclaimed
And how long can a girl be haunted by you
Soon I'll grow up and I won't even flinch at your name
Soon I'll grow up and I won't even flinch at your na-ame
Hands
Clean
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If it
weren't for your maturity none of this would've happened If you weren't so wise beyond your years I would've been able to control myself If it weren't for my attention you wouldn't have been successful and if If it weren't for me you would never have amounted to very much And ooh this could be messy but But you don't seem to mi-ind and Ooh don't go telling everybody and And overlook this supposèd crime We'll fast forward to a few years later And no one knows except the both of us And I have honoured your request for silence And you've washed your hands clean of this You're essentially an employee and I like you having to depend on me You're a kind of protégé and one day you'll say you learned all you know from me and And I know you depend on me like a young thing would to a guardian I know you sexualize me like a young thing would and I think I like it Ooh this could get messy But ooh you don't seem to mind and Ooh don't go telling everybody And overlook this supposèd crime We'll fast forward to a few years later and And no one knows except the both of us I've more than honoured your request for silence And you've washed your hands clean of this What part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept? What part of your memory is selective and tends to forget? What with this distance it seems so obvious? Just make sure you don't tell on me especially to members of your family We best keep this to ourselves and not tell any members of our inner posse I wish I could tell the world 'cause you're such a pretty thing when you're done up properly I might want to marry you one day if you watch that weight and you keep your firm body Ooh this could be messy and Ooh I don't seem to mind Ooh don't go tellin' everybody And overlook this supposèd cri-ime We'll fast forward to a few years later and And no one knows except the both of us And I have honoured your request for silence And you've washed your hands clean of this Ooh this could get messy but Ooh I don't seem to mind Ooh don't go tellin' everybody And overlook this supposèd cri-ime We'll fast forward to a few years later And no one knows except the both of us And I have honoured your request for silence And you've washed your hands clean of this Ooh ooh ooh Ah ah ah, [echo] ah ah ah Oh ah ah oh Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh Oh ah oh ah [Fade] |
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Narcissus
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Dear momma's boy I know you've had your butt licked by your
mother
I know you've enjoyed all that attention from her
And every woman graced with your presence after
Dear narcissus boy I know you've never really apologized for
anything
I know you've never really taken responsibility
I know you've never really listened to a woman
Dear me-show boy I know you're not really into conflict
resolution
Or seeing both sides of every equation
Or having an uninterrupted conversation
And any talk of healthiness
And any talk of connectedness
And any talk of resolving this
Leaves you running for the door
(Why why do I try to love you
Try to love you when you really don't want me to
Why why do I try to love you
Try to love you when you really don't want me to)
Dear egotist boy you've never really had to suffer any
consequence
You've never stayed with anyone longer than ten minutes
You'd never understand anyone showing resistance
Dear popular boy I know you're used to getting everything so
easily
A stranger to the concept of reciprocity
People honour boys like you in this society
And any talk of selflessness
And any talk of working at this
And any talk of being of service
Leaves you running for the door
(Why why do I try to help you
Try to help you when you really don't want me to
Why why do I try to help you
Try to help you when you really don't want me to)
You go back to the women who will dance the dance
You go back to your friends who will lick your ass
You go back to ignoring all the rest of us and
You go back to the centre of your universe
Dear self-centred boy I don't know why I still feel affected by
you
I've never lasted very long with someone like you
I never did although I have to admit I wanted to
Dear magnetic boy you've never been with anyone who doesn't take
your shit
You've never been with anyone who's dared to call you on it
I wonder how you'd be if someone were to call you on it
And any talk of willingness
And any talk of both feet in
And any talk of commitment
Leaves you running for the door
(Why why do I try to change you
Try to change you when you really don't want me to
Why why do I try to change you
Try to change you when you really don't want me to)
You go back to the women who will dance the dance
You go back to your friends who will lick your ass
You go back to being so oblivious
You go back to the centre of the universe
Precious
Illusions
You'll rescue me right? In the exact same way they never did
I'll be happy right? When your healing powers kick in
You'll complete me right? Then my life can finally begin
I'll be worthy right? Only when you realize the gem I am?
But this won't wo-ork now the way it once did
And I won't keep it up even though I would love to
Once I know who I'm not then I'll know who I am
But I know I won't keep on playing the victim
These precious illusions in my head did not let me down when I
was defenseless
And parting with them is like parting with invisible best friends
This ring will help me yet as will you knight in shining
armou-ou-ou-our
This pill will help me yet as will these boys gone through like
water
But this won't work as well as the way it once did
'Cause I want to decide between survival and bliss
And though I know who I'm not I still don't know who I am
But I know I won't keep on playing the victim
These precious illusions in my head did not let me down when I
was a kid
And parting with them is like parting with a childhood best
friend
I've spent so long firmly looking outside me
I've spent so much time living in survi-i-i-i-i-ival mo-o-ode
But this won't work now the way it once did
'Cause I want to decide between survival and bliss
And though I know who I'm not I still don't know who I am
But I know I won't keep on playing the victim
These precious illusions in my head did not let me down when I
was defenseless
And parting with them is like parting with invisible best friends
These precious illusions in my head did not let me down when I
was a kid
And parting with them is like parting with a childhood best
friend
Ooh ah ah ah ee ah ah oh oh oh
So
Unsexy
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Oh these little rejections how they add up quickly
One small sideways look and I feel so ungood and
Somewhere along the way I think I gave you the power to make
Me feel the way I thought only my father could and
Oh these little rejections how they seem so real to me
One forgotten birthday I'm all but coo-ooked and
How these little abandonments seem to sting so easily
I'm thirteen again am I thirteen for good?
I can feel so unsexy for someone so beautiful
So unlovèd for someone so fine
I can feel so boring for someone so-o interesting
So ignorant for someone of sound mind
Oh these little protections how they fail to serve me
One forgotten phone call and I'm deflated and
Oh these little defenses how they fail to comfort me
Your hand pulling away and I'm devastated
I can feel so unsexy for someone so beautiful
So unlovèd for someone so fine
I can feel so boring for someone so-o interesting
So ignorant for someone of sound mind
When will I stop leaving baby-y?
When will I stop deserting baby-y?
When will I start staying with myse-elf?
Oh these little projections how they keep springing from me
I jump my ship as I take it personally and
Oh these little rejections how they disappear quickly
The moment I decide not to abandon me
I can feel so unsexy for someone so beautiful
So unlovèd for someone so fine
I can feel so boring for someone so-o interesting
So ignorant for someone of sound mind
I can feel so unsexy for someone so beautiful
So unlovèd for someone so fine
I can feel so boring for someone so-o interesting
So ignorant for someone of sound mind
Surrendering
You were full and fully capable
You were self sufficient and needless
Your house was fully decorated in that sense
You were taken with me to a point
A case of careful what you wish for
But what you knew was enough to begin
And so you called and courted fiercely
So you reached out, entirely fearless
And yet you knew of reservation and how it serves
And I salute you for your courage
And I applaud your perseverance
And I embrace you for your faith in the face of adversarial
forces
That I represent
So you were in but not entirely
You were up for this but not totally
You knew how arms-length-ing can maintain doubt
And so you fell and you're intact
So you dove in and you're still breathing and
So you jumped and you're still flying if not shocked
And I support you in your trusting
And I commend you for your wisdom
And I'm amazed by your surrender in the face of threatening
forces
That I represent
You found creative ways to distance
You hid away from much through humour
Your choice of armour was your intellect
And so you felt and you're still here
And so you died and you're still standing
And so you softened and still safely in command
And I salute you for your courage
And I applaud your perseverance
And I embrace you for your faith in the face of adversarial
forces
That I represent
Self protection was in times of true danger
Your best defense to mistrust and be wary
Surrendering a feat of unequalled measure
And I'm thrilled to let you in
Overjoyed to be let in, in kind
And I salute you for your courage
And I commend you for your wisdom
And I embrace you for your faith in the face of adversarial
forces
And I support you in your trusting
And I applaud your perseverance
And I'm amazed by your surrender in the face of threatening
forces
That I represent
Ooh ooh ooh ooh oh
Ooh oh oh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh oh
Ooh yoo ooh
That
Particular Time
My foundation was rocked my tried and true way to deal was to
vanish
My departures were old I stood in the room shaking in my boots
At that particular time love had challenged me to stay
At that particular moment I knew not run away again
That particular month I was ready to investigate with you
At that particular time
We thought a break would be good for four months we sat and
vacillated
We thought a small time apart would clear up the doubts that were
abounding
At that particular time love encouraged me to wait
At that particular moment it helped me to be patient
That particular month we needed time to marinate in what
"us" meant
At that particular time
I've always wanted for you what you've wanted for yourself
And yet I wanted to save us high water or hell
And I kept on ignoring the ambivalence you felt
And in the meantime I lost myse-elf
In the meantime I lost myse-elf
I'm sorry I lost myse-elf. I am
You knew you needed more time, time spent alone with no
distraction
You felt you needed to fly solo and high to define what you
wanted
At that particular time love encouraged me to leave
At that particular moment I knew staying with you meant deserting
me
That particular month was harder than you'd believe but I still
left
At that particular time
Utopia
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We'd gather around all in a
room fasten our belts engage in dialogue
We'd all slow down rest without guilt not lie without fear
disagree sans jugement
We would stay and respond and expand and include and allow and
forgive and
Enjoy and evolve and discern and inquire and accept and admit and
divulge and
Open and reach out and speak up
This is utopia this is my utopia
This is my ideal my end in sight
Utopia this is my utopia
This is my nirvana
My ultimate
We'd open our arms we'd all jump in we'd all coast down into
safety nets
We would share and listen and support and welcome be propelled by
passion not
Invest in outcomes we would breathe and be charmed and amused by
difference
Be gentle and make room for every emotion
This is utopia this is my utopia
This is my ideal my end in sight
Utopia this is my utopia
This is my nirvana
My ultimate
We'd provide forums we'd all speak out we'd all be heard we'd all
feel seen
We'd rise post-obstacle more defined more grateful we would heal
be humbled
And be unstoppable we'd hold close and let go and know when to do
which we'd
Release and disarm and stand up and feel safe
This is utopia this is my utopia
This is my ideal my end in sight
Utopia this is my utopia
This is my nirvana
My ultimate
Ooh ah ah ah ah ah
ooh ah ah ah
Oooh ah ah ah ah
Ooh ah ah ah
Oh oh
Ooh ah ah ah ah
Ah ah oh oh oh oh
Ya da da da da
Ooh ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
This is utopia
Ah ah ah aye
La ya ya this is utopia
Ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah
Ooh ah ah ah ah
Ooh ah ah ah
You Owe Me Nothing In Return
I'll give you countless amounts of outright acceptance if you
want it
I will give you encouragement to choose the path that you want if
you need it
You can speak of anger and doubts your fears and freak outs and
I'll hold it
You can share your so-called shame-filled accounts of times in
your life and I wont judge it
And there are no strings attached to it
You owe me nothing for giving the love that I give
You owe me nothing for caring the way that I have
I give you thanks for receiving it's my privilege
And you owe me nothing in return
You can ask for space for yourself and only yourself and I'll
grant it
You can ask for freedom as well or time to travel and you'll have
it
You can ask to live by yourself or love someone else and I'll
support it
You can ask for anything you want anything at all and I'll
understand it
And there are no strings attached to it
You owe me nothing for giving the love that I give
You owe me nothing for caring the way that I have
I give you thanks for receiving it's my privilege
And you owe me nothing in return
I bet you're wondering when the next payback shoe will eventually
drop
I bet you're wondering when my conditional police will force you
to cough up
I bet you're wondering how far you have now dancèd your way
back into debt
This is the only kind of love as I understand it that there
really is
You can express your deepest of truths even if it means I'll lose
you and I'll hear it
You can fall into the abyss on your way to your bliss I'll
empathize with
You can say that you have to skip town to chase your passion and
I'll hear it
You can even hit rock bottom have a midlife crisis and I'll hold
it
And there are no strings attached to it
You owe me nothing for giving the love that I give
You owe me nothing for caring the way that I have
I give you thanks for receiving it's my privilege
And you owe me nothing in return
You owe me nothing for giving the love that I give
You owe me nothing for caring the way that I have
I give you thanks for receiving it's my privilege
And you owe me nothing in return
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