Alanis Morissette

[Verse 1]
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

[Pre-Chorus 1]
But this won't work 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

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
This ring will help me yet
As will you, knight in shining armor
This pill will help me yet
As will these boys gone through like water

[Pre-Chorus 2]
But this won't work as well as the way it once did
Because 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

[Chorus]
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

[Bridge]
I've spent so long firmly looking outside me
I've spent so much time living in survival mode

[Pre-Chorus 3]
This won't work now the way it once did
'Cause I want to decide between survival and bliss
Now 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

[Chorus]
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

Alanis Nadine Morissette was born on June 1, 1974, in Ottawa, Canada. At age 6, she began taking piano lessons, and by the time she was 9, she was writing her own songs.

When she was 11, Morissette joined the cast of a Nickelodeon children’s show called You Can’t Do That on Television, and saved up her earnings. In 1987, she used them to self-release her first track, “Fate Stay With Me.” The song caught the attention of record label MCA Canada; at age 14, Morissette signed a contract with the company. She released a self-titled album, Alanis, in 1991, which went platinum. Quickly following up the success of her first album, Morissette released Now Is The Time a year later, though it did not reach the same level of popularity.

In 1994 Morissette moved to Los Angeles teamed up with industry veteran Glen Ballard, and she began to approach songwriting more organically.

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