Alanis Morissette

Songwriter: Guy Sigsworth Alanis Morissette

Producer: Guy Sigsworth

[Verse 1]
My mind is invaded
My gates are ignored
My thoughts are negated
And you're on a roll
And I am offended
By your acts of shamelessness
Your lack of conscience
And your flagrant steamroll

[Chorus]
What part of no do you not understand?
Do you not understand?
What part of no do you not understand?
Do you not understand?

[Verse 2]
My sorrow is left off
My rages discounted
My fears are founded
This dam is no more

[Chorus]
What part of no do you not understand?
Do you not understand?
What part of no do you not understand?
Do you not understand?

[Verse 3]
Don't touch me
My body is frozen
Thanks to you
And I've sat with these secrets
I'm no longer willing to

[Chorus]
What part of no do you not understand?
Do you not understand?
What part of no do you not understand?
Do you not understand?

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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