Alanis Morissette

Songwriter: Alanis Morissette

Producer: Alanis Morissette John Shanks Tim Thorney

[Verse 1]
I won't see my dear friends as much
Male friends especially, I'll no longer be in touch
I'll change my hobbies to match yours

[Verse 2]
I'll stop reading my favorite books
I won't spend all this selfish time alone
I'll cater to you and hang on your every word

[Chorus]
I'll be subservient and spineless
I'll lick your boots as empty shells
I'll be opinionless and silent
I'll be the prettiest appendage to ever lose herself

[Verse 3]
I'll redefine self-sacrifice
Live my life as apologetic compromise
I know you'd leave if I rocked the boat

[Chorus]
I'll be subservient and spineless
I'll lick your boots as empty shells
I'll be opinionless and silent
I'll be the prettiest appendage to ever lose herself

[Bridge]
I feel this, truly proclaimed
Will help the curbing of this tendency
I know this sharing of shame
Will ensure that I won't forget myself so easily

[Verse 4]
I'll be low maintenance and agreeable
I will not talk about my dreams so much
I'll listen to you for hours, won't need anything

[Chorus]
I'll be subservient and spineless
I'll lick your boots as empty shells
I'll be opinionless and silent
I'll be the prettiest appendage to ever lose herself

I'll be subservient and spineless
I'll lick your boots as empty shells
I'll be opinionless and silent
I'll be the prettiest appendage to ever lose herself

[Outro]
I feel this, truly proclaimed
Will help the curbing of this tendency
I know this sharing of shame
Will ensure that I won't forget myself
I feel this, truly proclaimed
Will help the curbing of this tendency
I know this sharing of fame
Will ensure that I won't forget myself so easily

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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