Alanis Morissette

Songwriter: Alanis Morissette

Producer: Alanis Morissette

[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus 1]
And I have been blamed
And I have repented
I'm working my way toward our union mended

[Verse 2]
I am man who has grown from a son
Been crucified by enraged women
I am a son who was raised by such men
I'm often reminded of the fools I'm among

[Chorus 2]
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

[Bridge]
We don't fare well with endless reprimands, 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 offense
'Cause I am a man who understands your reticence

[Verse 3]
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

[Chorus 3]
Because 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

[Bridge]
We don't fare well with endless reprimands, 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 offense
'cause I am a man who understands your reticence

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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