Songwriter: Alanis Morissette

Producer: Alanis Morissette

[Verse 1]
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

[Pre-Chorus 1]
And so you called and courted fiercely
So you reached out, entirely fearless
And yet you knew of reservation and how it serves

[Chorus 1]
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

[Verse 2]
So you were in but not entirely
You were up for this but not totally
You knew how arms length-ing can maintain doubt

[Pre-Chorus 2]
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

[Chorus 2]
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

[Verse 3]
You found creative ways to distance
You hid away from much through humor
Your choice of armor was your intellect

[Pre-Chorus 3]
And so you felt and you're still here
And so you died and you're still standing
And so you softened and you're still safely in command

[Chorus 1]
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

[Bridge]
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

[Chorus 3]
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

Alanis Morissette

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.