Songwriter: Guy Sigsworth Alanis Morissette
Producer: Guy Sigsworth
[Verse 1]
I would never have been in such a rush
I would never have tried to control
I would never have worn such 'fear lenses'
I would never have held on so tightly
[Verse 2]
I would have kept my boundaries set
My loving no’s, my unwavering yes’s
Risked abandonment and stood by that
And thereby felt constant connect
[Chorus]
Oh, this fountain of regret, this looking back with twenty-twenty
Torturous hindsight if I knew then what I know now
This mountain of remorse won’t repeat with my understanding
This wouldn’t have happened if I knew then what I know now
[Verse 3]
I would’ve gone slower, pushed infrequent
Would not have rushed into such commitment
I would’ve shown restraint as my feet got wet
I would’ve baby-stepped into intimate
[Chorus]
Oh, this fountain of regret, this looking back with twenty-twenty
Torturous hindsight if I knew then what I know now
This mountain of remorse won’t repeat with my understanding
This wouldn’t have happened if I knew then what I know now
[Bridge]
I would’ve known much more
Known that time was all we had for future depth to unfold
I would’ve had more faith at every step
I would’ve kept intact through the whole process
[Chorus]
Oh, this fountain of regret, this looking back with twenty-twenty
Torturous hindsight if I knew then what I know now
This mountain of remorse won’t repeat with my understanding
This wouldn’t have happened if I knew then what I know now
[Outro]
If I knew then what I know now
If I knew then what I know now
I would never have been in such a rush
I would never have tried to control
I would never have worn such 'fear lenses'
I would never have held on so tightly
[Verse 2]
I would have kept my boundaries set
My loving no’s, my unwavering yes’s
Risked abandonment and stood by that
And thereby felt constant connect
[Chorus]
Oh, this fountain of regret, this looking back with twenty-twenty
Torturous hindsight if I knew then what I know now
This mountain of remorse won’t repeat with my understanding
This wouldn’t have happened if I knew then what I know now
[Verse 3]
I would’ve gone slower, pushed infrequent
Would not have rushed into such commitment
I would’ve shown restraint as my feet got wet
I would’ve baby-stepped into intimate
[Chorus]
Oh, this fountain of regret, this looking back with twenty-twenty
Torturous hindsight if I knew then what I know now
This mountain of remorse won’t repeat with my understanding
This wouldn’t have happened if I knew then what I know now
[Bridge]
I would’ve known much more
Known that time was all we had for future depth to unfold
I would’ve had more faith at every step
I would’ve kept intact through the whole process
[Chorus]
Oh, this fountain of regret, this looking back with twenty-twenty
Torturous hindsight if I knew then what I know now
This mountain of remorse won’t repeat with my understanding
This wouldn’t have happened if I knew then what I know now
[Outro]
If I knew then what I know now
If I knew then what I know now
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