Alanis Morissette

Released: July 10, 2020

Songwriter: Michael Farrell Alanis Morissette

Producer: Catherine Marks

[Verse 1]
Hey, hey, little wonder
You walked the fields with all the fences down
You never knew the scent of the predator
You didn't know the house was on fire

[Chorus 1]
And so you worked as you should
While they prey'd on all you ached for
And they pounced as they would
While the guards were away, oh

[Verse 2]
Hey, hey, you marauders
You got away while they claim I'm a liar
Why aren't the gods and heroes all around me?
And everyone's turning their eyes to the ground

[Chorus 2]
And so you strike while it's hot
While the barricades are broken
You attacked at your will
While all the locks are frayed, oh

[Verse 3]
Hey, hey, you denier
Finally everyone is gathering 'round me
Now that we all know better, you'll be haunted
I hope you enjoy these drawings in your jail

[Chorus 3]
And so brace, brace yourself
For this reckoning day
I was once, at a loss
Now I stand at the gate, oh

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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