Alanis Morissette

Songwriter: Glen Ballard Alanis Morissette

Producer: Glen Ballard

[Verse 1]
Wait a minute, man
You mispronounced my name
You didn't wait for all the information
Before you turned me away
Wait a minute, sir
You kind of hurt my feelings
You see me as a sweet back-loaded puppet
And you've got meal ticket taste

[Chorus]
I see right through you
I know right through you
I feel right through you
I walk right through you

[Verse 2]
You took me for a joke
You took me for a child
You took a long hard look at my ass
And then played golf for a while
Your shake is like a fish
You pat me on the head
You took me out to wine, dine, 69 me
But didn't hear a damn word I said

[Chorus]
I see right through you
I know right through you
I feel right through you
I walk right through you (Woo)

[Verse 3]
Oh, hello Mr. Man
You didn't think I'd come back
You didn't think I'd show up with my army
And this ammunition on my back
Now that I'm Miss Thing
Now that I'm a zillionaire
You scan the credits for your name
And wonder why it's not there

[Chorus]
I see right through you
I know right through you
I feel right through you
I walk right through you, you

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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Jagged Little Pill

From the albums

Jagged Little Pill (1995)
Jagged Little Pill (Deluxe Edition) (2015)
Jagged Little Pill (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (2020)

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