Alanis Morissette-Doth I Protest Too Much

[cutekatebj27]

I'm not needy

I don't get clingy much

I'm not scared

I'm not afraid as such

I'm not dependent

Rock solid, stays in touch

And Doth I protest too much?

[libbeingcool]

omg, she's truly amazing!!! she's brilliant seriously...this song is so intelligent and creative. it's brilliant

[elleoneiram]

I identify with this song too much.

[TheNinja8797]

doth thou wanteth to go enjoyeth a mighty fine day at thyeth jousting arena

[multuminparvo5]

Awesome! Irony is at work in Shakespeare's line, "The lady doth protest too much, methinks," showing that the persistent AFFIRMATION of these statements suggests the lady is LYING. ("Protest" had a different meaning back then; it meant "to declare solemnly," which Morissette does here.) Her use of double irony affirms that now when women speak out or "protest" (by today's usage) about their mistreatment, they are being true. REAL women hurt when shown such disrespect and speak up about it! :)

[kundalinilove]

instead of battling what the song is about,,, why not just take the time to figure out exactly what it means to YOU

[debfan74]

@kundalinilove great reply!!!! I feel songs by Alanis are easy to fit any situation..she writes them in ways that it can be taken how it fits the listener(s)

[MsMilkytheclown]

love ya, girl!

[gReAtHiTs]

is not about when someone break up n get troguh n keeps going on no matter what after that guy/girl?... well i think that is about that... that u r happy n forgot ur ex bcause y found someone better... well i think

[Myownbiggestfan82]

i wish more folks would think this way about there relationships.

[Queeny51]

What? The whole song is about how she's in denile.

[nicholasbevan]

Perojecting are we now....?

And pertains to a great literry mind by the name of Shakespeare ;who happened to infuse the english vocab` with over a 1000 new words.....Denile is still not one of them;)

[enaruszewicz]

Thank you ;]

[NBevan75]

Thank You ! ,,,;- Irony....-;

,. . hmmmm,.Literry...?

Mea Culpa.

Would someone happen to know whether she willl be gracing The DK

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[megha63442]

Inspite of the spelling error, Queeny51 may be correct. The title is an allusion to the line "The lady doth protest too much, methinks" from Hamlet. It implies that speaking far too much about something indicates that the speaker is being defensive. Sort of like when you're accused of being jealous, you instantly say, "Me? Jealous? No way" So it may be that Alanis is declaring the reverse of what she actually feels.. Particularly since she herself keeps saying, "But doth I protest too much..."

[smiley7613]

@megha63442 Alanis is BRILLIANT. She gets a bad rap from people, typically men, who think she's just an angry man-hater. If people would LISTEN to her songs, and really pay attention to the lyrics, she literally has a song for any situation you can fathom between two people, regardless of relationship. She is a lyrical genius and I have mad respect for her music. I can't wait to hear the songs she'll write for her baby!

[megha63442]

@smiley7613 Yeah, I know that a lot of people are dismissive about her music, but I think her lyrics are absolutely brilliant, too! They've often helped me gain perspective about several situations.

[funmacsta]

@megha63442 Yea most of her songs are very sarcastic lol like her song spineless

[elleoneiram]

@megha63442 Yes.

I'm surprised that so many people don't think she's being sarcastic since the whole song is about the problems they are having in their relationships. She is clearly talking about how she should be feeling, but, like so many, she just isn't that perfect. Also, it sounds like the guy just wants a laid back girl or a noncommittal relationship, and he is taking no responsibility for his side of the relationship. And yes I do usually read this much into Alanis songs haha.

[garfreeek]

@elleoneiram

you definately should read so much in it ^_^

I can't think of the exact song but she sounds very sarcastic on URS too!

[megha63442]

@elleoneiram Most of her songs almost seem to ask for interpretation or contemplation, at least.

[EdwardCullen185]

@megha63442 Absolute agreed. It's absolutly an allusion to the line "The lady doth protest too much, methinks"... And she is not showing that she's strong, but lying, showing how she's hurt...

[moochacha2021]

@Myownbiggestfan82 i think she's being ironic a little.. like she wants to think this way but it's probably the opposite

[ayiptus]

excelente, tambien mi cancion favorita de ese cd me recuerda a Head Over Feet