Alanis Morissette - I Was Hoping

as we were talking outside it was cold
we were shivering yet warmed by the subject matter
my wife is in the next room we've been having troubles you know please don't tell her or anyone but I need to talk to somebody
you said "wouldn't it be a shame if I knew how great I was five minutes before I died I'd be filled
with such regret before I took my last breath"
and I said "you're willing to tell me this now and you're not going to die anytime soon"
and I said "I haven't been eating chicken or meat or anything"
and you said "yes, but you've been wearing leather"
and laughed and said "we're at the top of the food chain, yes, you're still a fine woman
and I cringed

I was hoping I was hoping we could heal each other
I was hoping I was hoping we could be raw together

we left the restaurant where the head waiter (in his 60's) said "good-bye sir thank you for your business sir you're successful and established sir and we like the frequency with which you dine here sir and your money"
and when I walked by they said "thank you too dear"
I was all pigtails and cords and there was a day when i would've said something like "hey dude i could buy and sell this place so kiss it"
I too once thought I was owed something

I was hoping I was hoping we could challenge each other
I was hoping I was hoping we could crack each other up

I too thought that when proved wrong I lost somehow and I too once thought life was cruel
it's a cycle really you think I'm withdrawing and guilt tripping you
I think you're insensitive and i don't feel heard
and i said "do you believe we are fundamentally judgemental? fundamentally evil?"
and you said "yes"
I said "I don't believe in revenge in right or wrong good or bad"
you said "well what about the man that I saw handcuffed in the emergency room bleeding after beating his kid and she threw a shoe at his head and I think what he did was wrong and I would've had a hard time feeling compassion for him"
I had to watch my tone for fear of having you feel judged

I was hoping I was hoping we could dance together
I was hoping I was hoping we could be creamy together



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[lwmillerlwmiller]

Another good Alanis song. So much more than good music - she adds a sprinkle of contemporary poetry....and serves it completely naked.

[jsep1188]

One of the greatest songs ever written. Possibly my favorite Alanis song

[JuliRafMardieta]

@rhash10 - isn't Are You Still Mad so great?? I like the edgy guitar riffs after "of course you are" and then the string arrangement symphony kicks in. SFIJ was and is an amazing album.

[rhash10]

I think this is actually my favorite song from SFIJ, maybe behind Are You Still Mad, love that song too.

[84meisaid]

@SummersideFaeri Ofcourse she is, however, she is also talking about much more than just being a raw food vegan, LOL

[romeroe42]

I love this song! thanx

[Sillilesshells]

:( whenever i hear a song by alanis i want to write music but i'm so rubbish, i wander how she started..

[Sillilesshells]

this has got a very interesting melody

[punishedexistence]

Damn I get it now...damn, that's heavy...

[svatapravda]

i heard it as "yet borne", not "yet warmed" - neseni tím tématem, na společné vlně - čestný lvíčatovský, na zelenou blabla

[SummersideFaeri]

Im Ovo vegetarian..she is talking about being a raw food vegan...lol I like this song.. cuz I hope to be raw too oneday....LOL