Genius Lyrics
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Alanis Morissette – Mary Jane
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In her Spotify series “The Real Story of Jagged Little Pill,” Alanis describes this song by saying “It was my empathy for the feminine, for the vulnerable, and the self care
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Original Broadway Cast of Jagged Little Pill (Ft. Sean Allan Krill) – Mary Jane
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[STEVE] / What's the matter, Mary Jane? You had a hard day / As you place the don't disturb sign on the door / You lost your place in line again, what a pity / You never seem to
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Alanis Morissette – Mary Jane (Acoustic)
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[Verse 1] / What's the matter Mary Jane? You had a hard day / As you place the don't disturb sign on the door / You lost your place in line again, what a pity / You never seem to
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Alanis Morissette – Mary Jane (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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[Verse 1] / What's the matter, Mary Jane? Had a hard day / As you place the don't disturb sign on the door / You lost your place in line again, what a pity / You never seem to
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Original Broadway Cast of Jagged Little Pill (Ft. Antonio Cipriano, Celia Rose Gooding, Derek Klena, Elizabeth Stanley, Kathryn Gallagher, Lauren Patten & Sean Allan Krill) – You Learn
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[MARY JANE] / I, recommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone, yeah / I, recommend walking around naked in your living room, yeah / Swallow it down / [FRANKIE] / What a
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Original Broadway Cast of Jagged Little Pill (Ft. Elizabeth Stanley & Kathryn Gallagher) – Uninvited
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After Frankie gets a call about something wrong with MJ. At home, MJ appears to have overdosed on pills. She sings uninvited with Bella while fighting with a stereotypical looking
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Alanis Morissette – Perfect (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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[Verse 1] / Sometimes / Is never quite enough / And if you're flawless / Then you'll win my love / Don't forget to win first place / Don't forget to keep that smile on your face
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Alanis Morissette – Your House (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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[Intro] / Hello / Hi / [Verse 1] / I went to your house / Walked up the stairs / I opened your door without ringing the bell / Walked down the hall / Into your room / Where I could
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Alanis Morissette – You Oughta Know
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The ultimate “bad break-up” song. The song discusses the fallout of a breakup and is notable for the raw emotion expressed by Morissette, a trend that was just appearing among
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Alanis Morissette – You Learn (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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[Verse 1] / I recommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone / Yeah, oh yeah / I recommend walkin' around naked in your living room / Yeah / [Pre-Chorus] / Swallow it down
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Original Broadway Cast of Jagged Little Pill (Ft. Elizabeth Stanley & Sean Allan Krill) – So Unsexy
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[STEVE] / Oh, these little rejections, how they add up quickly / One offhanded word and I feel so ungood and / Somewhere along the way, I think I gave you the power to make / Me
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Alanis Morissette – Forgiven (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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[Intro] / Thank you / [Verse 1] / You know how us Catholic girls can be / We make up for so much time, a little too late / I never forgot it, confusing as it was / No fun with no
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Alanis Morissette – London
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[Verse 1] / Bougainvilleas fall into the pool / The hard shelled bugs bite my forearm / My right index fingernail chewed to the quick / My cervix is alarmed, scared even / [Verse 2
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Alanis Morissette – Uninvited (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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[Intro] / So, um, thank you all so much for being here / It's been such a pleasure to perform— / Yeah, we love London so much and we're comin' back / And, uh, bless you, thank you
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Alanis Morissette – Hand In My Pocket (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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[Intro] / I'm gonna need your help on this next one / [Verse 1] / I'm broke, but I'm happy / I'm poor, but I'm kind / I'm short, but I'm healthy, yeah / I'm high, but I'm grounded
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Alanis Morissette – Ironic (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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[Intro] / Hi-ya-da-ee / Ya-ya-di-ya, oh, oh / [Verse 1] / An old man turned 98 / He won the lottery, and died the next day / It's a black fly in your Chardonnay / It's a death row
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Alanis Morissette – Wake Up (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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[Verse 1] / You like snow, but only if it's warm / You like rain, but only if it's dry / [Pre-Chorus] / There's no sentimental value to the rose / That fell on your floor / There's
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Alanis Morissette – Gorgeous
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[Verse 1] / Testosterone in large amounts / Your little sister got kicked out of / God you can't shave your head / Come to the show, the boys they rock harder / Your mother lent
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Alanis Morissette – Ironic
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Written by Alanis Morissette and Jagged Little Pill’s producer Glen Ballard, “Ironic” describes some peculiar and unfortunate situations and went on to be nominated for Record of
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Alanis Morissette – You Learn
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“You Learn” is a song by Alanis Morissette, released as the fifth single from Morissette’s album Jagged Little Pill. The song became her third single to reach the top 10 on the US
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Original Broadway Cast of Jagged Little Pill (Ft. Elizabeth Stanley) – Forgiven
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Forgiven is the Act 1 finale. Mary Jane goes to church for what seems to be the first time in a while to make a few wishes for her and her family. She describes how she feels her
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Alanis Morissette – Not The Doctor (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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[Intro] / And it's a song called "Not the Doctor" / [Verse 1] / I don't wanna be the filler if the void is solely yours / I don't wanna be your glass of single malt whiskey hidden
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Alanis Morissette – Head Over Feet (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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[Verse 1] / I had no choice but to hear you / You stated your case, time and again / And I thought about it / You treat me like I'm a princess / And I'm not used to liking that
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Alanis Morissette – No Avalon
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[Verse 1] / I'm just a white girl from a small, safe town / What could I possibly know about destruction? / My lawn sure looks green today / Underneath these suburban skies / But
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Alanis Morissette – Thank U (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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[Verse 1] / How 'bout getting off of these antibiotics? / How 'bout stopping eating when I'm full up? / How 'bout them transparent dangling carrots? / How 'bout that ever elusive
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Alanis Morissette – Your House (Acoustic)
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[Verse 1] / I went to your house / Walked up the stairs / I opened your door without ringing the bell / I walked down the hall / Into your room / Where I could smell you / And I
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Alanis Morissette – Hand In My Pocket
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“Hand in My Pocket” is song by artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette, released as the second single from Jagged Little Pill. According to Morissette herself, the final version of
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Alanis Morissette – Hands Clean (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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[Verse 1] / If it weren't for your maturity, none of this would have happened / If you weren't so wise beyond your years, I would've been able to control myself, and / If it weren'
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Alanis Morissette – Right Through You
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[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 kinda hurt my feelings
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Alanis Morissette – Comfort
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[Verse 1] / We spent our days in contemplation / Too much too soon / And though it hurts to let it linger on and on / You're all I need / What will my heart allow / When loneliness
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Alanis Morissette – You Oughta Know (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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[Verse 1] / I want you to know / That I'm happy for you / I wish nothing but / The best for you both / An older version of me, is she perverted like me? / Would she go down on you
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Alanis Morissette – Perfect
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The song is from the perspective of a parent attempting to live vicariously through their child, who they push hard to achieve to the point it’s having a negative impact on the
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Alanis Morissette – Right Through You (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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[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
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Alanis Morissette – Head Over Feet
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“Head Over Feet” tells a tale of a couple who are best friends as well as lovers, in which the protagonist thanks a friend for his manners, love and devotion.
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Alanis Morissette – Superstar Wonderful Weirdos
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“Superstar Wonderful Weirdos” was written during the time Jagged Little Pill was and it’s going to feature on the 20th Anniversary Edition of the album.
According to Alanis
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Original Broadway Cast of Jagged Little Pill (Ft. Elizabeth Stanley & Sean Allan Krill) – Not the Doctor
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Early in the second act, MJ and Steve got to marriage counseling for the first time, the former reluctantly for not wanting to reveal her troubled past to Steve. The song actually
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Alanis Morissette – All I Really Want (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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[Verse 1] / Do I stress you out? / My sweater is on backwards and inside out / And you say, "How appropriate" / I don't wanna dissect everything today / I don't mean to pick you
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Original Broadway Cast of Jagged Little Pill (Ft. Antonio Cipriano, Celia Rose Gooding, Elizabeth Stanley, Lauren Patten & Sean Allan Krill) – Head Over Feet
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This song starts by having a double meaning. Mary Jane and Steve have finished a couples counseling session as this song begins and their lines are part of an argument/discussion
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Alanis Morissette – Forgiven
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[Verse 1] / You know how us Catholic girls can be / We make up for so much time, a little too late / I never forgot it, confusing as it was / No fun with no guilt feelings / The
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