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Artist: Alanis Morissette
Track: Mary Jane

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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 want to dance anymore

It's a long way down
On this roller coaster
The last chance streetcar
Went off the track
And you're on it

I hear you're counting sheep again, Mary Jane
What's the point of trying to dream anymore
I hear you're losing weight again, Mary Jane
Do you ever wonder who you're losing it for

Well it's full speed, baby
In the wrong direction
There's a few more bruises
If that's the way
You insist on heading

Please be honest, Mary Jane
Are you happy
Please don't censor your tears

You're the sweet crusader
And you're on your way
You're the last great innocent
And that's why I love you

So take this moment, Mary Jane, and be selfish
Worry not about the cars that go by
'Cause all that matters, Mary Jane, is your freedom
So keep warm my dear, keep dry

Tell me
Tell me
What's the matter, Mary Jane?
Tell me
Tell me
Please be honest, Mary Jane
Tell me
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Alanis Morissette – Mary Jane
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
Original Broadway Cast of Jagged Little Pill (Ft. Sean Allan Krill) – Mary Jane
[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
Alanis Morissette – Mary Jane (Acoustic)
[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
Alanis Morissette – Mary Jane (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
[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
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
[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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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
Alanis Morissette – Perfect (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
[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
Alanis Morissette – Your House (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
[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
Alanis Morissette – You Oughta Know
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
Alanis Morissette – You Learn (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
[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
Original Broadway Cast of Jagged Little Pill (Ft. Elizabeth Stanley & Sean Allan Krill) – So Unsexy
[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
Alanis Morissette – Forgiven (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
[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
Alanis Morissette – London
[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
Alanis Morissette – Uninvited (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
[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
Alanis Morissette – Hand In My Pocket (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
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Alanis Morissette – Ironic (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
[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
Alanis Morissette – Wake Up (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
[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
Alanis Morissette – Gorgeous
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Alanis Morissette – Ironic
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
Alanis Morissette – You Learn
“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
Original Broadway Cast of Jagged Little Pill (Ft. Elizabeth Stanley) – Forgiven
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
Alanis Morissette – Not The Doctor (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
[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
Alanis Morissette – Head Over Feet (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
[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
Alanis Morissette – No Avalon
[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
Alanis Morissette – Thank U (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
[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
Alanis Morissette – Your House (Acoustic)
[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
Alanis Morissette – Hand In My Pocket
“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
Alanis Morissette – Hands Clean (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
[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'
Alanis Morissette – Right Through You
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Alanis Morissette – Comfort
[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
Alanis Morissette – You Oughta Know (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
[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
Alanis Morissette – Perfect
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Alanis Morissette – Right Through You (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
[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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Original Broadway Cast of Jagged Little Pill (Ft. Elizabeth Stanley & Sean Allan Krill) – Not the Doctor
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
Alanis Morissette – All I Really Want (Live at London’s 02 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 2020)
[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
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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[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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Alanis Morissette "Mary Jane": What's the matter Mary Jane? You had a hard day As you place the "Don't disturb" sign on the door Yo...
Genius Q&A
Q:Who wrote “Mary Jane” by Alanis Morissette?
“Mary Jane” by Alanis Morissette was written by Glen Ballard & Alanis Morissette.
Q:When did Alanis Morissette release “Mary Jane (Acoustic)”?
Alanis Morissette released “Mary Jane (Acoustic)” on June 13, 2005.
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