• Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    For those like me who don’t listen to Alanis

    You oughta know

    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 in a theatre? Does she speak eloquently? And would she have your baby? I’m sure she’d make a really excellent mother 'Cause the love that you gave that we made Wasn’t able to make it enough for you to be open wide No, and every time you speak her name Does she know how you told Me you’d hold me until you died? 'Til you died, but you’re still alive And I’m here, to remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It’s not fair, to deny me Of the cross I bear that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know You seem very well Things look peaceful I’m not quite as well I thought you should know Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity? I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner But it was a slap in the face How quickly I was replaced And are you thinking of me when you fuck her 'Cause the love that you gave that we made Wasn’t able to make it enough for you to be open wide No, and every time you speak her name Does she know how you told me You’d hold me until you died? 'Til you died, but you’re still alive And I’m here, to remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It’s not fair, to deny me Of the cross I bear that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know 'Cause the joke that you laid in the bed that was me And I’m not gonna fade as soon as you close your eyes And you know it And every time I scratch my nails Down someone else’s back, I hope you feel it Now can you feel it? 'Cause I’m here, to remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It’s not fair to deny me Of the cross I bear that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know Why I’m here, to remind you Of the mess you left when you went away It’s not fair, to deny me Of the cross I bear that you gave to me You, you, you oughta know

    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      5 months ago

      I’ve heard this song a thousand times growing up and never actually listened to the words. Wild. Good stuff.

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        Sometimes I wonder how many millennials have attachment disorders simply because we grew up with this song being pretty much inescapable for almost a decade.

        Like, yeah, she’s talented but has anyone ever studied what it does to a young mind when you grow up in a culture that blasts its relationship drama in song format 24/7 everywhere from the car radio to the supermarket, followed by The Offspring’s The Kids Aren’t Alright and Linkin Park’s Crawling?

        In chronological order, it reads like a descent into madness if you ask me.

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          I’m going to go out on a limb and say none. Being abandoned by my parents gave me attachment issues, this is just a song.

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            Being abandoned into a world that processes its relationship drama for profit by playing it 24/7 in all public areas

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          People outside the anglosphere were/are being blasted with American pop music just the same, with only a fraction of them understanding anything beyond the hook of any song. And those are simarly fucked up, so my guess is the effect is zero.

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        Important note: she’s singing to Dave Coulier, Uncle Joey from Full house, who used Alanis to cheat on his wife.