Sometimes I think it is a greater show of strength to be able to completely let your guard down like that--even if you're the only witness to that act or have no idea why you feel the way you do.
I wanted to comment straight-away, because this song is a bit of a punch in the stomach, eh? I don't have Flavors of Entanglement, so this is the first time I've encountered this song. I love what this song is about and the way Alanis says it. What stood out immediately was:
All these tapes in my head swirl around Keeping my vibe down All these thoughts in my head aren’t my own Wreaking havoc
The idea that you can get lost in the inaccurate, negative thoughts that play on a loop in your head is one I can relate to. Sometimes all you want to do is press the "pause button" but, you can't even find it.
The music and Alanis' rising and falling voice after she sings the chorus a final time...is...I can only think of a trite word like "lovely". It doesn't quite describe that beauty-induced-nausea I experience every time I listen to it.
but I just can't convince myself that anyone ever really cares this ties into my whole we-only-have-and-can-only-depend-on-ourselves train of thought that I can get lost in. I don't know. Another conversation to follow and get tangled up in on another evening.
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Date: 2012-04-12 01:43 am (UTC)I wanted to comment straight-away, because this song is a bit of a punch in the stomach, eh? I don't have Flavors of Entanglement, so this is the first time I've encountered this song. I love what this song is about and the way Alanis says it. What stood out immediately was:
All these tapes in my head swirl around
Keeping my vibe down
All these thoughts in my head aren’t my own
Wreaking havoc
The idea that you can get lost in the inaccurate, negative thoughts that play on a loop in your head is one I can relate to. Sometimes all you want to do is press the "pause button" but, you can't even find it.
The music and Alanis' rising and falling voice after she sings the chorus a final time...is...I can only think of a trite word like "lovely". It doesn't quite describe that beauty-induced-nausea I experience every time I listen to it.
but I just can't convince myself that anyone ever really cares this ties into my whole we-only-have-and-can-only-depend-on-ourselves train of thought that I can get lost in. I don't know. Another conversation to follow and get tangled up in on another evening.