Music Review: Alanis Morissette "Everything"
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Album: So-Called Chaos
Year: 2004
Alanis Morissette and her boyfriend share an intimate relationship in the self-congratulatory ballad "Everything."
A dutiful guitar opens the single, setting a lovey-dovey tone. In the first verse, she says that she can be rude and cruel without even caring. She won't talk about what's wrong and sulk around the house. At other times, she can be someone he can turn to for guidance. Whenever she cooks, she makes sure he eats first. She says she's willing to stand up for him in front of anyone, including his family. Sometimes, she can be the most slap-happy person ever.
In the chorus, she says that he knows every side of her. He's seen her great moods. He also can handle the self-destructive part of herself. The faults she wishes she didn't have, he doesn'tmind. He understands her and he's not going anywhere.
In the second verse, she says she doesn't take responsibility for her own actions. She says that she's stubborn, which can be difficult on him. She's afraid of commitment and that he will leave her one day. She will keep him at a distance until he reassures her that he loves her.
The chorus is sung again.
In the bridge, she says her sullenness is mostly her personality. She tries not to give into her demons but they linger. Nonetheless, he loves her despite her mood swings.
In the third verse, she says she can be humorous and tell the raunchiest jokes. She also lives her life by routine. She doesn't care much for drama. She's the most beautiful woman in the world to him. She's unlike anyone he’s ever dated before.
The second chorus is sung once.
In the final chorus, she can't believe he's willing to stay with her.
She acknowledges that she's a high maintenance girlfriend. She's emotionally complicated and won't et anyone in easily. She lets her fears about previous relationships affect her. Those days, her self-esteem is at an ultimate low. Then, the next day she can be the brightest, bubbliest person. She remembers what she has in her boyfriend and wants to show him what he means to her. However, she can't decide if she's a saint or the devil. There's no balance in her personality
Her vocals are feeble and mumbling. She talks through the verses and choruses. The intimidation in her voice is unsettling. She truly depends on him to save her. She thinks no one will love her. During the bridge, she actually sings and it there's some depth to it. She's giving himself to him. She's relieved that he didn't reject her. It's the only time the lyrics resonate.
The cowardly arrangement shrinks into the background, content to be unnoticeable
The long-winded "Everything" finds Morissette unable to adjust to current pop.
Album: So-Called Chaos
Year: 2004
Alanis Morissette and her boyfriend share an intimate relationship in the self-congratulatory ballad "Everything."
A dutiful guitar opens the single, setting a lovey-dovey tone. In the first verse, she says that she can be rude and cruel without even caring. She won't talk about what's wrong and sulk around the house. At other times, she can be someone he can turn to for guidance. Whenever she cooks, she makes sure he eats first. She says she's willing to stand up for him in front of anyone, including his family. Sometimes, she can be the most slap-happy person ever.
"I can be an asshole of the grandest kind/I can withhold like it's going out of style/I can be the moodiest baby and you've never met anyone/Who is as negative as I am sometimes/I am the wisest woman you've ever met/I am the kindest soul with whom you've connected/I have the bravest heart that you've ever seen/And you've never met anyone/Who's as positive as I am sometimes."
In the chorus, she says that he knows every side of her. He's seen her great moods. He also can handle the self-destructive part of herself. The faults she wishes she didn't have, he doesn'tmind. He understands her and he's not going anywhere.
"You see everything, you see every part/You see all my light and you love my dark/You dig everything of which I'm ashamed/There's not anything to which you can't relate/And you're still here."
In the second verse, she says she doesn't take responsibility for her own actions. She says that she's stubborn, which can be difficult on him. She's afraid of commitment and that he will leave her one day. She will keep him at a distance until he reassures her that he loves her.
"I blame everyone else, not my own partaking/My passive-aggressiveness can be devastating/I'm terrified and mistrusting/And you've never met anyone as/As closed down as I am sometimes."
The chorus is sung again.
In the bridge, she says her sullenness is mostly her personality. She tries not to give into her demons but they linger. Nonetheless, he loves her despite her mood swings.
"What I resist, persists, and speaks louder than I know/What I resist, you love, no matter how low or high I go."
In the third verse, she says she can be humorous and tell the raunchiest jokes. She also lives her life by routine. She doesn't care much for drama. She's the most beautiful woman in the world to him. She's unlike anyone he’s ever dated before.
“I'm the funniest woman that you've ever known/ I'm the dullest woman that you've ever known/I'm the most gorgeous woman that you've ever known/ And you've never met anyone/ Who is as everything as I am sometimes."
The second chorus is sung once.
"You see everything (you see everything), you see every part (you see every part )/You see all my light (you see all my light) and you love my dark (and you love my dark )/You dig everything (you dig everything) of which I'm ashamed (of which I'm ashamed)/There's not anything (there's not anything) to which you can'trelate (to which you can't relate)/And you're still here."
In the final chorus, she can't believe he's willing to stay with her.
"(You see everything, you see every part)/And you're still here/(You see all my light and you love my dark)/And you're still here/(You dig everything of which I'm ashamed)/(There's not anything to which you can't relate)/And you're still here."
She acknowledges that she's a high maintenance girlfriend. She's emotionally complicated and won't et anyone in easily. She lets her fears about previous relationships affect her. Those days, her self-esteem is at an ultimate low. Then, the next day she can be the brightest, bubbliest person. She remembers what she has in her boyfriend and wants to show him what he means to her. However, she can't decide if she's a saint or the devil. There's no balance in her personality
Her vocals are feeble and mumbling. She talks through the verses and choruses. The intimidation in her voice is unsettling. She truly depends on him to save her. She thinks no one will love her. During the bridge, she actually sings and it there's some depth to it. She's giving himself to him. She's relieved that he didn't reject her. It's the only time the lyrics resonate.
The cowardly arrangement shrinks into the background, content to be unnoticeable
The long-winded "Everything" finds Morissette unable to adjust to current pop.