Alanis Morissette - 1974 Lyrics

(A duet between Alanis and Ryan Adams.)
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I was born in 1974
On a calm, meticulous street
Some place in the sun
Oh, the air was sweet
And enough
Lights sprang sparks through the window of the room
Not as raw to a ridiculous tune
Slightly out-of-key in the mother hour.

So, leave us alone
So, leave me alone
So, leave me alone
I'm busy breaking bones.

I was born in 1974
In a breached feet-first way
My twin opened the door
My very first dose of chivalry
I was dawned princess potential potent
With gold star and matching impression
Big between two doors
Small and loved and proud and unthreatened.

So, leave me alone
So, leave me alone
So, leave me alone
I'm busy breaking bones.

I bet you were strong
When you should have been weak
Like a dam that wanted to break
I wish I were the stones
Your river learned to roam
In whispering gaze.

You were told in a kind North Carolinian way
To slow down, back up, or be hated
Thank God you did not
And thank God you did
An angel either way.

So, leave us alone
So, leave us alone
So, leave us alone
We're busy being grown.

Grown
Grown
Grown
Grown.

November 5, 8:17 PM
Scorpio and a Gem.

June 1st, 9:39 AM
Gemini and a lullaby.