More Lyrics YouTube - ‪Alanis Morissette-Sympathetic Character‬‎ I've come to realize a lot of Alanis songs are about codependency. Alanis Morissette: Sympathetic Character I was afraid you'd hit me if i'd spoken up I was afraid of your physical strength I was afraid you'd hit below the belt I was afraid of your sucker punch I was afraid of you reducing me I was afraid of your alocohol breath I was afraid of your complete disregard for me I was afraid of your temper I was afraid of handles being flown off of I was afraid of holes being punched into walls I was afraid of your testosterone I have as much rage as you have I have as much pain as you do I've lived as much hell as you have and i've kept mine bubbling under for you you were my best friend you were my lover you were my mentor you were my brother you were my partner you were my teacher you were my very own sympathetic character I was afraid of verbal daggers I was afraid of the calm before the storm I was afraid for my own bones I was afraid of your seduction I was afraid of your coersion I was afraid of your rejection I was afraid of your intimidation I was afraid of your punishment I was afraid of your icy silences I was afraid of your volume I was afraid of your manipulation I was afraid of your explosions I have as much rage as you have I have as much pain as you do I've lived as much hell as you have and i've kept mine bubbling under for you [chorus] you were my keeper you were my anchor you were my family you were my saviour and therein lay the issue and therein lay the problem |
I'm on an Alanis kick so I'm going to post some more songs that I feel directly relate to codependency. I don't know if anyone here likes her or not but I'll do it for the hell of it... Bent 4 U: You're unsure and you're not ready so that must mean I want you You're unavailable and disinterested and to you I look for comfort A million times in a million ways I will try to change you A million months and a million days I'll try to somehow convince you I have waited for you and adjusted for you and I'm done I have deferred to you and enabled you and I'm done You're too young or you're too old or you're simply not inclined You're asleep or you're withholding be that my cue to crave you Several times in several ways I'll try to squeeze love from you Several hours and several ways I'll feast on scraps thrown from you I have bent for you and I've deprived for you and I'm done I have depressed for you and contorted for you and I'm done I have stifled for you and I've compromised for you and I'm done I have silenced for you and sacrificed for you and I'm done It. won't be long before I am reclaimed It won't take long and I'll be on path again It won't be easy for us to disengage I'm at the end of self deprivation stage You're afraid of every woman afraid of your inner workings You cringe at the thought of living under the same roof as me god and everything A million times and a million ways I've tried to alter to match you Several times every several days I've tried to uncrush on you |
Sorry To Myself: For hearing all my doubts so selectively and For continuing my numbing love endlessly. For helping you and myself: not even considering For beating myself up and over functioning. To whom do I owe the biggest apology? No one's been crueler than I've been to me. For letting you decide if I indeed was desirable For my self love being so embarrassingly conditional. And for denying myself to somehow make us compatible And for trying to fit a rectangle into a ball. And To whom do I owe the biggest apology? No one's been crueler than I've been to me. I'm sorry to myself. My apologies begin here before everybody else. I'm sorry to myself. For treating me worse than I would anybody else. For blaming myself for your unhappiness And for my impatience when I was perfect where I was. Ignoring all the signs that I was not ready, And expecting myself to be where you wanted me to be. To whom do I owe the first apology? No one's been crueler than I've been to me. And I'm sorry to myself. My apologies begin here before everybody else. I'm sorry to myself. For treating me worse than I would anybody else. Well, I wonder which crime is the biggest ? Forgetting you or forgetting myself... Had I heeded the wisdom of the latter, I would've naturally loved the former. For ignoring you: my highest voices. For smiling when my strife was all too obvious. For being so disassociated from my body, And for not letting go when it would've been the kindest thing. To whom do I owe the biggest apology? No one's been crueler than I've been to me. And I'm sorry to myself. My apologies begin here before everybody else I'm sorry to myself. For treating me worse than I would anybody else. I'm sorry to myself. My apologies begin here before everybody else I'm sorry to myself. For treating me worse than I would anybody else |
Missb was just listening to Sympathetic Character the other day... |
I like this too: "That I Would Be Good" that I would be good even if I did nothing that I would be good even if I got the thumbs down that I would be good if I got and stayed sick that I would be good even if I gained ten pounds that I would be fine even if I went bankrupt that I would be good if I lost my hair and my youth that I would be great if I was no longer queen that I would be grand if I was not all knowing that I would be loved even when I numb myself that I would be good even when I am overwhelmed that I would be loved even when I was fuming that I would be good even if I was clingy that I would be good even if I lost sanity that I would be good whether with or without you |
I like Alanis but there are other songs out there that 'speak' to me in my stage of recovery... Pearl Jam I am Mine The selfish, they're all standing in line Faithing and hoping to buy themselves time Me, I figure as each breath goes by I only own my mind The North is to South what the clock is to time There's east and there's west and there's everywhere life I know I was born and I know that I'll die The in between is mine I am mine And the feeling, it gets left behind All the innocence lost at one time Significant, behind the eyes There's no need to hide We're safe tonight The ocean is full 'cause everyone's crying The full moon is looking for friends at hightide The sorrow grows bigger when the sorrow's denied I only know my mind I am mine And the meaning, it gets left behind All the innocents lost at one time Significant, behind the eyes There's no need to hide We're safe tonight And the feelings that get left behind All the innocents broken with lies Significance, between the lines (We may need to hide) And the meanings that get left behind All the innocents lost at one time We're all different behind the eyes There's no need to hide YouTube - Pearl Jam- I am mine with lyrics Or Audioslave - What You Are And when you wanted me, I came to you. And when you wanted someone else, I withdrew. And when you asked for light, I set myself on fire. And if I go far away, I know you'll find another slave. Now I'm free from what you want. Now I'm free from what you need. Now I'm free from what you are. And when you wanted blood, I cut my veins. And when you wanted love, I bled myself again. Now that I've had my fill of you, I'd give you up forever. And here i go far away, I know you, you'll find another slave. Now I'm free from what you want. Now I'm free from what you need. Now I'm free from what you are. Then a vision came to me when you came along. I gave you everything but then you wanted more. Now I'm free from what you want. Now I'm free from what you need. Now I'm free from what you are. Now that I'm free from what you want. Now that I'm free from what you need. Now that I'm free from what you are. YouTube - Audioslave- What you are |
Thank you for posting! I enjoy both of those bands as well. Anyone feel free to post any and all lyrics that help you with your recovery. :) |
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