Not as We
Embracing Rebirth: Alanis Morissette's Journey from We to I
Lyrics
Reborn and shivering
Feeling renewed and shivering with vulnerability
Spat out on new terrain
Thrown into a new situation or experience
Unsure, unconvincing
Uncertain and not convincing
This faint and shaky hour
Present in a fragile and unstable moment
Day one, day one
Starting a new phase, the beginning of a process
Start over again
Initiating a fresh start
Step one, step one
First step in the process
I'm barely making sense
Expression of confusion and disorientation
For now I'm faking it
Currently pretending or imitating
'Til I'm pseudo making it
Continuing to imitate until authenticity is achieved
From scratch, begin again
Starting anew from the beginning
But this time I as I and not as we
Emphasizing a shift from a collective identity ("we") to an individual one ("I")
Gun shy and quivering
Nervous and hesitant
Timid without a hand
Lacking confidence without support
Feign brave with steel intent
Pretending to be brave with determined intention
Little and hardly here
Small and barely present in the situation
Day one, day one
Repeating the process of starting over
Start over again
Recommencing a new beginning
Step one, step one
Taking the first step in the process
With not much making sense
Not much clarity or understanding at this point
Just yet I'm faking it
Currently pretending or imitating
'Til I'm pseudo making it
Continuing to imitate until authenticity is achieved
From scratch, begin again
Starting anew from the beginning
But this time I as I and not as we
Emphasizing a shift from a collective identity ("we") to an individual one ("I")
Eyes wet toward
Eyes filled with tears, looking towards
Wide open frayed
Wide open and worn out
If God's taking bets
Suggesting uncertainty and vulnerability, questioning the divine
I pray he wants to lose
Expressing a hope that God, if existent, doesn't predict the outcome
Day one, day one
Repeating the process of starting over
Start over again
Recommencing a new beginning
Step one, step one
Taking the first step in the process
I'm barely making sense
Expression of confusion and disorientation
Just yet I'm faking it
Currently pretending or imitating
'Til I'm pseudo making it
Continuing to imitate until authenticity is achieved
From scratch, begin again
Starting anew from the beginning
But this time I as I and not as we
Emphasizing a shift from a collective identity ("we") to an individual one ("I")
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