Song Review: All I Really Want Song by Alanis Morissette
All I Really Want is a song by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released as the lead single from her breakthrough album “Jagged Little Pill” in 1995. The song was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard, who produced the album.
The song has a strong alternative rock sound, with a driving beat and a guitar riff that is instantly recognizable. Morissette’s vocals are powerful and raw, with a sense of urgency that perfectly captures the song’s message. Lyrically, the song is an expression of frustration and a desire for something more meaningful in life.
The opening lines, “Do I stress you out? / My sweater is on backwards and inside out / And you say, ‘How appropriate,'” set the tone for the song. Morissette sings about feeling like she’s not living up to expectations, and wanting to break free from the pressure to conform. She sings, “All I really want is some peace, man / A place to find a common ground / And all I really want is deliverance.”
The chorus is particularly memorable, with Morissette singing, “All I really want is something beautiful to say / All I really want is something beautiful to feel / And I know that if I have to go, I’ll be swayed by one single blow.” These lines are a powerful expression of the need for beauty and meaning in life, and the vulnerability that comes with that search.
All I Really Want is a standout song from Morissette’s iconic album “Jagged Little Pill”. Its raw energy and powerful lyrics still resonate today, and it remains a classic example of the alternative rock sound that defined the mid-90s.
All I Really Wanted Lyrics
Do I stress you out?
My sweater is on backwards and inside out
And you say, how appropriate
I don’t like to dissect everything today
I don’t mean to pick you apart you see
But I can’t help it
And there I go jumping before the gunshot has gone off
Slap me with a splintered ruler
And it would knock me to the floor if I wasn’t there already
If only I could hunt the hunter
And all I really want is some patience
A way to calm the angry voice
And all I really want is deliverance, ah
Do I wear you out?
You must wonder why I’m relentless and all strung out
I’m consumed by the chill of solitary
I’m like Estella
I like to reel it in and then spit it out
I’m frustrated by your apathy
And I am frightened by the corrupted ways of this land
If only I could meet the maker
And I am fascinated by the spiritual man
I am humbled by his humble nature, yeah
And what I wouldn’t give to find a soul mate?
Someone else to catch this drift
And what I wouldn’t give to meet a kindred? Ah
Enough about me, let’s talk about you for a minute
Enough about you, let’s talk about life for a while
The conflicts, the craziness and the sound of pretenses is falling
All around, all around
Why are you so petrified of silence?
Here can you handle this?
Did you think about your bills, you ex, your deadlines
Or when you think you’re going to die?
Or did you long for the next distraction?
And all I need now is intellectual intercourse
A soul to dig the hole much deeper
And I have no concept of time other than it is flying
If only I could kill the killer
And all I really want is some peace man
A place to find a common ground
And all I really want is a wavelength, ah
And all I really want is some comfort
A way to get my hands untied
And all I really want is some justice, ah
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It’s all I really want, some patience
A way to calm me down
And all I really want is deliverance
A place to find a common ground
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