All I Really Want Lyrics

Lyrics by Alanis Morissette; music by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard 

Do I stress you out 
My sweater is on backwards and inside out 
And you say how appropriate 
I don't want to dissect everything today 
I don't mean to pick you apart you see 
But I can't help it 
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 

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 

What I wouldn't give to find a soulmate 
Someone else to catch this drift 
And what I wouldn't give to meet a kindred 

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 
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 gonna 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 

All I really want is some peace man 
A place to find a common ground 
And all I really want is a wavelength 
All I really want is some comfort 
A way to get my hands untied 
And all I really want is some justice...