記憶中的美好事物

我對會作詞作曲的歌手或是團體向來抵抗力較差，
我注意到艾拉妮絲是1995的"小碎藥丸(Jagged little pill)"，中的"you oughta know"的成名曲很吸引我。雖然國中時的英文極差，歌詞的意思並不懂，但仍然喜歡艾拉妮絲那種爆發力強又帶點嘶吼的聲音。
多年後英文略有小成，回顧她的專輯中的歌詞時，覺得有趣，特別喜歡這句歌詞，

"And every time you speak her name,
does she know how you told me, you'd hold me until you died but you're still alive."

年輕時談戀愛總會把不經意的話語當成山盟海誓，於是當分手後，總恨不得把對方的話塞到他的嘴巴，要他吞回去!
艾拉妮絲的曲有她特有的獨創性，而歌詞總是讓你有種莞爾一笑的感覺，
不像無謂且冠冕堂皇的大道理，是很人性面的想法。

You Oughta Know by ALANIS MORISSETTE



I want you to know, that I'm happy for you
I wish nothing but the best for you both
An older version of me
Is she perverted like me
Would she go down on you in a theatre
Does she speak eloquently
And would she have your baby
I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother

Cause the love that you gave that we made wasn't able
T o make it enough for you to be open wide, no
And every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
Until you died, till you died
But you're still alive

And I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know

You seem very well, things look peaceful
I'm not quite as well, I thought you should know
Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity
I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner
It was a slap in the face how quickly I was replaced
Are you thinking of me when you fuck her

Cause the love that you gave that we made wasn't able
To make it enough for you to be open wide, no
And every time you speak her name
Does she know how you told me you'd hold me
Until you died, til you died
But you're still alive

And I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know

Cause the joke that you laid on the bed that was me
And I'm not gonna fade
As soon as you close your eyes and you know it
And every time I scratch my nails down someone else's back
I hope you feel it...well can you feel it

And I'm here to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know

另外做了五個艾拉妮絲頭像。