"All I Really Want" lyrics

"All I Really Want"

Do I stress you out?
My sweater is on backwards and inside out
And you say, "How appropriate!"
I don't wanna 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 the 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, aao, aao, aao, aa, aah

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'm humbled by his humble nature, yeah

And 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
Ah, aao, aao, aao, aa, aah

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, your 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

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, aao, aao, aao, aa, aah
And all I really want is some comfort
A way to get my hands untied
And all I really want is some justice
Ah, aao, aao, aao, aa, aah

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
And all I really want is some justice


Thanks to Marcy for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Glen Ballard, Alanis Nadine Morissette
Glen Ballard, who co-wrote this song with Alanis Morissette, also produced her third album, "Jagged Little Pill" (1995).
This track was released as the third single from the album in the USA in 1995, and the sixth single outside of the States in 1996.
The predecessor of this song was "The Bottom Line", the first song written by Alanis Morissette with Glen Ballard. "The Bottom Line" was released on the second CD of "Jagged Little Pill: 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition" (2015).
Estella, mentioned in these lyrics, is a character from the novel "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens.
The single of "All I Really Want" reached number 14 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, number 40 on the ARIA Charts in Australia and number 59 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1996.
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