Alanis Morissette - Hands Clean (Official Video)

Alanis Morissette - “Hands Clean" from the album ‘Under Rug Swept’
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LYRICS
If it weren't for your maturity none of this would have happened
If you weren't so wise beyond your years I would've been able to control myself
If it weren't for my attention you wouldn't have been successful and
If it weren't for me you would never have amounted to very much
Ooh this could be messy
But you don't seem to mind
Ooh don't go telling everybody
And overlook this supposed crime
We'll fast forward to a few years later
And no one knows except the both of us
And I have honored your request for silence
And you've washed your hands clean of this
You're essentially an employee and I like you having to depend on me
You're a kind of my protégé and one day you'll say you learned all you know from me
I know you depend on me like a young thing would to a guardian
I know you sexualize me like a young thing would and I think I like it
Ooh this could get messy
But you don't seem to mind
Ooh don't go telling everybody
And overlook this supposed crime
We'll fast forward to a few years later
And no one knows except the both of us
I've more than honored your request for silence
And you've washed your hands clean of this
What part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept?
What part of your memory is selective and tends to forget?
What with this distance it seems so obvious?
Just make sure you don't tell on me especially to members of your family
We best keep this to ourselves and not tell any members of our inner posse
I wish I could tell the world cause you're such a pretty thing when you're done up properly
I might want to marry you one day if you watch that weight and keep your firm body
Ooh this could be messy and
Ooh I don't seem to mind
Ooh don't go telling everybody
And overlook this supposed crime

[@milouribe4082]

If you search this song by yourself you're a legend ☺️✨

[@ravensbigtrusss7905]

Thanks Iam a legend

[@PabloGarcia-PelayoAlvarez]

LOVE you to the bone Alanís morissette 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 Nothing is gonna CHANGE my feelings for you So beautiful ❤️ like you are

[@BluePedal]

"I have honored your requests for silence." - I love that line.

[@pablo-zw8fw]

my beautiful

[@user-xl6jp6qc6m]

Ela sofreu pedófila, não significa uma coisa boa não 😢

[@suzannerossiter1271]

“ that’s not lip service “ is mine.

[@lindaresiato158]

Beautiful...❤

[@nigeldiaz7726]

.....big line

[@hazardcfc408]

her best song hands down

[@stormy32316]

I was one of those teenagers singing along to this radio hit back then, not understanding. Alanis, I understand now and I’m sorry. Thank you for sharing your story and art.

[@ember-brandt]

Same here... I was a VERY sheltered 14-year old when this album came out (2002), and while I LOVED that album overall (and it holds up incredibly well, to tis day) - the lyrics to this particular just flew over my head, and while it's obviously a blessing that it wasn't something I could instantly relate to and understand back then... I'm also sad that I didn't understand what she was really trying to say. I also didn't have cable TV (and KZbin didn't exist until 2006, for any younger gens reading this lol), so I also didn't see the music video until Covid happened - which I'm sure would've opened my eyes a bit more to how dark the song actually was... but because I didn't see that, I just didn't "get" the song - in fact, I remember feeling weirded out about it because I took the song at face-value and thought she was singing from her own pov about a relationship with a younger man (I didn't pick up on the p*do implications in the song, so I thought she was singing about some younger man in a more... really creepy, shallow, immature, power-dynamic-sounds-like-a-lawsuit-about-to-happen kind of way that still made me wildly uncomfortable all on its own), which VERY much confused me because that _seemed_ so out-of-character for her...? But, yeah... the backstory and real meaning of the song was just totally lost on HS freshmen me, unfortunately, so I almost always skipped this song... I feel really bad about how I misinterpreted that song (and, by extension, her character) now, even though I was wise enough to kept those _very_ unverified assumptions to myself (in fact, this is the first time I've ever said any of that to literally anyone). Literally 20 years later and finally knowing what I know about it now, this song is *_incredibly_* well done.

[@stormy32316]

@@ember-brandt I agree and I HAD seen the video back then! It’s amazing how our perspective changes with time. I finally got to see Alanis last summer and it meant the world to me.

[@johnthomas8589]

You’re a big girl. Just say the word. “Pedophile.”

[@claudiadelarosa270]

Me too! I remembered this song yesterday and I used to sing it back then…but now I know what this is about now and damn :/

[@davidbraybrooke8732]

It’s too late for sorry duckies. Alanis wants compensation. Oh the disrespect

[@Blueyfanz]

Alanis Morissete, I know you will probably never see this comment, but you have saved my life. You are an inspiration

[@stephenpink758]

And 💎 diamond 💎 , you are an inspiration, and you are saving life...

[@SonsOfAlan]

We see you❤️

[@personanullgrata]

U probably saved yourself, listening to Alanis. ❤

[@juliepritchard1617]

20 years ago maybe when this came out? Havent looked it up for years. Still pretty good in 2024🎉 whos listening now!!!

[@nym_r0dd]

I just thought about it too!!!! timeless classic

[@jaydoubleu4575]

Yes

[@ygm_dom6702]

My daughter is at her concert in Tampa right now and just sent me a clip of this!😊😊

[@sisofphil]

This song so perfectly captures the pain of being a teenage girl that is exploited. Nearly a decade before the me-too moment, Alanis was so ahead of her time

[@loristoneking5711]

Yes but Alanis had an edge over her older lover. She was not a victim.

[@sheckygagstein8966]

I guess her parents should have taught her better, when she was a child. I know I would have, WATCH OUT FOR DEVIANT PEDO MONSTERS!!

[@gobbytaurusxx1456]

You're unwell

[@andymack75]

@@loristoneking5711 she was a kid.

[@maritaaracena980]

Beautiful song 🙌🥹 wonderful memories 🥹🙌 Greetings From Argentina 🇦🇷🙌

[@truestorybro6639]

What a girl, what a woman

[@cb_2887]

When I was younger, I just listened to this. Now that I'm older, I feel it.

[@gilsonjunior6963]

If only I could tell you how much your comment hurt on me as well... Just hope that things may work out in your heart and your mind! Peace!

[@Lorrrnah]

So very, very true.

[@nikkiberetta9969]

Yes, I know exactly what you mean

[@joet.6019]

Amen

[@bazarleam2593]

When I was younger I knew I never wanted to feel it... I was right.

[@alannahjones2833]

This song helped me heal from my past trauma.

[@K_PAC]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@tobyargall8202]

I wonder......alanis cant sleep....does she log on and read comments at 4am while eating left over pizza in her downtime. I often wonder if she realises at all or how much she spoke to an entire generation of pre emo people. How much her art resonates still to this day......alanis if its 4am and youre eating cold pizza just know youre a poet xo

[@peternewturkey]

yes to all of this!!!

[@CallmeA_B]

Never thought about it, but I love the idea completely now lol 🥱🍕🤳😄

[@okiguess8103]

Wtf I'm was jus eating pizza

[@tobyargall8202]

@@okiguess8103 what kind of pizza?

[@okiguess8103]

@@tobyargall8202 pepperoni and beef

[@mor9361]

Masterpiece

[@ericday4505]

Yeah, but the sound tech was not very masterful, horrible sound and it comes from the right channel mostly, terrible. Great song though..

[@petruspinotti4507]

She always has such strong messages in her songs.

[@kassiorosa6248]

If Just tell of your secret silence in brazil, if guy is a motherfucker

[@Burty_YT]

anyone else wish they could hear this song for the first time again?

[@joshuavgc4160]

I see you in the comments of all the good music. Excellent taste in music 🙂

[@cmooneyification]

@@joshuavgc4160 aaaaqqà

[@cese2024]

Me

[@raychelnixxx.1035]

@@cese2024 🤟🏼

[@louiseb3146]

It was my first time. Or at least I don't remind from 15 years ago...

[@swankhood]

I've been in this type of relationship at 15, he was 45. I survived, Thanks for being autobiographical, Alanis ❤

[@tylerp3327]

15-45??? 😱 what even makes anybody do that..?

[@gasmith7486]

@@tylerp3327Hormones my genius. Hormones.

[@Irish-juju]

I feel you…my 1st, I was 15 he was 29. He still talks to me like a child when I have to deal with him because of our kids

[@swankhood]

​@@tylerp3327ask the 45 year old!

[@ygm_dom6702]

I was 20 and he was 49😮

[@hayley2218]

This has to be my favourite Alanis song. I don’t care whatever anyone else has to say

[@seanvillalta8109]

As we get older, these songs get deeper and deeper. Enjoy the past :)

[@robertbruce7772]

Pure nostalgia, a great song and a great artist!!!! Will we see anything resembling this ever again is the question I have.

[@seanmurray9528]

EXACTLY

[@miltongarciacoles7469]

Agree.

[@MissAmericarules]

Xoxo

[@reneebatson9]

yup..totally agree

[@normandale1987]

I hope Alanis is having a good day

[@tiffanypearson5857]

Patience is a virtue.

[@Spiritualandpsycho]

This song has helped me heal from my ex husband. He was 16 years older than and I loved him so much. He was abusive, and I kept it to myself until we divorced. I love her so much. Thank you for helping me heal, Alanis.

[@wantingthesky]

good luck

[@RhiannaBarr]

For those interested, Alanis wrote this about a clandestine sexual relationship she had with her producer Leslie Howe from ages of 14-19. This was her way of healing, writing this song.

[@Janewomanpower]

Yes you daid it better than i. She was in the #metoo long ago. Thank you for naming him.

[@Janewomanpower]

I love the video because she's talking about the secret and showing the song being sent all over the world. Love the line "ohh this could get messy" (but she is exposing it regardless) I love it! I love her.

[@GreetingsFineCitizen]

A more detailed story: It is about Alanis' relationship with her former manager, Leslie Howe. Alanis was 14 and he was 29. He manipulating her into thinking that if she slept with him, she would become famous. It lasted until she was 19. The verses are told from Leslie's perspective while the chorus is from Alanis' perspective.

[@NoOne-us9xv]

I've looked into this. I haven't seen any confirmation, from her or anyone else, that Leslie Howe is the subject of the song. In fact, I haven't even been able to find anything tangential. At best, some people have speculated about it, but I have yet to see anything remotely resembling a concrete link. If I'm being frank, I could very well see it being him. It sounds perfectly plausible, and I wouldn't be surprised. That said, if you don't have anything more than conjecture, that's a pretty serious allegation to be making.

[@giardinodisraele-istitutol1761]

Are you sure she’s not talking about a friend of her father ?

[@danestone1385]

Still listening/watching in 2024! Who's with me?

[@user-fs5gg4pl6l]

❤

[@paularussell2364]

listening on repeat!

[@TheMerryMaryOne]

Me😃

[@thomaskreisel5764]

🙃

[@jhaymz]

Here!!!😂

[@ryanreed788]

The greatest female artist off all time.

[@nagib_p]

I have to agree

[@jayxtacee5695]

💯

[@thedappercook]

That title is reserved for one lady only, Celine Dion

[@nagib_p]

@@thedappercook maybe, but not the title of "best singer/songwriter/musician/fabulous freak of nature!

[@laragutbrod9731]

If you like her music, I recommend checking out Tori Amos as well!

[@davidwilson9718]

This song makes me feel alive,I need that.

[@derekrasmussen4707]

Alanis you fucking rock how fortunate I am to be alive when you are as well

[@TheVanillatech]

Derek Rasmussen That is a fucking awesome compliment :D :D:D:D well done man! Well Done!

[@coreystack5655]

Fuck yeah dude your the man

[@coreystack5655]

Sorry guys I was like number 70 :/

[@robertortega3548]

Oh, hands clean, probably my favorite song of Alanis.

[@masterj2682]

Her first 3 albums are masterpieces. I live for all those 90s female singer/songwriters.

[@mindriot91_96]

There are SO many great 90's women singer/songwriters. Now, it's mostly barren.

[@personanullgrata]

She is just fantastic. What energy, what feelings, what awareness and presence! She's just beautiful.

[@HumanBeingYoga]

This song is so sad and heartbreaking for real. I was so young and naive when this came out that I didn’t realise what it was really about.

[@AXharoth]

me neither!!!!!! :o

[@elizabethsnow8939]

Right?!? I had NO IDEA what this song was actually talking about when it camd out.

[@RealMonoid]

@@elizabethsnow8939 What is it about??

[@Dwainegnd]

@@RealMonoid it’s about her relationship with an older man when she was 14. The song is from his perspective. Basically him grooming her.

[@RealMonoid]

@@Dwainegnd Cool, seems like a great way to become a rich pop star

[@RandomHippieCreations]

I wish I would have listened more closely to the words as a teenager 🥺

[@marie0893]

Vive les années 1990 à 2000 !

[@nova4005]

She talked about this song in a video as a conversation back and forth between her and the man who committed statutory rape. So some of the lyrics are what he said to her and some are what she said/ would say to him. Incredible song really.

[@JJ-vg9du]

The biggest, and most typical part is, that when it was released - This was a brilliant good song plus great video! Yet, no one really got the words she said. This had heavy rotation!

[@gaile3765]

​@@JJ-vg9du not really true. When came out I knew exactly what sing was about. How someone in industry attacked her when under age.. she never said who person was or if still in industry. Coming out the last few yrs or so how a lot of these men in power were creeps. How others turned blind eye to their *Supposed * crimes. .

[@JJ-vg9du]

@@gaile3765 Doesn't change the fact she didn't got help, so on a global scale most people sang allog with a nice video.

[@aaronpuglisi3505]

It was about Ryne

[@whatoncewas8480]

@@gaile3765 same. It was clear as day. The confirmation was just nice

[@twanphanijphand6429]

These lyrics are hard to sing at the speed that she sings them, and she does it with such clarity that all the words come out clearly and distinctly, on top of being an incredible lyricist. Her lung capacity must be unreal

[@SonsOfAlan]

Agree. I once sang this live and I was utterly terrified of mispronouncing the lyrics!

[@NateSean]

I secretly believe Alanis is the human embodiment of Terpsichore.

[@kittycatuser]

No one should be able to squeeze this many words into one line, but Alanis does it so seamlessly. Lyricists: Alanis you can't do that. Alanis: Watch me.

[@herbertrichard614]

Unquestionable genius, now would tell her to shut up and go away and not come back? Thanks chief.

[@Herbalizer28]

I think we didn't realize how much Alanis was a gem !

[@NastassyaCarretti]

damn, I can't imagine how much is difficult for her to repeat his words while singing in front of everyone... maybe it's like a therapy. A great songwriter and a strong woman.

[@edsonferreira2136]

Eu tb , como deve ser difícil, adoro ela

[@AlexandreBorges-vl9ir]

Magnifik

[@AlexandreBorges-vl9ir]

guud nayth

[@AlexandreBorges-vl9ir]

Olivia Rodrigo develjrs License

[@AlexandreBorges-vl9ir]

Morrissei sueddem

[@nethervortex]

Ive heard this for 20 years and never paid attention to the lyrics, its like hearing it for the first time.

[@wendellshu]

This just hits so much harder now. Such grace.

[@Muirmaiden]

Great song, but the lyrics are extremely powerful. An older man tells her that without him, she wouldn't have amounted to anything, yet he washes his hands clean (absolves himself of responsibility) for having a relationship with a minor. He puts it all on her for "tempting him" and expects her silence so he won't get in trouble. When Alanis came forward recently about being a victim of statutory rape as a teenager it really put this song in perspective.

[@lestersmith493]

REGARDLESS ITS NOT RIGHT DEAR GOD HAVE MERCIE

[@Muirmaiden]

lester smith, when did I say it was right? I didn't. I'm talking about the meaning behind the song.

[@samberg8181]

Sounds like it might have been a little more than statutory and pretty damn coercive

[@BubuElisa]

M

[@_yuri___]

Yeah never knew she came forward about that. This song always came off like that for me theres literally no other interpretation.

[@nevergonnaletudown]

Though Jagged is her best album, "Hands Clean" is definitely her best song.

[@ankihansen2489]

I disagree, Wake Up is her best song

[@jruberte]

@@ankihansen2489 i disagree, Forgiven is her best song. 😉

[@edwardbaker3897]

@@jruberte Forgiven is definitely her best song. This is her second best.

[@gregb4395]

Definitely. No question or debate. According to you.

[@omarel-jishi3831]

@@ankihansen2489 ⁶ 0121

[@stevemrmusic9-zs7zs]

I get chills at the brilliance of this song. Everytime that elevated chorus kicks in. ⭐️✨

[@trilionariobilionario3564]

The guitar *.*

[@stevemrmusic9-zs7zs]

@@trilionariobilionario3564 Absolutely. The whole vibe.

[@trilionariobilionario3564]

@@stevemrmusic9-zs7zs Yeah :)

[@sean5990]

Reminds me of good times.

[@AndyTomlins]

I sort of always liked the mixed feelings this song gives me. It's so beautiful but with an unsettling story. Its so mixed up. I was madly in love with a girl for 10 years but I did get with her when she was a year underage and I was 2 years older. She was mature and smart and I get that part of the song but I knew it was still wrong.

[@stevesunusual]

Alanis at her peak. The guitar lacing during the chorus and outro are exquisite too.

[@jaydoubleu4575]

Indeed

[@ericprentice3032]

20 years later this song still holds up!

[@daniellecoutinho2001]

👏

[@ds2476]

This is 20 yrs old? I wasted so many ear years! XD Love it

[@ericprentice3032]

@@ds2476 yup it was released in 2002. The record it is on Under Rug Swept is a great album.

[@raisa_cherry33]

Really?! 😮😮

[@leogama7022]

Te amo ❤

[@TheCorporatePlayers]

Nothing treats my ears like this woman's voice does.

[@UnimatrixOne]

Of course, it´s the voice of God! That´s not a Dogma! :-)

[@hiroyama4757]

彼女の曲の中では1番好き。 2024年の今でも通勤中の車内で聴いてます。

[@ViniciusSilva-qv3bn]

2024 ouvindo essa música q marcou minha adolescência!! 🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@daytripperarrabal]

After all these years, these lyrics make so much more sense...

[@stephenniehaus8635]

By far, her greatest song.

[@u.mgalappaththi2892]

You were right the whole time.

[@sab3295]

My favorite of hers... for sure. I just went to copy the link but I listened to the whole thing

[@lucystoner]

She pulled no punches with these lyrics.

[@sab3295]

@@lucystoner I was like is this about Joey too so I googled it.... nope

[@pepengpantal1363]

the craftiest for sure

[@teresas122]

Just heard this on the radio again after so long. How is it sooo good? ❤❤❤❤

[@teresas122]

😭

[@joesoldaccount1515]

I never listened to this song before, or knew what it was about. But I had two abusers, one my biological father and one online that lasted for 19 years. Should I have seen the abuse before? Yes. Should I have stopped it before, yes. What matters most is at 32 I know now. I'm only own journey. I don't know who out there needs this: Keep going, hell is no place to stop. It wasn't your fault and no matter how much you doubt yourself or think of ways you could have stopped it. Know you did what you could at the time. You are doing great now, just keep that head up.. as hard as that gets sometimes. Smile, because you deserve a bright future. They don't.

[@marconiemann8622]

For me this is still one of the greatest Songs about abuse. With this Song she gives many many people a voice.

[@danagraslie5718]

She actually gives her abuser credit for what he had done for her & her career but at what cost??? Power can take away human decency I swear...

[@scottlosey4978]

@@danagraslie5718 And, often, the true impact of the abuse may not manifest for many, many years!

[@danagraslie5718]

@@scottlosey4978 This is very true...

[@ember-brandt]

@@scottlosey4978 Indeed. Alanis herself said in an interview that it took years of therapy to even admit that she was the victim of grooming and SA because she never wanted to feel like a victim. That shit is *hard* to come to terms with, let alone unpack and heal properly :/ 💚

[@daliamolina5832]

Profound expression of a unfortunate experience yet Eloquently sung

[@angc1456]

Classic !!!!!!!!

[@michael85225]

I remember hearing this song a lot when I was 11 years old and not knowing what it was about. A few years ago I heard it again on the radio and listened to the lyrics and understood. An amazing song which tells a bad story.

[@juancarlosdelascuevas8765]

Her most underrated song also happens to be her best

[@sean5990]

My early 20's... when life was good. What the hell went wrong?

[@blakeclark1133]

A very sad part of the film and music industry. Love you Alanis and thank you for addressing this issue.

[@bayarangiyotero4648]

In my opinion, the best song Alanis has ever written. More melodic, more mature, and certainly more poignant than "Right Through You" from Jagged Little Pill.

[@jacobotter708]

i mean, is that really true for you? Right Through You was a scathing no-holds-barred indictment, Hands Clean is a fairly passive-aggressive confession. it packs one of of my favorite punches, but i wouldn't view the latter to be more 'mature' than the former, psychologically speaking. screaming the monkey off your back certainly feels better than a decade of therapy about what you subtly slipped in under a pristine pop radar. the melody tho? oh god yes. i think Hands Clean is one of pop music's most underrated true gems.

[@cloudambient]

I won't deny that the melody matched with the rhythm is incredibly catchy, but why is no one mentioning that this song is clearly about an older woman's relationship with a younger/underage boy? Lol

[@jessicam8112]

@@cloudambient cause it isn't? Its about a young girl and an older man.

[@cloudambient]

@@jessicam8112 that's kinda interesting that we both listened to the same thing and had different reactions. I wonder why this is called art and not math?

[@arresteddevelopment2158]

A song warning us how to look out for the predators of sexual abuse and harassment. And the psychological power games by the perpetrator on the victim.

[@kevinjackman4026]

I can't put into words how much I feel about this. I want to go into detail but I can't because this is not the platform And it's too personal to talk about. Men can be taken advantage of at a young age and never learn how to cope. This song helps me know I'm not alone.

[@ivomuzik]

This was her succesfull return to music after the 90s!

[@setaside2]

Perhaps her most timeless song. The one that could hit anyone, at any time, in any era.

[@FoolyLiving]

I dont think listening to this as a girl, you understand what this song is about until later on in life. Thank you for your powerful and meaningful music! It's helped me more than a few times in my life.

[@carolederent7638]

Patje Yashara A married producer using his power in the music industry to take advantage of an underage girl

[@camisnyder3460]

I literally was JUST thinking that. Wtf.

[@jamesrainwater9742]

@@U0AO talk

[@raychelnixxx.1035]

@@jamesrainwater9742 😻👍🏼

[@pancakeface2570]

Unfortunately some of us did understand what this was about when we were young.

[@AliceMoore-oq2nq]

Crazy how one video can predict the past present and future she was spot on amazing

[@eduardogomez7149]

the level of genius this song reaches when you know the backstory and watch the music vid omg

[@murtlegraner1056]

The lyrics make me cry every time I listen to it.

[@PollyGammy]

I didn’t get this song until I was in my 30s and realized I had a pretty fucked up relationship with a 15 year older, married man when I was 22. I damn sure honored requests for silence.

[@frijolesmolidos]

Me too, now this song is hard yo me

[@irenemossa399]

Same experience. I understand you.

[@katesymes6343]

Me to, I was 15 and he was 23 Some people just abuse the trust

[@syrainwar2994]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/laKbooWEeJWJbtU kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGapk4CPrLeUprc she shines in a world of ugliness

[@revondacolbert7775]

Same here. I realized only a few years ago that this was about a pedo. Coupled with her songs "Perfect," and "That I would be good," it's plain to see.

[@justitia257]

Happy 2024 Beautiful Alanis

[@mistersurrealist]

I loved this song back when it came out. I never paid too much attention to the lyrics when I heard it as a 16 year old, but now I'm definitely LISTENING. Her ability to write about really DARK subject matter and frame it with really light pop melodies is pretty unique. She's always so raw and honest.

[@brianbradford9657]

This song is way darker than I thought.

[@OldGrunger]

Why? What do you mean?

[@user-wc7mo2io9z]

It's about her secret relationship as a teenager with an older man who was involved with her career. If you imagine the words coming from him and directed at her, it's kind of disturbing.

[@Reloaded2111]

@@OldGrunger It's a song about a pedophile.

[@maquiavelo7157]

It is a little radical to say it is a pedophile song with a dark meaning. Both were glad with a hidden relation, the man much older and she assumes she liked it.

[@kathybramley5609]

@@user-wc7mo2io9z - not all the words do. There's two voices, though she sings them both: his and hers. Though to make it into a song it's still a persona even though it it's personal because I'm reading here it did happen. And it happens to a lot of people. "I wish I could tell the world cause you're such a pretty thing when you're done up properly" - this line is too creepy to be a hackneyed cliche and you wouldn't expect it to be actually definitive or common but all parts of that are indeed the raw truth. Even when other men now are like 'ooo make up is mis-selling' and still some others, men and women, are like 'harlotry! you deserve everything!' - there's so much where there's someone to pull you down in pretty scary ways whatever you do or whatever the justice of it. But it's particularly creepy when people are treated like objects, like commodities, especially in contrast to what's said publicly.

[@GacelRoxboy]

For the sake of the old times , THESE ARE THE REASONS I DRINK!!!

[@bellalimon]

lol. foreals

[@karolin8138]

Exactly,it is.

[@mr.flibblessumeriantransla5417]

I’m happy someone else shares the sentiment.

[@nicolew8321]

Fucking yes.

[@stevegunther8613]

She's so amazing

[@carmabainbridge9870]

Amazing song.

[@andrewavielele287]

This song lives rent free in my head. I simply Love this song...

[@amsaric]

I've been obsessed with this song and entire album since childhood

[@TheVanillatech]

amsaric Have yu washed your hands clean? XD

[@LLAAPPSSEE]

TheVanillatech 2wise byond yrs.

[@ValeriaPaliza]

you are not the only one lolololo

[@davidbarrett51]

I love it, have played it obsessively, too, though I like the first five songs the most.

[@SurahOnline]

amsaric 😊Same x

[@Q2131]

When I heard this song, it resonated with me for some reasons as I thought Alanis was confessing. After watching the video and realizing she was the victim I actually felt my heart hurt. I honored a former bosses silence, as she certainly washed her hands clean of me. I felt embarrassed as a man for letting myself be taken advantage of on such a way. Thank AM for help me move past the shame and realizing my own self worth!

[@katkatkatkat463]

❤️❤️❤️

[@lisav8797]

Eyeroll

[@antoinegamble4life]

Stay Strong Q2131

[@NaomiDollxoxo]

I get it but don’t feel ashamed. I’m glad it’s more understood & socially accepted fact that men get abused as well. Men like yourself speaking up makes it safer for our sons as well a daughters. I think that makes you a good man

[@janxander6535]

​@@lisav8797When you wonder why your life sucks, it's your karma. You have no empathy for others.

[@nattywp8118]

Alanis, I always heard this song, but now I feel it. I feel really sad that you had to go through such suffering. If you ever read this: We wish you the best.

[@AaronSaltzer]

This woman is so beautiful. Especially her hair

[@user-qz9zu1fq9k]

Alanis is a profound lyricist with great rhetoric! I've endeared her since the 90s

[@iamJuxen]

+Ave Satanas Ave Domini Inferni what does rhetoric mean i know what lyricist means

[@JaesadaSrisuk]

+Cloo Lcoo It means she has is clever and has a great skill with words.

[@claribel2829]

+Cloo Lcoo alanis was in a relationship with leslie hope her manager he was in his 30s and she was 14 or 15!! Underage,he took his virginity in 1988 the affair lasted 5 years. She is confronting him in this song with the way he manipulated her,hepromised her the world in exchange for sex. He continuosly tried kissing her,molesting her,harassing her,in some way she agreed to not sue and he agreed to let her out of the contrat.

[@valentinag.7633]

+Jc melibel what the f does that have to do with the question asked?

[@drugz420]

+Valentina G. thought it was about deadpool

[@joseflenin5232]

Such an underrated song!

[@MsKariLola]

I was one of those teens going through the same thing but not realizing what she was saying in this song. Brilliant song.

[@krystalbentley1504]

Any girl that was ever groomed by an older man feels this in their bones. Thanks Alainis for saying it much more eloquently than i ever could ❤

[@Folker46590]

Groomed is a harsh word. It's only a bad thing if it's just for sex; being with a younger woman can really make an older man feel like life is still worth living. But yeah, if he's just using her, it's bad.

[@krystalbentley1504]

@Folker46590 no bro. It's gross. Most if not all of men like that are in it for nefarious reasons. If what i said made you feel some type of way then you probably need to talk to a professional

[@joannawilson-rhodes9225]

An introduction to Gaslighting

[@MissAmericarules]

sending love xo men r aweful waving the I LOVEYOU Lie to get in our panties.........

[@stevelafarga3296]

It’s only rock n roll! Lol!

[@justingarfield2663]

Truly one of her best songs 🎶

[@abcun17]

I hadn't listened to Alanis for while. With the 25th anniversary of "Jagged Little Pill" I have in a way "re-discovered" her. A reminder of how good she is, as a singer-songwritter, performer and true musician. She has matured like fine wine and is even lovelier this time around. Just got her new album "Such Pretty Forks In The Road", and it's like a return to true form. Glad to be back listening to this amazing woman! ❤️👍👍

[@doubiltroubil2680]

🎶🎶🎶 Ohh don't go telling everybody 🤫🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@darlandias]

everytime i hear this song i cry … because it’s so good :) Alanis is so unique

[@spankynater4242]

The way she makes the word mind a four syllable word.

[@janetokareva]

Real woman with real songs... I miss those times ( 90"s):(

[@tennismax985]

This is 2002. but I got your point sister.

[@IAmGeorgeLucas]

@@tennismax985 I too get the point, comrade

[@tennismax985]

@@IAmGeorgeLucas dear friend, Alanis is divine in music industry, clever woman.

[@torstenscholz6243]

The 90s and early 2000s really were the greatest time for female vocalists in alternative rock: Alanis, Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch, Gwen Stefani, Melissa Auf der Maur, Veruca Salt, Skunk Anansie, etc. - those were real women with attitude and real music, not today's plastic dolls.

[@samplermike]

Her best song.

[@warrenbuitendag5286]

+Mike L For me it's Hand In My pocket

[@samplermike]

+Warren Buitendag My second favorite song is "Front Row".

[@warrenbuitendag5286]

Mike L I really like "Baba" from that album, but i listen to melodeath all day long so that's probably why :)

[@ericferguson9989]

+Warren Buitendag How long will this take, Baba?

[@warrenbuitendag5286]

Eric Ferguson How long have we been sleeping?

[@alcyoneart1618]

I recited this as a poem in my English literature class in high school my senior year. I always knew what it was about I just didn't know who it was about.

[@BusterMSC1]

My favorite song of one of the most underrated artists who has ever lived. Legendary

[@babieskidsandpets]

So true

[@evamaeodiver5725]

She's amazing but I don't really think she's "underrated". She sold millions of albums worldwide. And she's still pretty popular until today.

[@Asphodellife]

UNDERrated? haha, she's quite legendary actually. According to Warner Music Japan, she sold over 60,000,000 albums worldwide, including 20,500,000 in the United States and 3,820,000 in the United Kingdom. The best-selling album by her is 'Jagged little Pill', which sold over 33,000,000 copies . That is not even CLOSE to anything underrated

[@tarimap3473]

She's not underrated, she was one of the biggest female artists of the late 90s. She's not much into the spotlight nowadays because music preferences have changed.

[@filmaker256]

Um she wasn't underrated when this album came out, I remember from my High School days people couldn't wait to see her in concert .

[@dbeecooks]

Such a brilliant songwriter.

[@Calicat8]

I'm ashamed to admit that I almost forgot just how fucking stunning Alanis is 😔 Bless you and your family miss Alanis thank you for the beautiful music youve graced us with 💗

[@Super_1P]

I can listen to this fabulous song again and again and again 🎉❤💃

[@starpretty112]

Alanis has a way of connecting to us all with her beautiful voice!!! Sometimes we are silenced by the sheer recklessness of people in power and deemed liars or crazy when we speak up!!! But then along comes hands clean or uninvited and you understand automatically YOUR NOT THE ONLY ONE!!!

[@RAIRADIO]

A song written from the POV of an abuser.... the genius of this song.

[@cosmicallis7936]

Right!! Its insane but if it wernt it prob wouldn't b genius right..lol

[@SoberIrishman]

Abusers come in male AND female.....#metoo in reverse so to say.. ....

[@mindriot91_96]

@@SoberIrishman Yes indeed!

[@piecesofme8531]

Alanis, the queen of nostalgia rock.

[@KO-Kuy]

I growth up with this song. Why this lyrics so relate We'll fast forward to a few years later and And no one knows except the both of us I've more than honored your request for silence

[@MrCaptainsmartass]

15 year old me absolutely understood the synopsis.thank you alanis. It happened to me too💐🫂

[@DD-hy1nl]

Only Alanis can make a sad song, sound so beautiful. "What doesn't kill you makes you only stronger"....

[@mindriot91_96]

This song has such a haunting feel to it. Damn, Alanis knocked it out of the park with this one!

[@johnwebstre43]

I love how her album titles are also her song lyrics.

[@Draper1217]

I love hearing true singer/songwriter’s. She’s amazing. I miss this time period in life.

[@ma.claraysabelgarrucho8713]

I've always respected Alanis Morisette as an artist in her own right. It's 2020 now but i'll never tire of listening to her. all her songs connect deeply to people in many different ways.

[@PradeepMenon666]

I’m in my 30s and her music has become almost personal. Strange because I’m just a brown dude in a third world country but her voice and lyrics transcend a lot of universes

[@AlexandreBorges-vl9ir]

cosmic Magnifik🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@AlexandreBorges-vl9ir]

magnifik cosmic