Flavors of Entanglement

From Flavours of Entanglement by Alanis Morissette

My house, my role My friends, my man
My devotion to god
All the more feels indefinite
Nothing’s been clear Nothing’s been in
Nothing’s felt true
And I’ve never had both feet in
Nothing’s belonged
Nothing’s been yes
Nowhere’s been home
And I’m ready to be limbo no more

My taste, my peers
My identity, my affiliation
All the more feels indefinite
Nothing’s been clear
Nothing’s been in
Nothing’s felt true
And I’ve never had both feet in
Nothing’s belonged
Nothing’s been yes
Nowhere’s been home
And I’m ready to be limbo no more

I sit with filled frames
And my books and my dogs at my feet
My friends by my side
My past in a heap
Thrown out most of my things
Only kept what I need to carve
Something consistent and notably me

Tattoo on my skin
My teacher’s in heart
My house is a home
Something at last I can feel a part of
Sense of myself
My purpose is clear
My roots in the ground
Something at last I can feel a part of
Something aligned To finally commit
Somewhere I belong
Cuz I’m ready to be limbo no more

My wisdom applied
A firm foundation
A vow to myself
‘Cuz I’m ready to be limbo no more

Thought this would turn out so well
But I’m beginning to see that instead its trouble
Into a pattern we fell
Of prolonging the inevitable

Why don’t you come right out and say it
Even if the words are probably going to hurt
I’d rather have the truth than something insincere
Why don’t you come right out and say
Come right out and say
What it is you’re thinking though I’m thinking its not what I want to hear

I better check my pride
Because I was starting to think that I was on to something good
But things started to slide
And I sit here in retrospect understanding that I misunderstood

Thought I could make up your mind
You had a decision locked up so tight it couldn’t be touched
Thought you were being so kind
By keeping your mouth sealed shut rather than just opening it up

And I’ll try to guess what goes on in your head
Cause in your mind I just might find
All those things you left unsaid
And I’ll try to make you not regret anything
But later on after I’m gone
You’ll wish that you had listened to me

Why don’t you come right out and say it
Even if the words are going to hurt we’re better off this way
Why don’t you come right out and say
Come right out and say
What I know you’re thinking anyway

This CD was released in 2004, but it does take me a while to do things… And I do live in Ladysmith without a Christian music shop. So well done to me… eventually!

The style of this album is very different to my normal likings (whatever that means?). It’s a mixture op hip-hop, reggae, rap and rock, and I’m loving it. It’s always good to expand one’s horizons, and I think this album will be doing just that!

Yeah, I’ll give give give until there’s nothing else. Give my all until it all runs out. Give give and I’ll have no regrets. I’ll give until there’s nothing left. I’ll give.

No one told me how bad I need you. But I somehow arrived at that conclusion all by myself. And I want all you have to offer. So I’ll offer myself and I’ll just give until there’s nothing else.

Sometimes it seems like all I ever do is ask for things until I ask too much of you. But that’s now the way I want to live. I need to change, yeah something’s gotta give.

This music is quite different to my normal listening style, but still has many elements that I enjoy. It is quite a varied album, and covers a few styles. And these guys don’t mince words. It’s a refreshing change to understand what they’re singing about!

And guess what? It comes with a DVD where you can watch some of their live performances. So go and have a listen! Or buy it from Sarepta!