1974 (with Ryan Adams)

Ryan: I was born in 1974,
on a calm, meticulous street,
someplace in the sun.
Oh, the air was sweet and enough
lights spray sparks
through the window of the room
and I was rocked to a ridiculous tune,
slightly out of key in the mother of her arms.

R&A: So leave me alone,
so leave me alone,
so leave me alone,
I'm busy breaking bones.

Alanis: I was born in 1974,
in a breached feet-first way.
My twin opened the door,
my very first dose of chivalry.
I was dawned princess, potential, potent
with gold star and matching impression,
big between two doors,
small and loved and proud and unthreatened.

R&A: So leave me alone,
so leave me alone,
so leave me alone,
I'm busy breaking bones.

Ryan: I bet you were strong
when you should have been weak
like a dam that wanted to break.
I wish I were the stones,
your river learned to roam
in whispering gaze.

Alanis: You were taught in a kind North Carolinian way
to slow down, back up or behave.
Thank God you did not
and thank God you did
an angel either way.

R&A: So leave us alone,
so leave us alone,
so leave us alone,
we're busy being grown.

Alanis: November 5, 8:17 PM.
Scorpio and a gem.

Ryan: June 1st, 9:39 AM.
Gemini and a lullaby.