Alanis Morissette "Can't Not" paroles

Can't Not

I'd be lying if I said I was completely unscathedI might be proving you right with my silence or my retaliationWould I be letting you win in my non reaction, yeah?And how would I explain?And how would I explain this to my children if I had them?

Because I can't notBecause I can't notBecause I can't afford to be misread one more time

Would I be whining if I said I needed a hug?Would you feel slighted if I said your love's not enough?And how can I complain?And how can I complain when I'm the one who reaches for it?

Because I can't notBecause I can't notBecause I cannot walk without my crutchesBecause I can't notBecause I can't notBecause I can't help wonder why you ask me

To all the unheard wisdom in the schoolyardYou think you're the right onesYou think you're the charmed ones I'm sureBut how can you go on with such conviction?And who do you think you are why you question me?

Because we can't notBecause we can't notBecause we can't help laugh at underestimationsBecause we can't notBecause we can't notBecause we can't afford to be mislead one more timeBecause we can't notBecause we can't notBecause we cannot help without your willingness

Why do you affect me? Why do you affect me still?Why do you hinder me? Why do you hinder me still?Why do you unnerve me? Why do you unnerve me still?Why do you trigger me? Why do you trigger me still?