Lyrics and music by Alanis Morissette



you are the original template

you are the original exemplary

how seen were you actually?

how revered were you (honestly) at the time?

why pleased with your low maintenance?

you loved us more than we could've love you back

where was your ally your partner in feminine crime?

oh mother who's your buddy

oh mother who's got your back

the heart of the house

the heart of the house

all hail the goddess!

you were "good ol'"

you were "count on 'er 'till four am"

you saw me run from the house

in the snow melodramatically

oh mother who's your sister?

oh mother who's your friend?

the heart of the house

the heart of the house

all hail the goddess!

we left the men and we went for a walk in the gatineaus

and talked like women to women would

womyn to womyn would "where did you get that from?

must've been your father your dad"

I got it from you I got it from you

do you see yourself in my gypsy garage sale ways?

in my fits of laughter?

in my tinkerbell tendencies?

in my lack of colour coordination?