alanis.com - song of the week
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This Week: Mary Jane
Dear Alanis,
During hours and hours i've listened to your music, it changed me as a person and helped me to get through the roughest times in my life. Yet, I think that the song "Mary Jane" is one of the most touching songs ever on your albums. Whenever I listen to it, the lyrics move my mind and the music moves my soul. I get shivers all over. My Mary Jane lives in Paris, being my halfsister. She grew up in a really bad environment, dragging all the problems with her through her life. We offer her shelter, a new life, freedom of all those problems, yet she doesn't seem to be able to escape from that circle of pain and illusions. I wish i could give her the warmth I feel when listening to that song. Wish she could be selfish and don't worry about the cars that go by. Wish she knew that all that matters is her freedom. Wish I could keep her warm, and dry.
Thank you for having the courage to share so many of your feelings with the world, Alanis. You haven't got the slightest idea what you changed in some peoples' lifes.
Lieve Coninckx ~ Belgium
Dear Alanis,
Ever since the song of the week mailbox began, I've been waiting for this particular song to be the one. Firstly I want to say it's probably one of the greatest pieces of art ever written in the entire history of music - at least in my eyes :)
I remember the first time I heard it, I pictured the character, "Mary Jane", in my head. A lost woman, someone who's been unlucky in her life, and someone who is giving up, after a long time of mental torture. And at the time I had just entered a period in my life I will never forget, and one I will never fully recover from. My secure world had been split apart, I lost so many of those people that I thought were my friends, I discovered that I was homosexual, and I felt so lonely. Every day was a fight, and I had to be at my guard all the time. One day I actually caught myself considering how I could commit suicide if the pressure became too much, and at that point I realized just how far out I was.
Since that time my life motto has been, "I can always kill myself if it goes too wrong!". But in the following summer, I discovered you, Alanis. The moment that I heard "Ironic", is a moment I will never forget. It lead me to discover "Mary Jane", and that song has helped me through the motions like nothing else. Not even my best friends or closest relatives could help me in the way this song did. In my head I was like Mary Jane - "what's the point of trying to dream anymore?", and you were the one supporting me. Through everything. Whenever I felt bad, I knew I could always find a safe place at home, a place with you. For the first time in my life I felt like I had found something that wouldn't abandon me, even if the grass would happen to be greener on the other side.
If you're reading this, Alanis, I have one thing to say: Thanks. I wouldn't have made it through without you, and I wouldn't have made it through without Mary Jane.
Michael - Europe, Denmark
LYRICS
What's the matter Mary Jane, you had a hard day
As you place the don't disturb sign on the door
You lost your place in line again, what a pity
You never seem to want to dance anymore
It's a long way down
On this roller coaster
The last chance streetcar
Went off the track
And you're on it
I hear you're counting sheep again Mary Jane
What's the point of trying to dream anymore
I hear you're losing weight again Mary Jane
Do you ever wonder who you're losing it for
Well it's full speed baby
In the wrong direction
There's a few more bruises
If that's the way
You insist on heading
Please be honest Mary Jane
Are you happy
Please don't censor your tears
You're the sweet crusader
And you're on your way
You're the last great innocent
And that's why I love you
So take this moment Mary Jane and be selfish
Worry not about the cars that go by
All that matters Mary Jane is your freedom
Keep warm my dear, keep dry
Tell me
Tell me
What's the matter Mary Jane
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This Week: Mary Jane
Dear Alanis,
During hours and hours i've listened to your music, it changed me as a person and helped me to get through the roughest times in my life. Yet, I think that the song "Mary Jane" is one of the most touching songs ever on your albums. Whenever I listen to it, the lyrics move my mind and the music moves my soul. I get shivers all over. My Mary Jane lives in Paris, being my halfsister. She grew up in a really bad environment, dragging all the problems with her through her life. We offer her shelter, a new life, freedom of all those problems, yet she doesn't seem to be able to escape from that circle of pain and illusions. I wish i could give her the warmth I feel when listening to that song. Wish she could be selfish and don't worry about the cars that go by. Wish she knew that all that matters is her freedom. Wish I could keep her warm, and dry.
Thank you for having the courage to share so many of your feelings with the world, Alanis. You haven't got the slightest idea what you changed in some peoples' lifes.
Lieve Coninckx ~ Belgium
Dear Alanis,
Ever since the song of the week mailbox began, I've been waiting for this particular song to be the one. Firstly I want to say it's probably one of the greatest pieces of art ever written in the entire history of music - at least in my eyes :)
I remember the first time I heard it, I pictured the character, "Mary Jane", in my head. A lost woman, someone who's been unlucky in her life, and someone who is giving up, after a long time of mental torture. And at the time I had just entered a period in my life I will never forget, and one I will never fully recover from. My secure world had been split apart, I lost so many of those people that I thought were my friends, I discovered that I was homosexual, and I felt so lonely. Every day was a fight, and I had to be at my guard all the time. One day I actually caught myself considering how I could commit suicide if the pressure became too much, and at that point I realized just how far out I was.
Since that time my life motto has been, "I can always kill myself if it goes too wrong!". But in the following summer, I discovered you, Alanis. The moment that I heard "Ironic", is a moment I will never forget. It lead me to discover "Mary Jane", and that song has helped me through the motions like nothing else. Not even my best friends or closest relatives could help me in the way this song did. In my head I was like Mary Jane - "what's the point of trying to dream anymore?", and you were the one supporting me. Through everything. Whenever I felt bad, I knew I could always find a safe place at home, a place with you. For the first time in my life I felt like I had found something that wouldn't abandon me, even if the grass would happen to be greener on the other side.
If you're reading this, Alanis, I have one thing to say: Thanks. I wouldn't have made it through without you, and I wouldn't have made it through without Mary Jane.
Michael - Europe, Denmark
LYRICS
What's the matter Mary Jane, you had a hard day
As you place the don't disturb sign on the door
You lost your place in line again, what a pity
You never seem to want to dance anymore
It's a long way down
On this roller coaster
The last chance streetcar
Went off the track
And you're on it
I hear you're counting sheep again Mary Jane
What's the point of trying to dream anymore
I hear you're losing weight again Mary Jane
Do you ever wonder who you're losing it for
Well it's full speed baby
In the wrong direction
There's a few more bruises
If that's the way
You insist on heading
Please be honest Mary Jane
Are you happy
Please don't censor your tears
You're the sweet crusader
And you're on your way
You're the last great innocent
And that's why I love you
So take this moment Mary Jane and be selfish
Worry not about the cars that go by
All that matters Mary Jane is your freedom
Keep warm my dear, keep dry
Tell me
Tell me
What's the matter Mary Jane
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jewel - 23. Mai, 17:25
An welcher Uni studierst du btw?