Alanis Morissette Lyrics

Album: Feast on Scraps

Flinch Lyrics

What's it been over a decade?

 It still smarts like it was four minutes ago

 We only influenced each other totally

 We only bruised each other even more so

 

 What are you my blood? You touch me like you are my blood

 What are you my dad? You affect me like you are my dad

 

 How long can a girl be shackled to you

 How long before my dignity is reclaimed

 How long can a girl stay haunted by you

 Soon I'll grow up and I won't even flinch at your name

 Soon I'll grow up and I won't even flinch at your name

 

 Where've you been? I heard you moved to my city

 My brother saw you somewhere downtown

 I'd be paralyzed if I ran into you

 My tongue would seize up if we were to meet again

 

 What are you my god? You touch me like you are my god

 What are you my twin? You affect me like you are my twin

 

 How long can a girl be tortured by you?

 How long before my dignity is reclaimed

 And how long can a girl be haunted by you

 Soon I'll grow up and I won't even flinch at your name

 Soon I'll grow up and I won't even flinch at your name

 

 So here I am one room away from where I know you're standing

 A well-intentioned man told me you just walked in

 This man knows not of how this information has affected me

 But he knows the colour of the car I just drove away in

 

 What are you my kin? You touch me like you are my kin

 What are you my air? You affect me like you are my air