Alanis Morissette - The Guy Who Leaves Lyrics

Get up, don't get up
I beg you to sit tight
Sweet girl, I'll be a ghost, girl
Forget it, I am fine
If anything, a witnessing
Is all I needed that night
Until I get what I'm to get
He'll keep being compelled to flee
Until I out his false story
He'll keep playing the guy who leaves
Brother, oh, brother
Solo you did bust out
All I knew was you didn't invite me
So begin seeds of self-doubt
There is nothing as harrowing
As how I translate facts
Until I get what I'm to get
He'll keep being compelled to flee
Until I out his false story
He'll keep playing the guy who leaves
Baby, oh, partner
How well you've played this part
Similar, oh, how familiar
Reluctant truth you impart
And how you served necessity
Repeat 'til she sees light
Until I get what I'm to get
He'll keep being compelled to flee
Until I out his false story
I'll keep blaming the guy who leaves

The Guy Who Leaves
Alanis Morissette
Get up, don't get up
I beg you to sit tight
Sweet girl, I'll be a ghost, girl
Forget it, I am fine
If anything, a witnessing
Is all I needed that night
Until I get what I'm to get
He'll keep being compelled to flee
Until I out his false story
He'll keep playing the guy who leaves
Brother, oh, brother
Solo you did bust out
All I knew was you didn't invite me
So begin seeds of self-doubt
There is nothing as harrowing
As how I translate facts
Until I get what I'm to get
He'll keep being compelled to flee
Until I out his false story
He'll keep playing the guy who leaves
Baby, oh, partner
How well you've played this part
Similar, oh, how familiar
Reluctant truth you impart
And how you served necessity
Repeat 'til she sees light
Until I get what I'm to get
He'll keep being compelled to flee
Until I out his false story
I'll keep blaming the guy who leaves
Songwriters: Alanis Morissette / Guy Sigsworth
The Guy Who Leaves lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

This song explains my abandonment/projection issues perfectly in multiple ways.

Krystal Rowan if nobody else loves u, i do

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Something I've learned recently: love is not a verb. If it were, you could love me...meaning you could do something that would instantly have me experience being loved...but alas we cannot do that. Because if we could, it would work every time and we know that it doesn't.

Love is a need. You can do or say something that meets my need for experiencing being loved but that's only a guess on your part - the only way my love needs can be met is if we tell people specifically what we want in order for us to experience being loved and cared for.

Just felt inspired to go there in this moment because I imagine Alanis' fans are the self-help kind of folk like me who live for growth & expansion & this concept has helped me so much! I learned it by studying Nonviolent Communication. YouTube some videos on it by Marshall Rosenberg. Such amazing stuff! Game changer!

Listen to that bass! It's amazing

thank you for sharing all of these. this is the best ALBUM i've heard in years. the whole lot are absolutely listenable.

One of her best tracks of ALL TIME!