The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
And wise and ambitious
And angry and free
And smart and available
And sexy
And soft and appealing
And wearing pajamas
And twisted and willing
And crazy
And this is the story of the death of Cinderella
She grew to be a maid 'cause she couldn't find a fella
That could please her
And it's all they could do not to throw her on the floor
And thought-provoking
And opinionated
Cultured and funny
And experienced
Fearless and tender
And sweetly innocent
Uninhibited
Likes a good debate
And this is the story of the death of Cinderella
She grew to be a maid 'cause she couldn't find a fella
That could please her
And it's all you could do not to tie her to the bed
I could fall in love a million times before I die
You could draw me a bubble bath
We could walk into the sunset
This is the story of the death of Cinderella
She grew to be a maid 'cause she couldn't find a fella
That could please her
And it's all they could do not to shake her shoulders
And this is the story of the death of Cinderella
I'm gonna grow to be a maid 'cause I'll never find a fella
That can please me
And it's all you can do not to kick me in the ass
And angry and free
And smart and available
And sexy
And soft and appealing
And wearing pajamas
And twisted and willing
And crazy
And this is the story of the death of Cinderella
She grew to be a maid 'cause she couldn't find a fella
That could please her
And it's all they could do not to throw her on the floor
And thought-provoking
And opinionated
Cultured and funny
And experienced
Fearless and tender
And sweetly innocent
Uninhibited
Likes a good debate
And this is the story of the death of Cinderella
She grew to be a maid 'cause she couldn't find a fella
That could please her
And it's all you could do not to tie her to the bed
I could fall in love a million times before I die
You could draw me a bubble bath
We could walk into the sunset
This is the story of the death of Cinderella
She grew to be a maid 'cause she couldn't find a fella
That could please her
And it's all they could do not to shake her shoulders
And this is the story of the death of Cinderella
I'm gonna grow to be a maid 'cause I'll never find a fella
That can please me
And it's all you can do not to kick me in the ass
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i found this song on a lyric site and i really like the words. i would love to hear how it goes and try and get a copy of my own but i cannot find it on any of her albums - is it on any of them? where can i hear it?!?!?!?!
@pabloredfox go on Spotify, search jagged little pill deluxe album (same cover but the title says deluxe) it's on there :)
i got this song off of winMX..finally! it took like 3 days to actually get a transfer started! i got a live version, it's pretty awesome..there's a squeaking mic, but i learned to ignore it..i really like this song! "i could fall in love a million times before i die." <--sexy.
i now believe that this is my song... i've never even heard it and i could not love it any more. i have always loved alanis, but this is amazing.
i cant find it either ........yet
i think this is the recording that 1 night as forever was talking about but you can listen to it here die66.free.fr/zic/Alanis%20Morissette%20-%20Death%20Of%20Cinderella%20(live).mp3
Love it.
this could be my theme song...i love alanis
If anyone still wants this song IM me on aim crazypoundpupp
Alanis writes a lot of her lyrics from two conflicting perspectives. As in later song called "Precious Illusions," she is both the dizzy, lovestruck, culturally brainwashed, romance addict and (then) the (in this case, somewhat ruthless) commentator.
The lyrics here are as somewhat inaccurate as they are everywhere else, btw. She wrote DoC for Jagged Little Pill but cut it from the master; she often did it in concert in the mid '90s.
An afterthaught (heh): Al's repertoire is full of indications of her ability to contain her internal diversities, but perhaps nowhere else in all those tunes is her flapdoodle, exploration-obsessed inner three-year-old dancing so well with her present state of perspective. At 35 (as of '09), this combination of discovery-bent rug rat and muted sex-bomb sophisticate is utterly disarming when observed from five or ten feet away.