Lyric discussion by pabloredfox 

Cover art for The Couch lyrics by Alanis Morissette

it took me a while to work out what i thaught it meant but now i think i'm slightly clearer, at fist i did think it was at least two people having talking, but now i think it is just one person, an old man, reflecting back on his life to his daughter and perhaps a brother. Whatever it means, i likie the way it shows how a person has lived with pain in his life and how it has shaped him and caused psycological dammage perhaps (going to see the shrink?). I also lik the way he just seems like a typical old grouch ('who are you younger generation to tell me that i have unresolved problems',it was much harder in those days), but then also how he has his soft side ('i was only trying to be the best big brother i could', 'she was only responsive with a drink he was only responsive by photo '). It makes me think more deeply about the grouchy old men i see now!