I think it's obvious that Shari has captured the meaning...I always assumed it to be about her early days in the industry...
"do you realise guys i was born in 1974?" people shocked by her level of maturity at such a young age.
"we know how much you love to be in front of audiences", true about a young alanis.
"take a trip to N.Y with your guardian and your fake I.D", travelling with minders/agents/publicists.
when they said "is there something anything
you'd like to know young lady?"
you said "yes i'd like to know what kind of people i'll be dealing with" - another sign of alanis' early maturity.
What i especially love is the last verse:
"we're surprised you're not in a far-gone asylum
we're surprised you didn't crack-up
lord knows that we would've"- i see this as refering to her Jagged Little Pill comeback- fans and friends surprised that she hadn't fallen victim to the fate of many child stars.
I think it's obvious that Shari has captured the meaning...I always assumed it to be about her early days in the industry... "do you realise guys i was born in 1974?" people shocked by her level of maturity at such a young age. "we know how much you love to be in front of audiences", true about a young alanis. "take a trip to N.Y with your guardian and your fake I.D", travelling with minders/agents/publicists. when they said "is there something anything you'd like to know young lady?" you said "yes i'd like to know what kind of people i'll be dealing with" - another sign of alanis' early maturity. What i especially love is the last verse: "we're surprised you're not in a far-gone asylum we're surprised you didn't crack-up lord knows that we would've"- i see this as refering to her Jagged Little Pill comeback- fans and friends surprised that she hadn't fallen victim to the fate of many child stars.