Lyric discussion by TaylorZoya 

Cover art for Spineless lyrics by Alanis Morissette

Has anyone considered this song as a master vs. slave theme? I think it looks like that pretty much...

Do you mean this in a sexual sense...? I'm pretty sure that's not what she's implying. I think she's just referring to having changed everything about herself to cater to/please a partner(s) in past relationships, but that now, she's refusing to keep doing so and instead going to just "be herself"

I feel like I get the overall meaning of the song, but the reason I came across this site is because I'm wondering what the hell "lick your boots as empty shell" means???