Would Not Come by Alanis Morrisette -- I loved this song the moment I heard it when it first came out because it rang true to/in my spirit. As I listened to it I asked throughout what "would not come" -- for her? When I put myself in her place (as the one singing the song) and what wasn't "coming" for me were three things: respect, satisfaction and enough... I think she can be talking about all of those things (and more) because true joy (not happiness because happiness is fleeting and over rated) -- true joy has to come from internalized respect (self love and acceptance), being satisfied (with self) and knowing when you've have/reached enough. I think we as the receivers of this song/message have to bring to or take from the song what resonates with our own inner spirits, paths and perspectives/perceptions as well as what we've denied our own spirits. For me the thing that screamed the loudest that would not come was respect.
Would Not Come by Alanis Morrisette -- I loved this song the moment I heard it when it first came out because it rang true to/in my spirit. As I listened to it I asked throughout what "would not come" -- for her? When I put myself in her place (as the one singing the song) and what wasn't "coming" for me were three things: respect, satisfaction and enough... I think she can be talking about all of those things (and more) because true joy (not happiness because happiness is fleeting and over rated) -- true joy has to come from internalized respect (self love and acceptance), being satisfied (with self) and knowing when you've have/reached enough. I think we as the receivers of this song/message have to bring to or take from the song what resonates with our own inner spirits, paths and perspectives/perceptions as well as what we've denied our own spirits. For me the thing that screamed the loudest that would not come was respect.