Ironic Morissette 
Perhaps I should put a bit of Alanis Morissette on my blog; not only does she have a famous song called Ironic but it also seems now that she goes around conducting tours on my birthday as well (see the date on the poster). But here is a question for all of you. In another famous song, she sings :
How about getting off of these antibiotics?
How about stopping eating when I'm filled up?
How about them transparent dangling carrots?
How about that ever elusive kudo?
Thank you India
Thank you terror
Thank you disillusionment
Thank you frailty
Thank you consequence
Thank you thank you silence
How about me not blaming you for everything?
How about me enjoying the moment for once?
How about how good it feels to finally forgive you?
How about grieving it all one at a time?
Thank you India
Thank you terror
Thank you disillusionment
Thank you frailty
Thank you consequence
Thank you thank you silence
The moment I let go of it was
The moment I got more than I could handle
The moment I jumped off of it was
The moment I touched down
How about no longer being masochistic?
How about remembering your divinity?
How about unabashedly bawling your eyes out?
How about not equating death with stopping?
Thank you India
Thank you providence
Thank you disillusionment
Thank you nothingness
Thank you clarity
Thank you thank you silence
Now comes my question : Why does India keep on coming up in this song again and again? What does India have to do with not taking antibiotics (I almost suffer from substance-abuse so far as Ibuprofen and other pain-killers are concerned; this for my migraines), about remembering one's divinity (to which I have no illusions to), and not equating death with the final end (which, for all I know, is what death is), to mention only three of her cryptic statements in this song?
posted by The Transparent Ironist @ 9:00 pm
1 Comments:
At 7.5.05,
Anonymous said…
In madame's very own words:
Q: Can you talk about some of your travels? We're aware that you went to India and Cuba.
A: "My aunts, mother and two girlfriends were with with me from the first part of the trip to India - my girlfriend and I continued on when they left to go back. We started off in Calcutta and did some volunteering for a few days, traveling up north, then into Nepal and eventually down to the south of India. What I remember most about having gone to India was the openness that was required to go there, the letting go of control. I was able to look at our Western culture with a sense of objectivity and be humbled by immersing myself in another culture that is drastically different from the one I was born in. It enabled me to step away from a lot of things and look at my life in a way that I had never been able to before. There was richness and simplicity that was paradoxical and inspiring. I also realized that the Eastern world and its philosophies are often idealized. Being there prompted inquiries about myself, God, illusion, conditionings, death and materialism, among other things. I realized I didn't have to look outside myself to see who I was. I also enjoyed the eye contact with the people there. It was a very introspective trip."
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