Posted April 2, 200817 yr The Queen Of Everything Canadian is BACK! :wub: :wub: ALBUM COVER! http://img.skitch.com/20080402-gad234an7i3ufuqkqj7jiudeg7.jpg PROMO SHOTS! http://img.skitch.com/20080402-rwbs4h5a32j69p739nndyqbm9h.jpg http://img.skitch.com/20080402-tmcm4ny2wur88fjxybfeedc7rf.jpg This album is going to be her best since Jagged Little Pill... I can just sense it! : :wub: :wub: :wub: Her & Guy Sigsworth are an excellent team - and the album from the reviews I've read is going to be prodigious. :wub: :wub: Lyrics for each track: Citizen Of The Planet I start up in the north I grow from special seed I sprinkle it with sensibility From French and Hungarian snow I linger in the sprouting until my engine抯 full Then I move across the sea To European bliss To language of poets As I cut the cord of home I kiss my mother抯 mother Look to the horizon Wide eyed, new ground Humbled by my new surroundings I am a citizen of the planet My president is kwan yin My frontier is on an airplane My prisons: homes for rehabilitating Then I fly back to my nest, I fly back with my nuclear but everything is different So I wait, my yearn for home is broadened, patriotism expanded by calling from beyond So I pack my things nothing precious all things sacred I am a citizen of the planet My laws are all of attraction My punishments are consequences Separating from source the original sin I am citizen of the planet Democracy抯 kids are sovereign Where the teachers are the sages And pedestals fill with every parent And so, the next few years are blurry, the next decades?a flurry of smells and tastes unknown Threads sewn straight through this fabric through fields of every color one culture to another I come alive and I get giddy I am taken and globally naturalized I am a citizen of the planet From simple roots through high vision I am guarded by the angels My body guides the direction I go in I am a citizen of the planet My favorite pastime edge stretching Besotten with human condition These ideals are borne from my deepest within Underneath Look at us break our bonds in this kitchen Look at us rallying all our defenses Look at us waging war in our bedroom Look at us jumping ship in our dialogues There is no differences in what we抮e doing in here That doesn抰 show up as bigger symptoms out there So why spend all our time in dressing our bandages When we抳e the ultimate key to the cause right here, our underneath Look at us our form our cliques in our sandbox Look at us micro kids with both out hearts blocked Look at us turn away from all rough spots Look at dictatorship on my own block There is no difference in what we抮e doing in here That doesn抰 show up as bigger symptoms out there So why spend all our time in dressing our bandages When we抳e the ultimate key to the cause right here, our underneath How I抳e spun my wheels with carts before my horse When shine on the outside springs from the root Spotlight on these seeds of nucleus reasons Core, born into form, starts in our livingroom There is no difference in what we抮e doing in here That doesn抰 show up as bigger symptoms out there So why spend all our time in dressing our bandages When we抳e the ultimate key to the cause right here, our underneath Straitjacket Something so benign from construed as cruelty Such a difference between who I am and who you see Conclusions you come to of me routinely incorrect I don抰 know who you抮e talking to with such f**king disrespect This s**t抯 making me crazy The way you nullify what抯 in my head You say one thing do another And argue that抯 not what you did Your way抯 making me mental How you filter as skewed interpret I swear you won抰 be happy til I am bound in a straight jacket Talking with you抯 like talking to a sive that can抰 hear me You fight me tooth and nail to disavow what抯 happening Your resistance to a mirror I feel screaming from your body One day I抣l introduce myself and you抣l see you抳e not yet met me This s**t抯 making me crazy The way you nullify what抯 in my head You say one thing do another And argue that抯 not what you did Your way抯 making me mental How you filter as skewed interpret I swear you won抰 be happy til I am bound in a straight jacket Grand dissonance The strings of my puppet are cut The end of an era Your discrediting抯 lost my consent Chorus Versions Of Violence Coercing or leaving Shutting down and punishing Running from rooms, defending Withholding, justifying These versions of violence Sometimes subtle sometimes clear And the ones that go unnoticed Still leave their mark once disappeared Diagnosing, analyzing Unsolicited advice Explaining and controlling, Judging, attacking and meddling These versions of violence Sometimes subtle sometimes clear And the ones that go unnoticed Still leave their mark once disappeared This labeling This pointing This sensitive抯 unraveling This sting I抳e been ignoring I feel it way down way down These versions of violence Sometimes subtle sometimes clear And the ones that go unnoticed Still leave their mark once disappeared Not As We Reborn and shivering Spat out on new terrain Unsuring unconvincing This faint and shakey hour Day one day one start over again Step one step one I抦 barely making sense for now I抦 faking it till I抦 pseudo making it From scratch being again but this time I as i And not as we Gun shy and quivering Timid without at hand Feign brave with steel intent Little and hardly here Day one day one start over again Step one step one I抦 barely making sense for now I抦 faking it till I抦 pseudo making it From scratch being again but this time I as i And not as we Eyes wet toward Wide open frayed If god抯 taking bets I pray He wants to lose Day one day one start over again Step one step one I抦 barely making sense for now I抦 faking it till I抦 pseudo making it From scratch being again but this time I as i And not as we In Praise Of The Vulnerable Man You are the bravest man I抳e ever met You unreluctant at treacherous ledge You are the sexiest man I抳e ever been with You, never hotter than with armor spent When you do what you do to provide How you land in the soft as you fortify This is in praise of the vulnerable man Why won抰 you lead the rest of your cavalry home You, with your eyes mix strength with abandon You with your new kind of heroism And I bow and I bow down to you To the grace that it takes to melt on through This is in praise of the vulnerable man Why won抰 you lead the rest of your cavalry home This is a thank you for letting me in Indeed in praise of the vulnerable man You are the greatest man I抳e ever met You the stealth setter of new precedents And I vow and I vow to be true And I vow and I vow to not take advantage This is in praise of the vulnerable man Why won抰 you lead the rest of your cavalry home This is a thank you for letting me in Indeed in praise of the vulnerable man Moratorium I抳e never been this accountable-less and within I抳e never known focusless-ness on any form I抳e never had this lack of ache for dalliance To let go and let god in ways I have never even imagines I declare a moratorium on things relationship I declare a respite from the toils of liaison I do need a breather from the flavors of entanglement I declare a full time out from all things commitment I抳e never let my grasp soften fingers like this I抳e never been careless otherless like autonomy抯 twin I declare a moratorium on things relationship I declare a respite from the toils of liaison I do need a breather from the flavors of entanglement I declare a full time out from all things commitment Ah to breathe Stop looking outside Stop searching in corners of rooms Not my business or (right) timing Ahhh I抳e never known freedom from intertwining I start again this time for keeps in my skin I抦 residing I declare a moratorium on things relationship I declare a respite from the toils of liaison I do need a breather from the flavors of entanglement I declare a full time out from all things commitment Torch I miss your smell and your style and your pure abiding way Miss your approach to life and your body in my bed Miss your take on anything and the music you would play Miss cracking up and wrestling and our debriefs at end of day These are things that I miss These are not times for the weak of heart These are the days of raw despondence I never dreamed I would have to lay down my torch for you like this I miss your neck and your gait and your sharing what you write Miss you walking through the front door documentaries in your hand Miss traveling our traveling and your fun and charming friends Miss our big sur getaways And to watch you love my dogs These are things that I miss These are not times for the weak of heart These are the days of raw despondence I never dreamed I would have to lay down my torch for you like this One step one prayer I soldier on, simulating moving on I miss your warmth and the thought of us bringing up our kids And the part of you that walks with your stick-tied handkerchief These are things that I miss These are not times for the weak of heart These are the days of raw despondence I never dreamed I would have to lay down my torch for you like this These are things that I miss These are not times for the weak of heart These are the days of raw despondence I never dreamed I would have to lay down my torch for you like this Giggling Again For No Reason I am driving in my car up highway one I left LA without telling anyone There were people who needed something from me But I am sure they抣l get along fine on their own Oh this state of ecstasy Nothing but road could ever give to me This liberty wind in my face And I抦 giggling again for no reason I am dancing with my friends in elation We抳e taken adventures to new levels of fun I can feel the bones are smiling in my body I can see the meltings of inhibition Oh this state of ecstasy Nothing but road could ever give to me This liberty wind in my face And I抦 giggling again for no reason I抦 reeling jubilation Triumphant in delight I am at home in this high five And I抦 smiling for no reason I am sitting at the set of cali sun We抳e gotten quiet for its?last precious seconds I can feel the salt of the sea on my skin And we still hear the echoes of abandon Oh this state of ecstasy Tapes 揑 am someone easy to leave?揈ven easier to forget?a voice, if inaccurate Again: 揑抦 the one they all run from?Diatribes of clouded sun Someone help me find the pause button All these tapes in my head swirl around Keeping my vibe down All these thoughts in my head aren抰 my own Wreaking havoc 揑抦 too exhausting to be loved?揳 volatile chemical?揵est to quarantine and cut off? All these tapes in my head swirl around Keeping my vibe down All these thoughts in my head aren抰 my own Reaking havoc 揑抦 but thorn in your sweet side?揧ou are better off without me?揑t抎 be best to leave at once? All these tapes in my head swirl around Keeping my vibe down All these thoughts in my heard aren抰 my own Wreaking havoc Incomplete One day I抣l find relief I抣l be arrived And I抣l be a friend to my friends who know how to be friends One day I抣l be at peace I抣l be enlightened And I抣l be married with children and maybe adopt One day I will be healed I will gather my wounds forge the end of tragic comedy I have been running so sweaty my whole life urgent for a finish line I have been missing the rapture this whole time, of being forever incomplete One day my mind with retreat And I抣l know god I抣l constantly one with her night dusk and day One day I抣l be secure Like the women I see on their 30th anniversaries I have been running so sweaty my whole life urgent for a finish line I have been missing the (this) rapture this whole time, of being forever incomplete Ever unfolding Ever expanding Ever adventurous And torturous ?but never done One day I will speak freely I抣l be less afraid and measured outside of my poems and lyrics and art One day I will be faith filled I will be trusting and spacious, authentic and grounded and home I have been running so sweaty my whole life urgent for a finish line I have been missing the rapture this whole time, of being forever incomplete Edited April 2, 200817 yr by Presector Wector
April 2, 200817 yr I've heard the single 'Underneath' and saw the video, I have to say that is a pretty strong return to form and I hope it puts her back on the map. I guess it all depends if there's any interest in her now or not. I still can't believe she didn't properly release 'Eight Easy Steps' from the last album, in favour of that 'Everything' dirge. :blink:
April 2, 200817 yr I really like her :wub: I might download some songs after, I really liked Everything :lol: how dare you call it dirge Alan :angry: :lol: I loved Out Is Through :wub:
April 2, 200817 yr I barely know any of her music but I might check out the new single. The album cover is terrible, it looks fanmade in the bad sense. The promo pics however are gorgeous, especially that rather seductive first one! :P
April 2, 200817 yr Really cant wait for this album, been looking at updates on her website for months, kind of disappointed the release has been pushed back to June but still excited as hell. Not realy sure Underneath was the the most appropriate track to pick as the comeback single though it is a gorgeous song. Love the cover, very elegant and a bit mysterious. It sort of looks like a blend of all her album covers, possibly her best. :)
April 11, 200817 yr Well it firstly it has to be said she's looking better and happier than ever. Artwork not bad, I've seen the cover to the 'Underneath' single floating about somewhere and it's a lot better than the album cover. The track 'Underneath' itself...to be honest I don't see it making much of an impact. It's a pleasant enough tune, but it does lack a really punchy chorus. The lyrics just aren't immediate enough. For Alanis to have a hit single again she really needed to try something different. This isn't it. It could have been lifted straight from the 'So Called Chaos' album. For myself, that's not strictly a bad thing, but she's not going to expand her fanbase with this. Having said that, she really doesn't need to bother I suppose, and it's nice to see an artist carrying on despite their time in the limelight having passed, rather than being ruled solely be sales. Oh, and yes, 'Eight Easy Steps' really was a missed opportunity. Had it been the lead single instead of 'Everything', and had the promotion been done properly, I reckon it could have given her a big hit.
April 13, 200817 yr I've heard the single 'Underneath' and saw the video, I have to say that is a pretty strong return to form and I hope it puts her back on the map. I guess it all depends if there's any interest in her now or not. Guy Sigsworth is an amazing producer and I'm pretty sure this album will be great I still can't believe she didn't properly release 'Eight Easy Steps' from the last album, in favour of that 'Everything' dirge. :blink: "Everything" is a very good song; I really like it
April 13, 200817 yr Just checked the site of the biggest festival on my country Best'fest: Alanis will come to my country!!!! http://www.bestfest.ro/editia2008/romana/b...j/20/index.html :yahoo:
April 13, 200817 yr http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51IiOaJuREL._SS500_.jpg The 'Underneath' artwork supposedly. REALLY liking this.
April 28, 200817 yr No, she worked with Guy Sigsworth. Album tracklist: Disc: 1 1.Citizen of The Planet – 4:22 2.Underneath – 4:06 3.Straitjacket – 3:07 4.Versions of Violence – 3:34 5.Not As We – 4:45 6.In Praise of The Vulnerable Man – 4:06 7.Moratorium – 5:35 7.Torch – 4:47 8.Giggling Again For No Reason – 3:47 9.Tapes – 4:26 10. Incomplete – 3:30 11. 20-20 (Japanese Bonus Track) Disc: 2 (available on the Limited edition) 1. Citizen Of The Planet 2. Underneath 3. Straitjacket 4. Versions Of Violence 5. Not As We 6. In Praise Of The Vulnerable Man 7. Moratorium 8. Torch 9. Giggling Again For No Reason 10. Tapes 11. Incomplete 12. Orchid (Bonus Track) 13. The Guy Who Leaves (Bonus Track) 14. Madness (Bonus Track) 15. Limbo No More (Bonus Track) 16. On The Tequila (Bonus Track) single tracklist: 1. Underneath 2. 20/20 (Non-album Track) 3. Underneath [ Josh Harris Remix ] LifeLight Edited April 28, 200817 yr by LifeLight
May 26, 200817 yr Leaked and i'm quite shocked tbh :o I didn't expect something like this from Alanis. Its actually quite poppy and electro :/ "Underneath" is GODLY but it doesn't represent the album well at all. I adore it. Well done Alanis ^_^ Edited May 26, 200817 yr by Ryan
May 27, 200817 yr Noticed a few copies of the new single stocked right at the bottom of the chart wall in HMV - so i doubt it will hit the top 75, maybe not the top 100...
May 28, 200817 yr I can't believe there isn't more on this album! I downloaded it a few days ago and LOVE it, which is weird because Alanis isn't usually my sort of thing. I loved Ironic but come on - who didn't? I got into Ironic round about the time that So-Called Chaos came out so I bought it and loved that too. I actually prefer both of these albums more than her "Collection" she released a few years back. Oh and Versions Of Violence is just as huge of an opportunity for a hit as Eight Easy Steps was. I phucking LOVE IT. The electro beat with some good old scary vocals, a smidge Amy Lee sounding in the vocal, which is by no means a bad thing. Amazing track. Not As We is also amazing, I love Giggle Again For No Reason too. Luff to The Morissette. :heart:
May 29, 200817 yr I love Guy Sigsworth's work with Imogen Heap, so downloading this on a whim. Never been a huge fan before, though.
May 29, 200817 yr I love Guy Sigsworth's work with Imogen Heap, so downloading this on a whim. Never been a huge fan before, though. I suggest one starts with Versions Of Violence. ^_^
May 29, 200817 yr good single and her best album since Jagged, I reckon. One thing I really hate, though, is the mis-spelling of 'Flavour' - there's a 'u' in flavour - always has been, always will be - I've no truck with lazy English at all, loathe Americanisation of the English language...... plus, I think releasing a mis-spelt product in Britain of all places.... it's bloody rude.
May 29, 200817 yr In the US, no one kicks up a fuss when a British artist releases an album with British English. =/ British English is no more 'correct' than American English as languages are completely arbitrary. Surely as 'flavors' is the most commonly used spelling in Canada, it is only logical for her to spell it like that on her album? Does it decrase the quality of the her album? I would think not. Though the album is a bit poor after listening through it, though some songs are fairly good.
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