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We'd gather around,
All in a room,
Fasten our belts,
Engage in dialogue.
We'd all slow down,
Rest without guilt,
Not lie without fear,
Disagree ''sans jugement''.
We would stay and respond and expand and include
And allow and forgive and enjoy and evolve
And discern and inquire and accept and admit
And divulge and open and reach out and speak up
This is utopia, this is my utopia,
This is my ideal: my end in sight.
Utopia, this is my utopia,
This is my Nirvana: my ultimate.
We'd open our arms.
We'd all jump in.
We'd all coast down
Into safety nets.
We would share and listen and support and welcome,
Be propelled by passion, not invest in outcomes,
We would breathe and be charmed and amused by difference,
Be gentle and make room for every emotion
This is utopia, this is my utopia,
This is my ideal: my end in sight.
Utopia, this is my utopia,
This is my Nirvana: my ultimate.
We'd provide forums.
We'd all speak out.
We'd all be heard.
We'd all feel seen.
We'd rise post-obstacle, more defined, more grateful,
We would heal, be humbled and be unstoppable,
We'd hold close and let go, and know when to do which,
We'd release and disarm and stand up and feel safe
This is utopia, this is my utopia,
This is my ideal: my end in sight.
Utopia, this is my utopia,
This is my Nirvana: my ultimate.
| Trustocity (Boston, baby) | Posted: Jan 25, 2005 - 14:52 Random thought -- isn't it interesting how "cutting edge" changes its meaning? I mean, eight years ago, Alanis was the queen/savior of alternative pop. Now she's, like, such a sellout. I wonder who among the new edge (Postal Service, Modest Mouse, Nellie McKay) will one day be hocking their wares on VH1 the way past percieved-as-edgy artists do (Sheryl Crow, Alanis, Tori, Stones, McCartney, the list never ever ends). |
| traveyes (Southern Oregon) | Posted: Jan 25, 2005 - 14:52 snarf wrote: This song is like a free ride when I already paid.
It's like a black fly... Oh forget it. ;) . |
| colt4x5 (east of eden) | Posted: Jan 10, 2005 - 20:50 is it old-fashioned janis ian i hear? maybe it's just a flashback. for the record, i'm a huge alanis fan. varied music, strength across a spectrum ... no one-trick pony, in my eyes. er, ears. |
| lotus_65 (here, in somebody else's paradise...) | Posted: Oct 29, 2004 - 00:04 i'm not normally so blunt, but she's terrible. |
| rpm (Los Alamos, NM) | Posted: Sep 29, 2004 - 16:32  |
| Red_Dragon (somewhere in the great midwest) | Posted: May 26, 2004 - 16:29 lot's of negativity, my, my....i'll agree that Alanis is an aquired taste for a lot of people.....however, i like her more and more as time goes by; possibly because i write poetry/lyrics myself, and my style is similar to hers - the "stream of conciousness" thing... |
| nook (land o' winos Kalleefornia) | Posted: May 26, 2004 - 16:20 i tune out the lyrics on almost every song i listen to, and listen to the music behind the voice. this song works for me, especially if listening her voice as another instrument in the band. i like it. |
| masterhead | Posted: May 13, 2004 - 11:32 This song has a Southamerican Folk beat to it...but the voice doesn't click with it |
| Mark1970 (Grayson, GA) | Posted: May 13, 2004 - 11:31 Under Rug Swept........ I wish! |
| KevinM (Long Beach, Ca) | Posted: Apr 30, 2004 - 10:22 Patti wrote: PS: please don't tell me you had your tongue in your cheek when you posted! No tongue-in-cheek. |
| snarf (Silver Spring, MD) | Posted: Apr 04, 2004 - 20:08 This song is like a free ride when I already paid. It's like a black fly... Oh forget it. |
| rulebritannia (Sussex countryside, England) | Posted: Apr 04, 2004 - 20:08 Pipes wrote: Like chewing tin foil while dragging your nails down a chalk board only more unpleasant! You've found nicer things to say about this song than I could. Ecccchhhh. |
| Pipes (Murray, UT) | Posted: Mar 23, 2004 - 09:01 Like chewing tin foil while dragging your nails down a chalk board only more unpleasant! |
| littlebluedog (Portland, OR) | Posted: Mar 23, 2004 - 09:00 Illustr8r wrote: PYAA! PYAA, I tell you! PYAA!!!
My you toe PYAA, even. |
| charlesr (London, UK) | Posted: Feb 17, 2004 - 05:11 Sounds like she has sold out. The wealthier an artist gets the less creative and emotionless their work becomes...I know, a huge generalisation! |
| charlesr (London, UK) | Posted: Feb 17, 2004 - 05:08 I prefer it when she is wailing and screaming and naked... |
| drH | Posted: Dec 27, 2003 - 08:45 So sad that Alanis had to turn into ... well, this. |
| Roto (Seattle, WA) | Posted: Nov 26, 2003 - 11:25 shari wrote: She's GOT to learn some vocalization elocution (and pronunciation)! I can't and have never been able to understand a word. She's in the "Michael MacDonald" class of singers.
--Shari I'm not sure if that's a complaint or a compliment. I wish there were more people in the Michael MacDonald class of singers. He can blow! |
| archrrone (Erie, CO) | Posted: Nov 11, 2003 - 18:08 Now why does no one but RP play this cut? Instead we are forced to hear that fucking 'ironic' song a million gillion times. Until I read the below I had no idea of the lyrics...always just listened to the melody and grouped her voice in the instruments. I still like it. 8 S |
| rcurrier (San Juan Capistrano, CA) | Posted: Nov 05, 2003 - 19:58 Carissa wrote: Heh. The song playing just before this one was Jeff Buckley's version of "Hallelujah."
Finding an appropriate follow-up song to "Hallelujah" is tricky no matter what, but this is a little bit like sitting down to a dinner of steak and wine, and then being served a Ho-Ho for dessert. Who you callin' a ho? |
| shari (Orange County, California) | Posted: Nov 01, 2003 - 10:50 She's GOT to learn some vocalization elocution (and pronunciation)! I can't and have never been able to understand a word. She's in the "Michael MacDonald" class of singers. --Shari |
| KevinM (Long Beach, Ca) | Posted: Oct 16, 2003 - 07:24 Patti wrote: Kevin! I finally found a song that you and I agree on! Except I wouldn't call it "awesome"..."pretty darn good" is how I would rate it! pbm 8^) PS: please don't tell me you had your tongue in your cheek when you posted! Nope, I rated it an 8. |
| Illustr8r | Posted: Oct 16, 2003 - 07:23 Skip to my loo, my darling... |
| MsJudi (Houston, TX) | Posted: Oct 11, 2003 - 23:22 This song has come under a lot of fire in the popular press for its smarmy lyrics and to some extent I agree that the utopia she describes would be a hell on earth for ME to live in (but I didn't write the song, right?) However, there are some REALLY beautiful lines in this song that tug at me. "We'd rise post-obstacle more defined, more grateful- we would heal, be humbled and be unstoppable- we'd hold close and let go and know when to do which- we'd release and disarm and stand up and feel safe." Wise words for our times. The music is pretty cool too ;) |
| Patrick (Columbia, MO (1920 miles E of Paradise, CA)) | Posted: Oct 06, 2003 - 01:42 Pipes wrote: Painful!
 :butt: :P :puke: Congratulations, Pipes. You've achieved a new benchmark in Emoticon Expressionism.  |
| ehunthorsha (Cal State Channel Islands) | Posted: Oct 01, 2003 - 17:33 I like it. |
| littlebluedog (Portland, OR) | Posted: Sep 15, 2003 - 16:00 I also didn't know the name of the song, but now it makes sense. I thought she was singing something partially in a foreign language: "this is mayoo toh PYUUUH, this is mayoo toh PYUUH ..." 8O |
| Pipes (Murray, UT) | Posted: Sep 11, 2003 - 07:10 Painful! :butt: :P :puke: |
| rcurrier (San Juan Capistrano, CA) | Posted: Sep 05, 2003 - 11:09 apd wrote: sound's like she's putting-on a (bad) English accent.
LOL. I think that's a Canadian accent.  |
| ladybinnath (Buffalo, NY) | Posted: Sep 05, 2003 - 11:07 This is nice. I'd mentally written Alanis off as a has-been and a one-trick pony, but now I think I may have been too quick to pass judgment. I'd like to hear more of this album. 8) |
| Patti (Mission Viejo, CA (519 miles SE of RP)) | Posted: Sep 05, 2003 - 11:06 KevinM wrote: Awesome
Kevin! I finally found a song that you and I agree on! Except I wouldn't call it "awesome"..."pretty darn good" is how I would rate it! pbm 8^) PS: please don't tell me you had your tongue in your cheek when you posted! |
| bigpomp | Posted: Sep 05, 2003 - 11:04 beechwood wrote: This is surprisingly good!!!
I HATE Alanis, but I'm suprised as well |
| Illustr8r | Posted: Sep 05, 2003 - 11:03 PYAA! PYAA, I tell you! PYAA!!! |
| beechwood (Tuscaloosa, AL) | Posted: Sep 05, 2003 - 11:03 This is surprisingly good!!! |
| indigo_xia (New River Valley, VA) | Posted: Aug 26, 2003 - 07:47 There's hope for Alanis yet! Granted, IMO this is an "eh" song, but infinitely preferable to the garbled, overproduced angry rants she's made lately. |
| etileadnap (Baltimore, MD) | Posted: Aug 26, 2003 - 07:46 this song appears to be growing on me, which is frightening |
| Ames (Gadsden, Al) | Posted: Aug 01, 2003 - 12:39 U-taup-YAAAAA!  |
| camarkim (So Cal, CA) | Posted: Aug 01, 2003 - 12:36 I've noticed that I agree with TYPESBAD from Lakewood alot (maybe because I'm in Downey...) Anyway, there are many better tracks on this album, incl. "21 Things I want in a Lover" Originally Posted by Typesbad:
There is nothing wrong with this song, but I can think of at least a dozen artists that could have done it just as well or better. I hate to dwell on the negative but I like her angry. No one does anger like Alanis!  |
| gata420 (Tulsa, OK) | Posted: Jul 22, 2003 - 07:26 Originally Posted by Pipes:
No one cares about her lousy attitude. It's her lousy voice and crummy lyrics that drive everyone crazy! HERE HERE!!!!!! I personally like her attitude, can't stand her music/voice...choice of songs...... |
| Pipes (Murray, UT) | Posted: Jul 16, 2003 - 12:46 Originally Posted by MsJudi:
Alanis takes a bad rap, mostly from men. In fact, any female rocker with a pissed-off attitude takes a bad rap, but shitty attitudes in male rockers are applauded. Why is that? No one cares about her lousy attitude. It's her lousy voice and crummy lyrics that drive everyone crazy! |
| MsJudi (TX) | Posted: Jul 16, 2003 - 11:57 Alanis takes a bad rap, mostly from men. In fact, any female rocker with a pissed-off attitude takes a bad rap, but shitty attitudes in male rockers are applauded. Why is that? |
| Roverfish (Tucson, AZ (Rain-free for: 156 days)) | Posted: Jul 16, 2003 - 11:43 Alanis should go back to grinding her consonants and leave the clear pronunciation to trained professionals. What's next, a duet with Tori Amos? |
| Digga (Gadsden, AL) | Posted: Jul 16, 2003 - 11:43 I liked her a lot better when she was p*^&$d off. |
| dignan2 (New York, NY) | Posted: Jul 16, 2003 - 11:42 Gave it a five just because anything is better than that shiznit that was just playing. |
| Pipes (Murray, UT) | Posted: Jul 06, 2003 - 06:01  |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: Jun 11, 2003 - 11:23 Originally Posted by Dave_Mack:
The song sounds nice, but as usual, her lyrics and phrasing are weak points. "This is my you--toe--pyuh"...Bleah. sound's like she's putting-on a (bad) English accent. "Bleah" is just about right. |
| jdaharsh (IL) | Posted: Jun 05, 2003 - 05:54 Originally Posted by Carissa:
Heh. The song playing just before this one was Jeff Buckley's version of "Hallelujah." Finding an appropriate follow-up song to "Hallelujah" is tricky no matter what, but this is a little bit like sitting down to a dinner of steak and wine, and then being served a Ho-Ho for dessert. Yeah, I'm definitely not a fan of Alanis, can you tell?..... Alanis is *ok* - sounds a little too angry to my ears most of the time... .jd. |
| Dave_Mack (Saratoga, CA) | Posted: May 16, 2003 - 07:22 The song sounds nice, but as usual, her lyrics and phrasing are weak points. "This is my you--toe--pyuh"...Bleah. |
| nexxia (Canada) | Posted: May 16, 2003 - 07:21  |
| catsoup (Euclid, OH) | Posted: May 16, 2003 - 07:19 Originally Posted by great_one:
Just imagine how this would sound with a good or at least adequate vocalist!  How about an Aimee Mann cover? |