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September 2nd, 2008

10:29 PM

Unsent Letters to Pretty Boys

We all have written letters that we never sent, right? To family members, exes, the boss, and more? Alanis Morissette may be an overly verbose person at times but Unsent is easily one of her best songs in my opinion. I love how she manages to capture all the nuances of various kinds of relationships a woman goes through with Misters Right and Wrong. Not to go too TMI or anything, but I have a "Terrance" in my life too a long time ago, only, I was kinda in love with him because he was so supportive when I needed him emotionally, and I believed we could have been more than friends if my guilt about using him as an emotional crutch didn't get in the way and convinced me that the relationship would be a dysfunctional hot mess. But a part of me will always be grateful for him being there for me when I needed a friend.

Oh, and the guys in the video are hot. That hussy sure gets around, I tell you.



Unsent
Music and words by Alanis Morissette

Dear Matthew
I like you a lot
I realize you're in a relationship with someone right now and I respect that
I would like you to know that if you're ever single in the future
And you want to come visit me in California
I would be open to spending time with you
And finding out how old you were when you wrote your first song

Dear Jonathan
I liked you too much
I used to be attracted to boys who would lie to me and think solely about themselves
And you were plenty self-destructive for my taste at the time
I used to say the more tragic the better
The truth is whenever I think of the early 90's
Your face comes up with a vengeance like it was yesterday

Dear Terrance
I love you muchly
You've been nothing but open hearted and emotionally available and supportive and nurturing and consummately there for me
I kept drawing you in and pushing you away
I remember how beautiful it was to fall asleep on your couch and cry in front of you for the first time
You were the best platform from which to jump beyond myself
What was wrong with me

Dear Marcus
You rocked my world
You had a charismatic way about you with the women
And you got me seriously thinking about spirituality
And you wouldn't let me get away with kicking my own ass
But I could never really feel relaxed and looked out for around you though
And that stopped us from going any further than we did
And it's kinda too bad because we could've had much more fun

Dear Lou
We learned so much
I realize we won't be able to talk for some time and I understand that as I do you
The long distance thing was the hardest and we did as well as we could
We were together during a very tumultuous time in our lives
I will always have your back and be curious about you about your career about your whereabouts

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