Musiquinha da adolescência

Alanis Morissette e o seu "Jagged Little Pill" de 1995 são denominadores comuns de muita gente que viveu a adolescência nos anos 90 (pegando no mote do Rock in Rio, posso dizer que "eu estive lá"), mas após o enorme sucesso deste álbum a canadiana desapareceu que nem D. Sebastião, caindo no vazio da efémera glória. Hoje, depois de anos e anos de costas voltadas, voltei a reencontrá-la, ao som desta música na rádio, e fiquei completamente arrebatado pela sua mensagem, tal como tinha ficado há 12 anos atrás… Há coisas que são eternas.

I, recommend getting your heart trampled on to anyone, yeah
I, recommend walking around naked in your living room, yeah

Swallow it down (what a jagged little pill)
It feels so good (swimming in your stomach)
Wait until the dust settles

You live you learn, you love you learn
You cry you learn, you lose you learn
You bleed you learn, you scream you learn

I, recommend biting off more than you can chew to anyone
I certainly do
I, recommend sticking your foot in your mouth at any time
Feel free

Throw it down (the caution blocks you from the wind)
Hold it up (to the rays)
You wait and see when the smoke clears

You live you learn, you love you learn
You cry you learn, you lose you learn
You bleed you learn, you scream you learn

Wear it out (the way a three-year-old would do)
Melt it down (you're gonna have to eventually, anyway)
The fire trucks are coming up around the bend

You live you learn, you love you learn
You cry you learn, you lose you learn
You bleed you learn, you scream you learn

You grieve you learn, you choke you learn
You laugh you learn, you choose you learn
You pray you learn, you ask you learn
You live you learn