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 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 Stimulating, 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
This, "Not As We," and "Unsent," are my faves of hers. Instead of catchy rhymes and cliche pop phrases, they're written in an honest, real-to-heart prose. So heartrendingly honest, the mundane becomes beautiful.
Simple together You've been my golden best friend Now with post - demise at hand Can't go to you for consolation Cause we're off limits during this transition This grief overwhelms me It burns in my stomach And I can't stop bumping into things I thought we'd be simple together I thought we'd be happy together Thought we'd be limitless together I thought we'd be precious together But I was sadly mistaken You've been my soulmate and mentor I remembered you the moment I met you With you I knew god's face was handsome With you I suffered an expansion This loss is numbing me It pierces my chest And I can't stop dropping everything I thought we'd be sexy together Thought we'd be evolving together I thought we'd have children together I thought we'd be family together But I was sadly mistaken If I had a bill for all the philosophies I shared If I had a penny for all the possibilities I presented If I had a dime for every hand thrown up in the air My wealth would render this no less severe I thought we'd be genius together I thought we'd be healing together I thought we'd be growing together Thought we'd be adventurous together But I was sadly mistaken Thought we'd be exploring together Thought we'd be inspired together I thought we'd be flying together Thought we'd be on fire together But I was sadly mistaken
Thank you Alanis for all the amazing songs you created. This specific song is very dear to my heart, as well as I was hoping. Not just because myself and my ex use to sing along to this song, but it was also very comforting in the time of my recovering after the break up. Don't know if I'll even heal, every pain and hurt I've gone through is exactly like the intro lines of each paragraph of simple together. Sometimes I wonder if it would have been better to not feel at all. But life is still worth living. Thank you so so much.<3
I was absolutely heartbroken when I heard this song. I then saw Alanis singing it at a really small event at King's College in London 2005 and it moved me to tears.
