Alanis Morissette - Excuses

Why no one will help me 
I am too dumb I am too smart 
They'll not understand me 
I am lonely 
They'll hate me 
And there is not enough time 
It's too hard to help me 
And god wants me to work 
No resting no lazy 

These excuses how they served me so well 
They've kept me safe 
They've kept me stuck 
They've kept me locked in my own cell 

I'm too far from home 
It takes far too much energy 
And I cannot afford to 
No one will ever see me 

These excuses how they served me so well 
They've kept me safe 
They've kept me stuck 
They've kept me locked in my own cell 

These excuses how they're so familiar 
They've kept me blocked 
They've kept me small 
They've kept me safe in my own shell 

Bringing this into the light 
Shakes their foundation 
And it clears my side 
Now my imagination 
Is the only thing that limits 
The bar that is raised to the heights 

No one can have it all see 
I have to they want me to 
And I can't let them down 
I'll never be happy 

These excuses how they served me so well 
They've kept me safe 
They've kept me stuck
They've kept me locked in my own cell 

These excuses how they're so familiar 
They've kept me blocked
They've kept me small 
They've kept me locked in my own cell