Forgiven

When I first heard this song I cried my eyes out. Then I listened to it over and over again. This was back in 1996. I was still semi-TBM at the time but this song resonated with me so much. I had been having questions since my junior year of high school when I sat next to a wannabe exmo who as soon as she graduated and left to be on her own she was gonna quit this fucking church!! Just substitute the word Catholic with Mormon. There is a line that says I believe again, which I don't but I don't really think Alanis meant it literally! Maybe that's just my interpretation. Anyway, to say I relate to this song is quite the understatement!

Forgiven- Alanis Morrisette

You know how us Catholic girls can be
We make up for so much time a little too late
I never forgot it, confusing as it was
No fun with no guilt feelings
The sinners, the saviors, the loverless priests
I'll see you next Sunday

We all had our reasons to be there
We all had a thing or two to learn
We all needed something to cling to
So we did

I sang Alleluia in the choir
I confessed my darkest deeds to an envious man
My brothers they never went blind for what they did
But I may as well have
In the name of the Father, the Skeptic and the Son
I had one more stupid question

We all had our reasons to be there
We all had a thing or two to learn
We all needed something to cling to
So we did

What I learned I rejected but I believe again
I will suffer the consequence of this inquisition
If I jump in this fountain, will I be forgiven

We all had our reasons to be there
We all had a thing or two to learn
We all needed something to cling to
So we did

We all had delusions in our head
We all had our minds made up for us
We had to believe in something
So we did