I wouldn't have compromised so much
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so much of myself for fear of
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having you hating me
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I would've sung so loudly
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it would've cracked myself!
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I became self-conscious
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of anything exuberant
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I wouldn't have sold myself short
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I wouldn't have kept my eyes
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glued to the ground
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if I had've known my invisibility
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would not make a difference
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I would've run around screaming proudly
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at the top of my voice
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I wouldn't have said it was in fact luck
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i'm talking idealism here
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I would not have been so self deprecating
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I wouldn't have cowered
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for fear of having my eyes scratched out!
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I wouldn't have cut my comfort off
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I wouldn't have feigned needlessness
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I would not have discredited
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every one of their compliments
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it was your approval I wanted
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your congratulations
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Your Congratulations
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| Alanis Morissette |
