ALANIS MORISSETTE - Orchid lyrics

rate me

Me, and my helmet such an un-conventional kid

All intense and kinetic, at best tolerated from afar

Not yet arrested, and by that I mean betrothed

though a start I am newly courted

I've just not been trusted with alters

I'm a sweet piece of work, well intentioned yet disturbed

wrongly label-ed and under-fed, treated like a rose as an orchid

My friends, as they weigh in, get understandably protective

They have a hard time being objective

So inside we cancel each other out

I'm a sweet piece of work, well intentioned and unloved

unlabeled and misunderstood, treated like a rose as an orchid

You've brought water to me, making sure my bloom rebounds

you know best of what my special care allows

So I've lived in my blind spot

thought myself usual when I'm not

and your garden is a nice spot

as long as it is brave and where you are

For this sweet piece of work, high maintenance and deserted

I've been different and deserving, treated like a rose as an orchid

Sweet piece of work, overwhelmed un-observed

I've been bowed down to but so misread

treated like a rose as an orchid