Purgatorying - Alanis Morissette

Entertain me

For the tenth hour in a row again

Anesthetize me

With your gossip and many random anecdotes

And fill every hour

With activity or ear candy

Drop me off

At intersections in any city metropolitan

And keep me in this state

And keep me purgatorying

And sing me back to sleep

This is far more than I had bargained for

Start every week

With a break-neck urgent design

And end every speed day

With my briefcase representing free time

Spending my fruits

My purchases become my lifeline

Please, give my love to my family

I’ll doubtfully be home at Christmas time

Don’t disturb me in this state

Please, leave me purgatorying

I’ll be damned if I’m to wake

This is far more than I am equipped for

I’ve held you up like a deity

Like you’re the sole owner of wings

This unrequited tunnel vision

And I wonder why I’ve not been writing

Please, keep me in this state

Please, keep me purgatorying

Please, rock me back to sleep

This love is more than I had bargained for

I’ll be damned if I’m to wake

This is far more than I am equipped for