Morissette, Alanis - You Owe Me Nothing In Return Lyrics






I'll give you countless amounts of outright acceptance if you want it
I will give you encouragement to choose the path that you want if you need it
You can speak of anger and doubts your fears and freak outs and I'll hold it
You can share your so-called shame filled accounts of times in your life and I won't judge it
(and there are no strings attached to it)

You owe me nothing for giving the love that I give
You owe me nothing for caring the way that I have
I give you thanks for receiving it's my privilege
And you owe me nothing in return

You can ask for space for yourself and only yourself and I'll grant it
You can ask for freedom as well or time to travel and you'll have it
You can ask to live by yourself or love someone else and I'll support it
You can ask for anything you want anything at all and I'll understand it
(and there are no strings attached to it)

You owe me nothing for giving the love that I give
You owe me nothing for caring the way that I have
I give you thanks for receiving it's my privilege
And you owe me nothing in return

I bet you're wondering when the next payback shoe will eventually drop
I bet you're wondering when my conditional police will force you to cough up
I bet you wonder how far you have now danced you way back into debt
This is the only kind of love as I understand it that there really is

You can express your deepest of truths even if it means I'll lose you and I'll hear it
You can fall into the abyss on your way to your bliss I'll empathize with
You can say that you have to skip town to chase your passion and I'll hear it
You can even hit rock bottom have a mid-life crisis and I'll hold it
(and there are no strings attached)

You owe me nothing for giving the love that I give
You owe me nothing for caring the way that I have
I give you thanks for receiving it's my privilege
And you owe me nothing in return





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Morissette, Alanis You Owe Me Nothing In Return Comments
  1. B.... ....

    Name of the song at the end?

  2. A.... W....

    ❤️ I love this song ❤️

  3. S.... K....

    I do not even like Alanis, but I admit I really like this song

  4. L.... R....

    Ah, bolsa cheia de papéis sujas de sangue....

  5. A.... C....

    Humbling.

  6. G.... C....

    We can improve our english a lot listening Alanis.I like to learn with lyrics.That's one of the reasons I like Alanis.

    G.... C....

    You're right

  7. Y.... d....

    This so exists, and I am more than grateful to have such a relationship!

  8. S.... L....

    2019 xoxox

  9. e.... t....

    This was the sound track and to my last relationship, it was also our unwriten rule.I stuck to my side of the deal however he decided otherwise and tore my heart out through my butt hole. So I struggle with this song now, but I can appreciate its sentiment and beauty.

  10. t.... c....

    Pure love,...to love is to give.. Great song..

  11. B.... ....

    still waiting for the payback shoe and the conditional police... it's not coming Oo :-))

  12. V.... H....

    I think this could be our song 💕

  13. M.... S....

    I do not see this in the threads , so Ill just throw it out there......What if shes speaking of herself, "the SELF" <3.

    M.... S....

    Art is always open to interpretation. I think it could work either way.

    M.... S....

    I also think to interpret this as the words of Jesus. Saw her in concert and she said this is either true love or totally codependent lol. She definitely means it for a partner but it raises art to divinity to view it in the abstract

  14. M.... S....

    This is an elevated state of being. Not meant for judgment, it is possible. By giving and being open to others we are able to set ourselves free. It is only if we practice this outwardly we can naturally achieve it internally and vice verse I suspect...based on my own experiences.

  15. F.... S....

    Big thanks! for this lovely song!!!!!!!!!!!!

  16. d.... (....

    Glory to the Great Spirit. Thy will be done for Alanis Morissette.

  17. t.... t....

    Love without expecting anything

  18. V.... O....

    I love this song.

  19. A.... V....

    Moja je privilegija slusati izvanrednu Alanis Morissette!

  20. L.... B....

    This is the unconditional love that I give to my daughters.

  21. T.... R....

    It's very difficult to have a relationship like this. Relationship means dependence... Anyhow Alanis is the Queen of the 90s. It helped me improve my relationships and myself... Self...

  22. O.... W....

    Chris, I meant what I said.
    Go. Be happy. Chase your dreams.

  23. d.... (....

    Still with you Alanis. Still agreeing. No strings attached. Anyone who wants to be with me has to keep up to this shooting star; Temple of the Great Spirit. Glory to You Great Spirit. You don't need to give me anything. And yes! I want all of You. Fill me with Your Nothingness.

  24. J.... B....

    My all time favorite Album from alanis

  25. H.... H....

    complex harmony

  26. A.... A....

    The depth is contagious!

  27. P.... F....

    Once you find this, you'll know it's the right relationship forever. i've been living it for years now. Nothing can break us.

  28. R.... J....

    This does exist. Been living it for 19 years now and it brings so much power and strength to our relationship.

  29. C.... ....

    These lyrix are pure wishful thinking

    C.... ....

    Alphae Femme why do you say that?

    C.... ....

    Disagree. It may be rare, VERY rare... but there are individuals out there capable of this type of ?purity? of love. I'm not one of them, but I'm TRYING to be. I do know of at least one person who is. I'm blessed. I'm aware that I'm blessed. I hope you will know someone someday who is like this.

    C.... ....

    It is an ideal and we grow while chasing ideals.

    C.... ....

    Capricae judging by your playlists you’re obviously a kid, or kid minded. Go back to listening to bts, sonny

  30. A.... H....

    Great lyrics

  31. j.... e....

    I am home alone and Kevin is my very special Love. Imagine life is while you are gay and giving love without expecting nothing in return.

  32. c.... l....

    Mateusz Nielson is George Robert price reincarnated.

    c.... l....

    +christina l I stumbled upon your comment when listening to this song. At first I thought that it's just a hate comment and decided not to give it my time, but then I thought it kind of funny. You'd have to find an altruist predecessor to Ayn Rand, since her philosophy is the baseline for my comment. Please tell me, what is the intention behind your comment?

    c.... l....

    +Mateusz Nielsen Did you google George Robert Price? He was a humanitarian and mathematician

    c.... l....

    +Mateusz Nielsen http://ncse.com/rncse/31/price-altruism-george-price-search-origins-kindness

  33. M.... N....

    To all those saying that this song is about "selfless" love, as if such a thing could even exist, you are misinterpreting the song. It is selfish love. The proper recognition of someone's value (or virtues) is honesty, acting on that judgement is justice. To be just and honest is selfish, since it's selfish to improve oneself, increase your value as a human being. She sings about not expecting anything in return, because her love is not based primarily on that person's actions to her because the love is not based on concretes. The love is about being happy (selfish)

    M.... N....

    Surely the beauty of songs is that you can interpret them in any way, whichever way resonates with you?

    M.... N....

    I think the song is a tongue-in-cheek reply for not having gotten anything in return and being disappointed about that

    M.... N....

    "The heart of that song is about the real definition of what love is," Morissette explained in the track-by-track commentary. "And what love is to me is wanting for someone that you love what they want for themselves. And at the same time not sacrificing my own life and my thoughts and my own beliefs. Supporting someone in their choices and at the same time being able to express what mine are, even if they differ, is the ultimate healthy, loving interaction. And there were a few lyrics that I changed in the song because it was kind of hinting at myself sacrificially, loving someone at the cost of myself, which is definitely not the case and really not the sentiment that I was trying to get across in the song. So, having changed some of the lines that were kind of hinting at that, the song finally addressed what I was trying to communicate, which is: the highest form of love is to really listen to someone and honor them and accept them and have my own version and definition of who it is that I am. And if they can both cohabitate or spend time together or feel compatible, great. And if they don't, that's okay too -there's still a lotta love - but maybe the form of the relationship would change."

    M.... N....

    @Dame Tessa did you write this song?

    M.... N....

    Please explain selfishness by your own understanding. Because I am beginning to question what selfishness is.

  34. j.... v....

    Amazing Words :D dream BIG!!!!

  35. K.... C....

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  36. S.... L....

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  37. T.... M....

    ... sorry, but "I" cannot believe you - such a selfless attitude would not be human. Otherwise 99 out of 100 fellow men would just suck you dry!

    (... or maybe "I" simply do not get the message of it - am "I" too realistic? ...)

    T.... M....

    @Toruk Makto that would be true inconditional love. It's an ideal. nobody is perfect but you can try.

    T.... M....

    It is possible and yes I did get hurt and lose the man, but maybe he was never meant to be mine...I only wish him well.

  38. K.... B....

    It's one of those you can listen too over and over and over.  One of my many favs of hers!  

  39. I.... ....

    You can only love back one, who loves you this way...

  40. k.... P....

    Music is what feelings sound like. Love the track.

  41. G.... G....

    u owe me nothing in return

  42. L.... L....

    So contagious:)))

  43. 1.... ....

    Lu(ca) - Ca(te) (two names...)

  44. k.... ....

    Totally unrelated, but at the end when it shows lu-ca, I thought it would say Lu-ca-s, which kind of reminded me of Mother 3's ending ='(

  45. B.... O....

    Maybe. If you are hanging in there with hope in your heart you could be hurting yourself.
    If he is serious about this new girl and you relay love him and wish him well, then wish him well and wave good bye,if he is trying to create a happy relationship with another and she is unhappy with you as a female, i'm sure you get where i am going with this. He need not be hanging with a female while involved with another, its not cool.. Just my opinion

  46. B.... O....

    You regret loving so deeply? Are you healed?

  47. m.... l....

    Amo de paixão... Ouço todos os dias...

  48. M.... ....

    An amazing song

  49. S.... ....

    From 2005-2013 that is so many years to deeply love and care for a best friend, is there any reason I should ever stop being his best friend?Because his new girlfriend does not like me dose that mean I should leave his life?

  50. j.... ....

    Oh how I lived this...and then I was "Sorry To Myself"...deeply.

  51. 1.... ....

    Thanks!!!

  52. A.... ....

    I appreciate the clear simple design of lyrics:) Nice!

  53. S.... M....

    Amazing. :')

  54. J.... ....

    how are you man? Are you still flinching at her name?
    it's 6 months now my story ended, but I have not moved on at all..... :(