Wunderkind

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

by Alanis Morrissette

Oh perilous place walk backwards toward you
Blink disbelieving eyes chilled to the bone
Most visibly brave no apprehended gloom
First to take this foot to virgin snow

I am a magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderment
I am a wunderkind oh oh oh oooooh
And I lift the envelope pushed far enough to believe this
I am a princess on the way to my throne

Destined to serve, destined to roam

Oh ominous place spellbound and unchild-proofed
My least favorite chill to bear alone
Compatriots in place they'd cringe if I told you
Our best back-pocket secret our bond full-blown

I am a magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderment
I am a wunderkind oh oh oh oooooh
I am a pioneer naive enough to believe this
I am a princess on the way to my throne

Destined to seek, destined to know

Most beautiful place reborn and blown off roof
My view about-face whether great will be done

I am a magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderment
I am a wunderkind oh oh oh oooooh
I am a ground-breaker naive enough to believe this
I am a princess on the way to my throne

I am a magnet for all kinds of deeper wonderment
I am a wunderkind oh oh oh oooooh
I am a Joan of Arc and smart enough to believe this
I am a princess on the way to my throne

Destined to reign, destined to roam Destined to reign, destined to roam Destined to reign, destined to roam.


I was making a playlist tonight of some of the songs i just have always really liked. This is on it. I find this song so fascinating...i think because it is so strange and cryptic and at the same time expresses so many of the deeper things I know and believe of myself.

I am a wunderkind.
A princess on the way to her throne
A ground breaker naive enough to believe this
A Joan of Ark smart enough to believe.

I am destined to reign...and destined to roam.

Reminding myself that these things are true of me (whether I want them to be or not) helps me feel a little less crazy.