33 Brilliant Alanis Morissette Lyrics From 'Jagged Little Pill'

Alanis Morissette parachuted into the Most Lyrical Artists of All Time canon the second the first copy of Jagged Little Pill hit a record store shelf. The Canadian chanteuse was already a fully formed poet by her third, breakout LP—an earnest, sardonic, lost, frustrated and determined woman who had turned 21 just days before.

It's hard to believe we learned the 13 songs on Jagged Little Pill the same summer we were falling in love with Clueless, but it's simple to understand how much of a punch these 33 lines still pack today. Alanis Morissette's perfect album keeps making us grin in admiration, scratch our heads in contemplation, cringe in sympathy, and laugh like loons.