Hands Clean by Alanis Morissette
Hands Clean by Alanis Morissette

Hands Clean

Alanis Morissette * Track #3 On Under Rug Swept

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Hands Clean by Alanis Morissette

Release Date
Mon Dec 24 2001
Performed by
Alanis Morissette
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“Heads Clean” was the lead single from Alanis Morissette’s fifth album Under Rug Swept.
With the verses written in the voice of an older man she had an affair with when she was only 14, the chorus takes him to task for protecting himself by casually charging her to never speak of the affair again af...

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Hands Clean Lyrics

[Verse 1]
If it weren't for your maturity, none of this would've happened
If you weren't so wise beyond your years, I would've been able to control myself
If it weren't for my attention, you wouldn't have been successful, and if
If it weren't for me, you would never have amounted to very much

[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, this could be messy
But, but you don't seem to mind, and
Ooh, don't go telling everybody, and
And overlook this supposed crime

[Chorus]
We'll fast forward to a few years later
And no one knows except the both of us
And I have honored your request for silence
And you've washed your hands clean of this

[Verse 2]
You're essentially an employee and I like you having to depend on me
You're a kind of protégé, and one day, you'll say you learned all you know from me, and
And I know you depend on me like a young thing would to a guardian
I know you sexualize me like a young thing would, and I think I like ya

[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, this could get messy
But, ooh, you don't seem to mind
Dude, don't go telling everybody
And overlook this supposed crime

[Chorus]
We'll fast forward to a few years later
And no one knows except the both of us
And I've more than honored your request for silence
And you've washed your hands clean of this

[Bridge]
What part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept?
What part of your memory is selective and tends to forget?
What with this distance, it seems so obvious?

[Verse 3]
Just make sure you don't tell on me, especially to members of your family
We best keep this to ourselves and not tell any members of our inner posse
I wish I could tell the world 'cause you're such a pretty thing when you're done up properly
I might wanna marry you one day, if you watch that weight and keep your firm body

[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, this could be messy, and
Ooh, I don't seem to mind, and
Ooh, don't go telling everybody
And overlook this supposed crime

[Chorus]
We'll fast forward to a few years later
And no one knows except the both of us
And I have honored your request for silence
And you've washed your hands clean of this

[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, this could get messy, but
Ooh, I don't seem to mind
Ooh, don't go telling everybody
And overlook this supposed crime

[Chorus]
We'll fast forward to a few years later
And no one knows except the both of us
And I have honored your request for silence
And you've washed your hands clean of this

[Outro]
Ooh
Oh-oh
Oh, oh
Ooh
Ooh

Hands Clean Q&A

Who wrote Hands Clean's ?

Hands Clean was written by Alanis Morissette.

Who produced Hands Clean's ?

Hands Clean was produced by Alanis Morissette.

When did Alanis Morissette release Hands Clean?

Alanis Morissette released Hands Clean on Mon Dec 24 2001.

What did Alanis Morissette say about "Hands Clean"?

In Q Magazine, Alanis said:

The grudge I hold is against myself for having been quiet for so long… I’ve covered his ass for so many years. So now it’s almost like… I wanted to liberate myself from not beating myself up any longer. It’s almost irrespective of his involvement now; it’s more about me...

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How did the song do commercially?

The song peaked at #23 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it her fifth song to appear in the top 25. In her home country of Canada, the song peaked at #1 on Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales.

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