“Reasons I Drink” is the lead single from Alanis Morissette’s upcoming album Such Pretty Forks In the Road, which was released on July 31, 2020.
The song was released on the same day the 2020 Alanis tour with Garbage and Liz Phair was announced.
[Verse 1]
These are the reasons I drink
The reasons I tell everybody I'm fine even though I am not
These are the reasons I overdo it
I have been working since I can remember, since I was single digits
Now, even though I've been busted
I don't know where to draw the line 'cause that groove has gotten so deep
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And nothing can give reprieve like they do
Nothing can give a break for this soldier like they do
[Chorus 1]
Here we are
I feel such rapture and my comfort is so strong, oh
One more hit
It feels so helpful in my need for respite, oh
[Verse 2]
And here are the reasons I eat
Reasons I feel everything so deeply when I'm not medicated
And so that's it, I am buying a Lamborghini
To make up for these habits, to survive this sick industry
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Nothing can give reprieve like they do
Nothing can give me a break from this torture like they do
[Chorus 2]
Here we are
I feel such rapture and my comfort is so strong, oh
One more sip
It feels so helpful in my need for some long overdue respite, oh
[Bridge]
And these are the reasons I don't even think I would quit
And these are the reasons I can't even see straight
And these are the ones whom I know it so deeply affects
And I am left wondering how I would function without it
[Chorus 3]
Here we are
I feel such rapture and my comfort is so strong, oh
One more rip
I go from one lilypad to another to stay lit, oh
Reasons I Drink was written by Alanis Morissette & Michael Farrell.
Reasons I Drink was produced by Alex Hope.
Alanis Morissette released Reasons I Drink on Mon Dec 02 2019.
My big three are work addiction, love addiction and food addiction. And then, all my secondaries are all the other lovely ones. I think for a long time the general notion of addiction was so stigma-filled and shaming, like, ‘Shame on you for being an addict. Shame on you for needing to go to rehab....