As a song about sexual abuse in the entertainment industry, “Reckoning” means “getting what they deserved”. After the movement #MeToo, several prominent figures of cinema, music, TV and everywhere else were prosecuted (and sometimes sentenced) for sexual misconduct.
The imagery of predators and pre...
[Verse 1]
Hey, hey, little wonder
You walked the fields with all the fences down
You never knew the scent of the predator
You didn't know the house was on fire
[Chorus 1]
And so you worked as you should
While they prey'd on all you ached for
And they pounced as they would
While the guards were away, oh
[Verse 2]
Hey, hey, you marauders
You got away while they claim I'm a liar
Why aren't the gods and heroes all around me?
And everyone's turning their eyes to the ground
[Chorus 2]
And so you strike while it's hot
While the barricades are broken
You attacked at your will
While all the locks are frayed, oh
[Verse 3]
Hey, hey, you denier
Finally everyone is gathering 'round me
Now that we all know better, you'll be haunted
I hope you enjoy these drawings in your jail
[Chorus 3]
And so brace, brace yourself
For this reckoning day
I was once, at a loss
Now I stand at the gate, oh
Reckoning was written by Michael Farrell & Alanis Morissette.
Reckoning was produced by Catherine Marks.
Alanis Morissette released Reckoning on Fri Jul 10 2020.
I’ve been writing songs about having been sexually abused for a long time, and songs like [2002’s] ‘Hands Clean’ just came and went. A lot of times trauma is just stored in our bodies, and we’ve disassociated. Fight, flight, freeze. Later on, we can melt and come through, when it might feel like a s...