Hands Clean
Hands Clean

Alanis Morissette - Hands Clean Lyrics

Alanis Morissette's track delves into the complex dynamics of a relationship marked by power imbalances and secrecy. The lyrics suggest a liaison between an older figure, possibly in a mentor role, and a younger person whose silence is maintained for years.… Read more

Rock
Nov 11, 2005
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Hands Clean Lyrics

If it weren't for your maturity, none of this would have 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

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

You're essentially my employee and I like you having to depend on me
You're kind of my protege and one day
You'll say you learned all you know from me
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 it

Ooh, this could get messy but
Ooh, you don't seem to mind
Dude, don't go telling everybody
And overlook this supposed crime
We'll fast forward to a few years later
And no one knows except the both of us
I've more than honored your request for silence
And you've washed your hands clean of this

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

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 want to marry you one day if you watch that weight and keep your firm body

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

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

Writer(s): Alanis Morissette
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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What is the Meaning of Hands Clean?

Alanis Morissette's track delves into the complex dynamics of a relationship marked by power imbalances and secrecy. The lyrics suggest a liaison between an older figure, possibly in a mentor role, and a younger person whose silence is maintained for years. Themes of manipulation and exploitation are woven throughout, as the older party acknowledges their control and influence over the younger's success and personal development. The repeated refrain "you've washed your hands clean of this" implies attempts to absolve oneself from the moral implications of their actions. This song poignantly captures the struggle and internal conflict experienced by those entangled in relationships where consent and power are murky.

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