Reasons I Drink – English Lyrics

• By: Alanis Morissette
• Album: Such Pretty Forks in the Road

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the raw honesty of Alanis Morissette's "Reasons I Drink," a poignant exploration of addiction and coping mechanisms. Through candid lyrics and a blend of vulnerability and strength, this song offers a powerful opportunity to confront personal demons and embrace self-awareness.

[English]

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

And nothing can give reprieve like they do

Nothing can give a break for this soldier like they do

Here we are

I feel such rapture and my comfort is so strong

One more hit

It feels so helpful in my need for respite

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

Nothing can give reprieve like they do

Nothing can give me a break from this torture like they do

Here we are

I feel such rapture and my comfort is so strong

One more sip

It feels so helpful in my need for some long overdue respite

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

And these are the ones whom I know it so deeply affects

And I am left wondering how I would function without it

Here we are

I feel such rapture and my comfort is so strong

One more rip

I go from one lilypad to another to stay lit

...

Key Grammar Structures

• These are the reasons I drink

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb 'drink' is in the present simple tense, indicating a habitual action.

• Even though I am not

  ➔ Subordinating Conjunction

  ➔ 'Even though' is a subordinating conjunction introducing a contrastive clause.

• I have been working since I can remember

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ 'Have been working' is in the present perfect continuous, emphasizing the duration of the action.

• Nothing can give reprieve like they do

  ➔ Comparative Structure

  ➔ 'Like they do' is a comparative structure used to highlight similarity.

• One more hit

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ 'One more hit' is in the imperative mood, expressing a command or request.

• And so that's it, I am buying a Lamborghini

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ 'I am buying' is in the present continuous tense, indicating an action happening now.

• To make up for these habits

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ 'To make up for' is an infinitive of purpose, explaining the reason for the action.

• I go from one lilypad to another to stay lit

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase

  ➔ 'From one lilypad to another' is a prepositional phrase indicating movement.