Ironic
Alanis MorissetteThe fact that none of the lyrics consist of irony in a song called ironic is ironic!
Since the release of her hit “Ironic,” she’s had to hear that none of the situations in her song are actually ironic.
An old man turned ninety-eight
He won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
Isn't it ironic, don't you think?
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
And who would've thought it, it figures
Mr. play-it-safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase
and kissed his kids good-bye
He waited his whole damn life
to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down
he thought "Well isn't this nice"
And isn't it ironic, don't you think?
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
And who would've thought it, it figures
Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
When you think everything's okay
and everything's going right
And life has a funny way of helping you out when
You think everything's gone wrong
and everything blows up in your face
A traffic jam when you're already late
A "No Smoking" sign on your cigarette break
It's like ten thousand spoons
when all you need is a knife
It's meeting the man of my dreams,
and then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic, don't you think?
A little too ironic,
and yeah I really do think
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
And who would've thought it, it figures
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Helping you out
Play with the song, fill the gaps
Legend
- The video player plays from the time specified
- Chorus
- People Talking