Slap me with a splintered ruler

Slap me with a splintered ruler - Am I stressing you out? My sweater is on inside out and inside out. And you say: How appropriate! I don't want to dissect everything today I don't mean to pick you apart, you see. But I can't help it And there I go, leaping before the gun goes off Slap me with a splintered ruler And I'd hit the ground if you weren't already there If I could only hunt the hunter And all I want is a little patience A way to calm the angry voice And all I really want is release Have I exhausted you? You must wonder why I'm relentless and worn out I'm consumed by the cold of loneliness I'm like Estella I like to roll it up and then spit it out I'm frustrated by your apathy And frightened by the corrupt ways of this earth If I could meet the Creator And I'm fascinated by the spiritual man I'm humbled by your humble nature And what I wouldn't give to find a kindred spirit Someone else to catch this drift And what I would give to meet a kindred spirit Enough about me Let's talk about you for a minute Enough about you Let's talk about life for a minute The strife, the madness And the sound of pretense falling down All around, all around Why am I so petrified of silence? Here, can you handle this? Did you think about your bills, your ex, your deadlines? Or what you think you're going to die? Or did you long for the next distraction? Excerpt from the song by Alannis Morrissette All I Really Want