Alanis Morissette — Citizen of the Planet

[Verse 1] I start up in the north I grow from a special seed I sprinkle it with sensibility From French and Hungarian snow I linger in the sprouting Until my engine's full [Verse 2] Then I move across the sea To European bliss To language of poets As I cut the cord of home I kiss my mother's mother Look to the horizon [Pre-Chorus] Wide eyed, new ground Humbled by my new surroundings [Chorus 1] I am a citizen of the planet My president is Guanyin My frontier is on an airplane My prisons, homes for rehabilitating [Verse 3] Then I fly back to my nest I fly back with my nuclear But everything is different So I wait My yearn for home is broadened Patriotism expanded By callings from beyond [Pre-Chorus] So I pack my things, nothing precious All things sacred [Chorus 2] I am a citizen of the planet My laws are all of attraction My punishments are consequences Separating from source the original sin I am a citizen of the planet Democracy's kids are sovereign Where the teachers are the sages And pedestals filled with every parent [Verse 3] And so the next few years are blurry The next decade's a flurry Of smells and tastes unknown Threads sewn straight through this fabric Through fields of every color One culture to another [Pre-Chorus] And I come alive and I get giddy And I am taken and globally naturalized [Chorus 3] I am a citizen of the planet From simple roots through high vision I am guarded by the angels And my body guides the direction I go in I am a citizen of the planet My favorite pastime edge stretching Besotten with human condition These ideals are born from my deepest within