-This song is my new jam right here.
Performing the song "Ablaze"
from her first album in eight years,
"Such Pretty Forks in the Road," which comes out tomorrow,
here's the one and only Alanis Morissette.
♪♪
-[ Chuckles ]
Let's not kick that thing.
♪ First thing that you'll notice ♪
♪ Is some separation from each other ♪
♪ Yes, it's a lie we've been believing ♪
♪ Since time in memorial ♪
♪ There was an apple, there was a snake ♪
♪ There was division ♪
♪ There was a split, there was a conflict ♪
♪ In the fabric of life ♪
Is it too loud? Okay.
♪ One became two, and then everyone ♪
♪ Was out for themselves ♪
♪ Everyone was pitted against each other ♪
♪ Conflict ruled the realm ♪
♪ All our devotions and temperaments ♪
♪ Are pulled from different wells ♪
♪ We seem to easily forget we are made of the same cells ♪
♪♪
♪ To my boy ♪
♪ All that energy, so wild ♪
♪ Love your hues ♪
♪ And your blues in equal measure ♪
♪ Your comings and your goings-away ♪
♪ My mission is to keep the light in your eyes ablaze ♪
-Hi, Mom. -Hi, baby.
♪ Second thing you'll notice ♪
♪ Is that, often, we think that there's not enough ♪
♪ It might feel dark, it might feel lonely ♪
♪♪
♪ You may be overcome with darkness ♪
♪ And a sense of hopelessness ♪
♪ But it won't matter if you keep the core ♪
♪ Connected to the oneness ♪
Ready?
♪ To my girl ♪
♪ All your innocence and fire ♪
♪ When you reach out ♪
♪ I am here hell or high water ♪
♪ This nest is never going away ♪
-You said nest? -Nest.
-♪ My mission is to keep ♪ -Why did you say "nest"?
-Because it's a nest.
♪ Ablaze ♪
[ Chuckles ]
♪ And this cord is unbreakable ♪
♪ This pilot light is there in your pocket ♪
♪ And this bond, beyond unshakeable ♪
♪ Even if we all forgot ♪
♪ All at the same time ♪
-♪ Do, do, do, do, do ♪
-♪ If we forget at the same time ♪
-What? -It's the last one.
♪ To my boy ♪
♪ My precious, gentle warrior ♪
♪ To your sweetness ♪
♪ And your strength in exploring ♪
♪ May this bond stay with you through all your days ♪
♪ My mission is to keep the light in your eyes ablaze ♪
♪♪
♪ To my girl ♪
That's you.
♪ To my boy ♪
♪ The light in your eyes ♪
♪ My mission is to keep the light in your eyes ablaze ♪
♪♪
♪ First thing you might notice ♪
♪ Is that everything is temporary ♪
-[ Babbling ] -Exactly.
♪ Next that you might notice ♪
♪ Is that we will always be a family ♪
-Did you say "family"? -I did say "family."
[ Song ends ]
-So, your music's done. Keep on singing.
-Keep going? -You can stop.
-I can stop?
-Yes. -Okay, thanks.