Going out on a limb here, perhaps the hand in the pocket symbolizes the monetary concerns, i.e. We do see that during the choruses, Miss Morissette does in fact have one of her hands in her pocket, while the other is engaged in varying activities such as the following: Honestly, no conclusive interpretation has ever been put forth concerning what exactly the phrase “hand in my pocket” means. What really does “Hand in my pocket” mean? Or another way of looking at it is that if such dichotomies are indeed perpetual, the singer still feels that at the end of the day the positives outweigh the negatives. In fact if you really want to get philosophical, the lyrics contained in the versus seem to point to the idea that there will always be both good and evil in life. This is really made evident in the third verse, where Alanis details how she is both “sad” and “laughing” at the same time.īut again, it is her optimism which ultimately defines this track. And yes, she does go on to mention other parts of her life, such as she being “young and… underpaid”, which are less than ideal.

That is the ultimate sentiment upon which this song is based. Thus in the chorus we have the singer exclaiming that she’s going to be “fine, fine, fine”.

In terms of her mental disposition, she is in fact “sane”, but that does not mean that the issues of life don’t sometimes ‘overwhelm’ her. And perhaps the best way to summarize all of these different reality is with the line she concludes the first verse with, that being Alanis acknowledging that she’s “lost” but still “hopeful”. Or another way of looking at it is that various unfavorable factors which exist in her life have not weakened her optimism.

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