Hands clean
Alanis Morissette Lyrics

If it weren't for your maturity, none of this would have happened
If you weren't so wise beyond your years, I wouldn't have been able to seduce you

If it weren't for my attention, you wouldn't have been successful and if
If I hadn't taken advantage of you, you wouldn't have advanced in your career

Ooh, this could be messy but
This relationship is inappropriate and could lead to troubles

But you don't seem to mind and
But you are willing to overlook the consequences and continue the relationship

Ooh, don't go telling everybody
Don't expose our secret affair to others

And overlook this supposed crime
And ignore the fact that we are engaging in unethical behavior

We'll fast forward to a few years later
We'll skip ahead in time and see how this relationship plays out

And no one knows except the both of us
No one else is aware of what we are doing

And I have honored your request for silence
I have kept our secret safe, as you requested

You're essentially my employee and I like you having to depend on me
You are in a subordinate position to me, and I enjoy the power dynamic

You're kind of my protege and one day
You are my mentee, and I hope to guide you to success

You'll say you learned all you know from me
You will credit me for your achievements and knowledge

I know you depend on me like a young thing would to a guardian
I know you rely on me like a naive person would rely on a guardian or protector

I know you sexualize me like a young thing would and I think I like it
I know you view me in a sexual manner, like a young person would, and I am enjoying the attention

What part of our history's reinvented and under rug swept?
What aspects of our past have been altered or hidden?

What part of your memory is selective and tends to forget?
What parts of your memory have conveniently forgotten our inappropriate relationship?

What with this distance it seems so obvious
From an objective standpoint, it's clear that our relationship is inappropriate

Just make sure you don't tell on me, especially to members of your family
Please don't expose our secret affair, especially to your loved ones

We best keep this to ourselves and not tell any members of our inner posse
We should keep this relationship confidential and not share it with anyone in our social circle

I wish I could tell the world
I wish we could share our love with everyone openly

'Cause you're such a pretty thing when you're done up properly
Because you are attractive when you dress up nicely

I might want to marry you one day if you watch that weight and keep your firm body
I might consider marrying you if you maintain a certain physical appearance

And you've washed your hands clean of this
And you have distanced yourself from our relationship and chosen not to be responsible for its consequences