i always thought that alanis morisette was upset about a less than perfect stuffed animal given to her by her lover:
"...of the cross-eyed bear that you gave to me..."
A childhood belief about misheard lyrics
others believed things like this
- When I was younger, I believed that squinting in a storm would make you cross-eyed... forever.Anon
- I used to think that "cross-eyed" meant that people had X's for eyes, like dead people in cartoons.— Tim
- when I saw a sign with a deer on it I always thought deer had to cross the street by it. like a cross walk— only me
- when I was little my uncle told me he was part bear. I believed people could be part bear until I was twelve. — Audrey
- I used to believe that if I went down the stairs slowly a red eyed skeleton would come and run after me.— Melly2bee
- When I was a child, I used to think that if you eat an animal, you become that animal
— Hmza