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Artist: Jagged Little Pill: The Musical
Canonical path: /jagged-little-pill-the-musical/ironic
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Ironic
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Ironic
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[Frankie]
An old man turned 98
He won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
And isn't it ironic
Don't you think?
[David]
Hold up, wait a second!
That's actually not ironic
[Student]
Right
If we are using irony as defined in Greek tragedy
I don't see how, like, a fly in your beverage applies
[David]
That's not irony
That's just like shitty
[Frankie]
Can I please finish my piece?
[Frankie]
Mr. Play-It-Safe was afraid to fly
He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye
He waited his whole damn life to take that flight
And as the plane crashed down he thought: Well isn't this nice
And isn't it ironic
[David]
It's not though
[Lily]
It would be irony if the guy in the crash was like an airplane mechanic
[Phoenix]
How 'bout you guys let her finish?
[Frankie]
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
And who would've thought—it figures!
Well, life has a funny way
[Phoenix]
Of sneaking up on you when you think everything's okay
And everything's going right
[Frankie]
And life has a funny way
[Phoenix]
Of helping you out when you think everything's gone wrong
And everything blows up in your face
[Frankie]
It's a traffic jam when you're already late
[Teacher]
It's a no-smoking sign on your cigarette break
[Phoenix]
It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife
[Frankie]
It's like meeting the boy of my dreams
And then meeting his
[Phoenix]
I'm not seeing anyone
[Frankie]
And isn't it ironic
Don't you think?
[Frankie and Phoenix]
A little too ironic
[Phoenix]
Yeah, I really do think
[Frankie and Phoenix]
It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
And who would've thought, it figures!
[Frankie]
Well, life has a funny way
[Phoenix]
Of sneaking up on you
[Frankie]
Yeah, life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
[Frankie and Phoenix]
Helping you out
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