The song was partly inspired by Morissette 's experiences during her trips across the world between the recording sessions for '' Under Rug Swept '' , and in particular her stay at a Navajo reservation . According to her , " There 's a thread of continuity , subject matter-wise , that permeates not only every trip I take , but every interaction I have " ; she said she though the " sense of community the Navajo people really focus on " was similar to the sense of community she felt when touring in the Middle East . " Morissette said that from the second she wrote it , she knew it would be the final song on the album . " When I think of the album , " she said , " I think about the questions and the conflicts and then the responses and the rebuttals and there 's sort of this crazy little walk through this dynamic , this relationship . And at the end , it has the feminine and the masculine elements , whether that 's taken literally or figuratively . For me , it 's like they 're sitting together in the same car and are finally driving down the same road in the same direction and there 's a meeting of both worlds . " Originally , the song 's final pre-chorus was to repeat the lyrics from the first pre-chorus . Morissette said , however , that after 9/11 , she felt inspired to write another pre-chorus . Given the context in which it was written , that verse stands strongly as arguably the most moving part of the song
9/11
September 11 attacks
Utopia (Alanis Morissette song)