"Not as We" is a song by the Canadian singer and songwriter Alanis Morissette, taken from her seventh studio album, Flavors of Entanglement (2008).

A music video directed by James Whitaker was released on October 2, 2008, and it features Morissette recovering from a painful break-up similarly to what it's portrayed in its lyrics.

"[12] As stated by Fournier, it "describes the 'rebirth' of the narrator and her willingness to embrace solitude as an optimal alternative to the emotional violence that she endured at the hands of her partner in the previous track".

A barely there piano is all the accompaniment needed on the broken, fragile ballad "Not as We," on which her voice cracks heartbreakingly over the lines "From scratch begin again, but this time, I as I/And not as we.

"[16] Chad Grischow from IGN described it as "a crisp, timid piano ballad that serves as a breather from all the distorted electronic pop.

"[5] Shaun Newport of musicOMH praised the song's simplicity, claiming that "[it] is the best evocation on the whole album and a time where Morissette can bring another new aspect of her growing personality to the fore.

"[19] Alex Young of Consequence praised it, saying that "her poetic lyrics are admirable, and though her voice (in my personal view) isn’t made for these songs, it’s a broad track and is worth a couple listens.

"[20] Writing for Entertainment Focus, Pip Ellwood-Hughes wrote that Morissette "catches you completely off-guard on the gorgeous piano ballad 'Not As We'.

"[11] While calling it a "higlight of the album", Joanna Hunkin from The New Zealand Herald noticed, "as the record approaches halfway, the anger breaks and sadness reigns on the softly haunting, Not As We.

"[8] She went on to describe the video, saying: "The camera follows Morissette through various portions of a single day as she sits alone with her journal in hand in the window of her house, as she walks on the beach at Half Moon Bay in the evening, as she drinks a cup of tea while sitting on her bed, and as she takes a bath in preparation for bed.

An older female friend or mother figure appears to dispense advice, and Morissette pays a visit to a male therapist.

[24] After the album's release, Morissette promoted the track during the Jay Leno Show, Rosie Live and AOL Sessions.