What Little Girls Are Made Of

sugar and spice, everything nice?

hmm, what’s your price?

WE’VE GOT IT MADE IN AMERICA

not just far far on the other side of the
ocean blue

yup, but we’ve made it here in the U-S-of-
A, too

CATASTROPHE

that says it in a word

but the statistics are often quite blurred

PRESCRIPTION FOR DISASTER

run-aways, throw-aways, other exploitables, too

bystanders ignorantly apathetic of what they’re going through

DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN

slick predators lurk in broad daylight

exquisitely enticing by fraud, force, or fright

LOOK BETTER NAKED

I know you can do it, my pretty girlfriend

you’ll make me so happy (and a fortune), in the end

A Woman’s Worth

whatcha got from last night?

baby, don’t make me beat you again, alright?!

I Don’t Know How She Does It

but she’s his bottom line

ya, she keeps the rest of us towing the line!

DON’T MAKE A SCENE

just do what you’re told

otherwise his love he might withhold

GUILT | ONLY LOVE | FIVE PAST MIDNIGHT | THREE WISHES

it’s the same night after night, day after day

try to stay alive, but for sale or display

HOMESICK

do I even have a home to be sick for?

or is that in part why they now call me a whore?

TWILIGHT CHILD

living in the shadows

don’t look like a victim, they suppose

RUNNING BLIND | DREAM COUNTRY | SHATTERED | A CERTAIN SLANT OF LIGHT

nowhere to run, nowhere to hide

nowhere to turn, cuz even I’m deceived inside

I’ll Be Seeing You | Remember Me | Let Me Call You Sweet Heart

you look pretty young to be out here like this

come with me and I’ll give you a better life miss

STREET TRENDS

the idea of leaving, of believing, of reassuring, oh so alluring

but pimp’s mom’s watching my baby, my returning ever insuring

HELL’S CARTEL

they’ve got their hands in everything

and I’m strung out, part of their ring

LITTLE ALTARS EVERYWHERE

on a corner here, a hotel room there

now a website, and another to compare

YOU BELONG TO ME | AMERICAN DREAMS | TOXIN | FIREBIRD

keep living “the life”

keep putting up with this strife

TIME EXPIRED

but how long can this go on?

they say the average is six years, then gone

SUICIDE SEASON

not sure this is a life worth living

don’t know how much longer I can keep on giving

THE LIES THAT BIND

these cords around my neck

are they any worse than the ones that keep my mind “in check”?

A Tangled Web

it’s just all so confusing

who to believe, who’s abusing?

PEACE LIKE A RIVER | “P” IS FOR PERIL | SUMMER ISLAND | THE INCUMBENT

perhaps I’ll fall asleep and never wake

finally at peace from this perpetual heartbreak

NEVER LOVE A STRANGER

never love again

never trust men

The Wanting

but something cries deep down inside me

something screaming I just want to be free

FAMILY POLITICS

ya just like politics and religion

sex and money aren’t to be spoken of, but in a hushed smidgen

Keep It Simple, Stupid

just do what your told

don’t ask questions, stay controlled

The Accidental Bride

accidental or on purpose?

are you just feeding me lip service?

Love & Desire & Hate

don’t know what to think anymore

don’t even have feeling left to ignore

THAT DEVIL’S NO FRIEND OF MINE

but I guess this one thing I do know

so long I’ve lived in the stupor of status quo

RAGING HEART

at least this anger proves I can feel again

but you want me to forgive what and when?!

THE RESCUE | CODE TO ZERO | MY MOTHER’S DAUGHTER | EVEN STEVEN

how ‘bout I actually get stable first

cuz literally everything in my life, in my head, is turned upside-down, reversed

WHEN GOD WHISPERS YOUR NAME

then you know there’s hope

gives me something I need this day to cope

Breaking Through

a new dawning

found I have true belonging

Peace, Love & Healing

one day at a time

will take a while to thoroughly heal from this crime

The Meaning of Life

oh, so much more than I was told

I can be my own person, live bold!

CHANGE

in a direction I couldn’t even then imagine

still living on earth, but it’s actually now heaven

CLOSE TO YOU

freedom, new life, here and now

will you let Me show you how?

Sticks & Stones

ya, they’ll break your bones

but what’s worse are the labels from the
clones

Rivals

they sneer at me from across the room

their cutting words spell my doom

SCHOOL IS NOT A MISSILE RANGE

I could wish this were actually true

but no one else seems to feel the damage
of this coup

Seasons That Laugh Or Weep

ya, they laugh, I weep - the cycle never ends

but my tears are now as few as my friends

Secrets

they’ll never know

but now who cares if they did, commando

MINDING OUR OWN BUSINESS

wish they’d live what they say

but this stuff is far from mere child’s play

BEST FRIENDS FOR NEVER

never’s a long long time

I guess alone I’ll make this long long climb

I Can’t Believe I Said That!

ya, but you know it’s true

you believe their lies - and not just a few

The Treasure of Friendship

oh, the irony, such a mockery

blast this state of cruel tyranny

The Meaning of Treason

I’ll show you what it looks like

my own overthrow of this third reich

ARMAGEDDON

no, it won’t be pretty

but they’re the ones with no pity

P.S. (from my future self)

After all the pain and all the blame

I have learned at least one small thing

Sticks and stones will break my bones

and yes, names do also hurt me

But the power to forgive,

gives me the ability to live

And set the prisoner free