She’s stuck in this tiny little cage
Too small for her age
She’s lost her sense of smell
So the bodies of the enraged
Don’t smell like anything
She doesn’t remember how long
She’s been lying there in her own scum
The back of her head has turned flat
Limbs limp and bitten
Can’t remember the sight of the sun
It’s ok sunshine comes in capsules
Paid ears, they just pretend to hear
So she turns around and sings
From the foot of the mountain
The top of your skull
From the cracks on the ceiling
You have no control
Why don’t you eat a bit, it’s sure worthwhile
For our pleasure
Why don’t you hide your bile, don (sic) your best smile
For our viewing pleasure
It’s just another cage
Plastic altars with virgin Maries
Holy Barbie dolls made in Taiwan
By a fatherless child who was not conceived
Exactly like in Harlequin tomes
Oh no, not exactly like a mommy and daddy deed
Not exactly like you thought your life would be
They say shut up and live gratefully
Had a key on your neck
But you were never hungry
And I shut up and lived gratefully
You can’t really complain when all you are is lonely
I know
Hey ma’am, ma’am, your daughter’s in here
Screaming her head off
Scaring our kids off
Hey ma’am, ma’am, your daughter’s in here
Wasting our time
Wasting our precious time
I have heard all your stories
IV butterflies that made nests in your arms
Now you speak in my dreams
Since you’ve been gone
Since you’ve been gone
I have heard all your stories
The food and the words that were stuck in your mouth
Now they’re stuck in my head
Since you’ve been gone
Since you’ve been gone
I should run away