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Lisa
05:33
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I feel alone, so cold and alone
No one here beside me to lend a hand
And you don’t understand who I am
I feel so empty gotta fill it with
Well you don’t know my name
You just turn away
16, it’s still so young
But I feel much older than that
16, it’s old enough to know better
Still too young to care at all
Cause I gotta feel something different
Than what I feel right now
He holds me close, makes me feel different
With each embrace I feel more than before
I gotta go deeper, deeper, deeper than before
It’s the only thing that makes me feel alive
And anymore it don’t matter who it is
16, it’s still so young
But I feel much older than that
16, it’s old enough to know better
Still too young to care at all
Cause I gotta feel something different
Than what I feel right now
You don’t think I see the way that you stare
And you don’t think I know the things you say about me
But at least I have a name, at least you see me here
Maybe it isn’t good but it’s all I have right now
Maybe I wanted more but it’s all that’s left of me
You’ll never understand who I am
No, you’ll never, you’ll never understand
No, You’ll never understand who I am
No, you’ll never, you’ll never understand
I am so young only 16
I’m 16, I’m 16
And I got to feel something different
Then what I feel right now
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Debbie
04:53
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I got home from work early
Put the dinner on the stove
Longing for the “I love you’s”
You’d whisper when we were alone
I yearn for the yesterdays
When I was your prize
You’d walk me around
With your big dreams in your eyes
With a big house and a family
A family with three kids
You’d always take care of me
Promised all the love you could give
These bruises get easier to hide
They barely even enter my mind
But the way you look at me
And the sound of your voice
Rips me apart
Leaves me feeling cold and alone
Even when you’re by my side
I caught myself thinking today
About the first time I really cried
You made me feel like nothing at all
When you laughed at what I said
It’s always the same old fight
I guess you got tired of pointing out my flaws
You said you’d had enough of this
To find my own way home
I remember that long walk home
Convinced myself it wouldn’t happen again
Hoping each set of headlights were yours
You haven’t come for me yet
These bruises get easier to hide
They barely even enter my mind
But the way you look at me
And the sound of your voice
Rips me apart
Leaves me feeling cold and alone
Even when you’re by my side
I woke up tonight in the dark
You’re lying there next to me
I’ll get up and do it all again
I won’t feel anything anymore
These bruises get easier to hide
They barely even enter my mind
But the way you look at me
And the sound of your voice
Rips me apart
Leaves me feeling cold and alone
Even when you’re by my side
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Kate
02:58
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Reciting sappy love song lyrics
I’m hoping you’re the ears meant to hear them
And I, I don’t know what this all means
But I know what it seems
It seems on tv, it’s the only words they’re saying
And these magazines say I got to be playing
And I’m just a little girl
In this whole wide world
Doing whatever I can to fit in
He says he wants to take it to the next level
What am I, just a video game
Holding hands in your parents’ basement
The look in your eyes is just stopping time
Moving closer with your arm around me
Nervously you say, “I want to be serious”
And I’m just a little girl
In this whole wide world
Doing whatever I can to fit in
You gotta find that one boy
That one special boy
And when you find him
You’ll be that special girl
The only girl
And you’ll do what it takes to keep him
You’ll learn and you’ll sacrifice
You’ll pluck and you’ll curl
And you’ll stay trim
You’ll wax ad you’ll exfoliate
And you will have figured things out by then
And he will be yours
Maybe this is nothing new
There are plenty of boys who are just like you
But this is different this time
Can’t you see this is so serious
Maybe I’m not ready for this
But what else is a girl to do
And I’m just a little girl
In this whole wide world
Doing whatever I can to fit in
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Gwen
03:25
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She walks out to sea
With the wind in her hair
And the warm sand soothing her feet
There’s no one around
Except the morning gulls
Scavenging the treasures on the shore
She looks out to sea
Thinking she’s alone
She discovers the ocean smiling back at her
She pulls out her thoughts
And secrets one by one
Pouring them into the pale blue foam
She watches
As they’re sucked out to sea
And listens as they echo back so quietly
She knows they’ll be safe
As they swirl all around
Mixing with the other whispered secrets
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Julie
05:16
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Put my coat on
With a briefcase in my hand
Open up the door and step out into the world
A smile painted on my face
As I pass the man on the stairs
Hiding behind this sweater
He’ll never see what’s there
I control what you see
I control who you know
I can be most anything that I want to be
But never me
A little less than perfect and I’m not there yet
A little less than perfect and perfect’s a little less than me
Looking in my mirror where less is always more
Looking out through my eyes
It’s a beautiful world but I don’t fit
Get home late
Safe here alone at home
A bag of groceries under each arm
Heading for the kitchen
Cook myself dinner
And it’s looking pretty good now
Don’t feel much like eating
So I throw it away
I do the dishes
Then I put them away
Going through the motions
Gotta keep a normal day
Naked in the bathroom
As I fill up the tub
Lower myself down
Swallowed by the water
The hands that are washing me
I connected by these thin arms
When I look down
I don’t recognize myself
It’s been so long since I’ve seen my skin
And I’ve lost what beauty was but I know
I’m starving for control
A little less than perfect and I’m not there yet
A little less than perfect and perfect’s a little less than me
Looking in my mirror were less is always more
Looking out through my eyes
It’s a beautiful world but I don’t fit
I don’t know how this happened
Don’t know, don’t know when or where
But this was sneaking up on me
I used to be someone
Now I just don’t know
I don’t know what to eat or went to sleep
I don’t understand
No, I don’t understand
I’m out of control
I’m out of control
A little less than perfect and I’m not there yet
A little less than perfect and perfect’s a little less than me
Looking in my mirror were less is always more
Looking out through my eyes
It’s a beautiful world but I don’t fit
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Adrienne
03:39
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Pigtails and sneakers, your dirty face
Sticky fingered little girl wrapped up in ribbon and lace
Mirrors and hairbrush, you’re playing dress up
Make up and perfume, perfume, accessorize
Macaroni necklace and momma’s fancy pearls
Let your hair down, you’re so grown up
Adrienne, wipe your lipstick smile
Adrienne, kick off your high heels
Adrienne, grab your teddy bear
And sleep tonight
Wrap yourself in flower petals
Dreaming about your Neverland
And sleep tonight
Hop scotch and jump rope, riding your bike round the yard
Picking flowers, chasing butterflies, baking your mud pies
Jumping high, running fast, you’re playing real hard now
Muddy shoes by the front door of your make-believe house
Little dolls and plastic food, you’re building a home now
Let your hair down, you’re so grown-up
Adrienne, wipe your lipstick smile
Adrienne, kick off your high heels
Adrienne, grab your teddy bear
And sleep tonight
Wrap yourself in flower petals
Dreaming about your Neverland
And sleep tonight
And sleep tonight
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Anna
05:25
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So scared, so scared and unprepared
Nothing is the same anymore
I am just a child
Won’t you please take care of me
Mistakes, mistakes, I’ve made a few
Will you believe that I loved you
A tiny hand in mine
With a mouth that must be fed
I wake to the crying at night
I wake to feel the tears are mine
No longer in me
But always with me
No longer in me
But a part of me
Constant reminder
Of the love that left me
I guess I was too young
Too young to understand
I’m not ready for this
But believe me child, I’ll do my best
A tiny hand in mine
With a mouth that must be fed
I wake to the crying at night
I wake to feel the tears are mine
No longer in me
But always with me
No longer in me
But a part of me
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Artemis Suite
05:07
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I’m not doing the girl thing
Where I say one thing but really mean the other
Say what I mean or what I think I mean
Sometimes I guess I don’t always understand myself
I am not doing the whole jealous girl thing
To be jealous you have to want something
You tell me, maybe you’re the missing puzzle piece
No pieces, maybe I’m a portrait not a puzzle
It seems logical than a man like you would think
What else could I be doing pining away for you
I’m not doing the girl thing
Where I give the silent treatment and guilt
Nothing to say or I thought you wouldn’t relate
I wanted to save you from embarrassment when you didn’t understand
I know it’s 70°, I’m wearing pants and a sweater
But I’m cold right now, just so cold right now
Then in 10 minutes I’ll strip down to nothing
But then I’ll be warm
I am busy living in the moment and I may cover myself
And convince myself that I am cold
Oh, that I am cold
But that’s because I’m not ready to show me to you
Just give me time, I’ll find warmth when I see the sun
But you see, it’s got to feel right
It’s got to feel just right
It’s got to be just perfect
Or I’ll get cold again
I haven’t talked to you in a while
Cause I’m just too busy living in the moment
I’m not doing the girl thing
Where I’m playing mind games with you
Not interested or then again just shy
Maybe I’m preoccupied with something else just on my mind
Don’t think you know me
Don’t compare me to other women
Don’t think of me as your mom, your friend, your neighbor
I am unlike any other person you’ve met before
The stories of my past made me the person I am today
Because of this I carry my traits, my quirks, my neurosis
So listen and get to know me
Don’t think that I carry the stereotypes
For we are all different
And we are all beautiful in our own way
So know this, I am
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Brother Jack Altoona, Pennsylvania
Brother Jack gleans inspiration from old fashioned gospel music, foot-stomping drinking songs, and long winded storytellers. He has a love for words, both written and sung. If you like weird folk music and storytelling, check out Brother Jack!
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