Yes, I am a Woman
But I am much more than that
I am more than thighs and hips
I have dreams and ambition
Not a slave for your kicks

Yes, I am a Woman
I am not a trophy to be won
Not a game to be played
I am a human being
Do not drag me through this charade

Yes, we are Women
And we come in all shapes and sizes
We are your Mothers, Sisters, Friends, and Wives
We are your equals
Do not subject us to lies

Yes, we are Women
Living in an unfair world
Striving for an impossible image
KIlling ourselves in the name of perfection
All too often, becoming a percentage

Yes, we are Women
And we know how it should be
You should treat us with respect
Love, care, and dignity
Do not grow angry when we are not what you expect

Yes, we are Women
And we will slowly rise above
And I wish it would end tonight
But the truth of the matter is
We will always be looked down on from sight

We are Women, hear us roar

The wood is rough against his skin
As he anchors himself down
There’s a full moon rising in the sky
He must protect his little town

He feels the change down to his core
And tries not to cry out
But when the rope digs into his skin
A snarl is brought about

Sweat breaks out over his body
And he writhes in agony
The beast inside, fights to the surface
Longing for total insanity

Bones break, muscles stretch
But this is not for the first time
Nor the last, for the cycle will go on
Till someone puts an end to his crime

The rope snaps and he falls to all four
Gasping to catch his breath
The panic sets in as his vision blurs
And he senses the grip of death

Then just as quick as it came
The pain is gone again
And in his place is left a wolf
With eyes full of sin

You can’t escape into the light, when the darkness lives inside
There always comes a time when we must face our demons
But what am I to do when the monster lives in my head
And changes my moods like the seasons

We all have our scars, some more than others
Marking the pages of our lives
Though not all can be seen, they’re lying under cover
Hidden from view, except to those who wield the knives

There is a mask we hide behind, one of happiness and deception
But our eyes show the truth, that is so unrelenting
Windows to the aching soul within, colors shining in the darkness
Revealing what's inside, to unravel what we keep pretending

With not a bang but a whimper
We’ll slowly fade away
We’ll pass from this life
Into a world of grey

It’ll come in the night
Or perhaps in the day
We won’t see it coming
So in this place we will stay

No guards can protect you
Nor can the finest blade
We’re victims of this fate
For the cards we have played

The birds will fall silent
The sun no longer shine
The waters will freeze over
The life inside enshrined

The same will become of us
We are no less affected by the chill
It will wrap its fingers round our hearts
And soon we too will still
      
And so it’s been told
We’ll slowly freeze till our fates been delivered
As it creeps on....
We are helpless, no choice but to surrender
and so we'll go out
*With not a bang but a whimper

When I'm gone
Will you miss me?
Will you shed a tear?
Will you look back on the memories,
We once held so dear?

When I'm gone
Will you move on,
To bigger and better things?
Will you keep me in mind,
When you're spreading your wings?

When I'm gone
Will you still love me,
Even when you love another?
Will I stay in your heart forever,
Or would this cause you to smother?

When I'm gone
I won't come back
Though I so wish I could
I just wonder if you want the same
Or if you're glad I'm gone for good.....

My days are plagued with thoughts
of a dream so long ago
One in which I met a man
who set my heart aglow

We danced the night away
beneath the bright, full moon
He spun me ‘round with such ease
to his charm I was not immune

He held me as the sun came up
but I was left frigid and forsaken
The place in bed beside me empty,
hating the moment I was awakened

My minds been haunted
with the image of that night
In which I finally felt complete
as if this man made it all right

I was thinking this over
one morning with the day still young
When I stepped onto the bridge
and felt an otherworldly tug

I looked up from the view
of the sunrise on the lake
And caught the gaze of someone
I’d convinced myself was fake

Low an behold, who would you believe
was standing on the edge
Locking eyes with me
prepared to jump from the ledge

That charming smile slowly appeared
on the man who’d sent my world into a frenzy
Time seemed to grind to a hault
as I gazed into those eyes that watched me so gently

He climbed over the rail
and we slowly came together
Just inches in between
my heart light as a feather

When he placed his hand in mine
I knew he was the one
Who’d shared a moment of space and time
and that my heart was won

This was nothing but a phase
A twisted waste of time
A chapter of my life
Your lovesick hate crime

I’m moving on from this
But what could I say of you?
You’re trapped inside the past
Blindsided by the truth

I never really loved you
I figured that you knew
I shied from your touch
and did all I could to avoid you

Don’t get me wrong
I thought we had something too
But when it came to love
I realized it was nothing true

You have beauty on the outside
But what I came to see
Was your twisted heart of coal
So I set myself free