Little Girl

My friends always tell me I get carried away Sometimes I spit when I talk 'cause I have so much to say They don't seem to hear me, but I guess it's okay It's not their fault my mind is working overtime with no pay They always say the same thing and it's starting to get old That my mind can't get sick, that it can't catch a cold I scratch and I pick, my insecurities poke, My fears, my anxiety, a voice that provokes Take a walk, clear your head, breath in, count to ten 'Cause on the first page of life written in red You'll never make it here if you don't learn how to bend Don't speak unless you're spoken to, little girl Someday you will find your place in the world But ladies don't get dirty Someday you'll learn to fill the empty space with empty faith Everyday feels like a battle and I always get hurt I was frequently told violence was never the answer But life doesn't abide by the rules of a child I don't know how to fight, only taught how to surrender There is a certain kind of darkness that does the reaping It usually takes you right before you are sleeping Is it the crack in the door that it finds a way to creep in Or the crack in your brain that wants you to drop dead I don't remember what it's like to see with clear vision I awake every morning like the dead has arisen I don't have to think this body of mine is a prison You don't control me, I just got to find my lights switch But the more that I look, the further it gets You're the only thing about me that needs to be fixed 'Cause on the first page of life written in fine print Stop looking for light, live it instead Don't speak unless you're spoken to, little girl Someday you will find your place in the world But ladies don't get dirty Someday you'll learn to fill the empty space with empty faith My mind is a mess, but I love it nonetheless They told me to hush, but my words are all that's left So on the last page of life written in gold Don't waste it, always doing what you're told