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Pixie - Lyrics by Difranco Ani


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i'm a pixiei'm a paper dolli'm a cartooni'm a chipper cheerful free for alland i light up a roomi'm the color me happy girlmiss live and let liveand when they're out for bloodi always givethe man behind the counter looks like he's gota hald a dozen places he'd rather beand furthermore it looks like he's preparedto take it all out on mebuddy, i don't really care what your problem isjust don't make it minecome on kids, let's all hold handsand pretend we're having a good timemaybe you don't like your jobmaybe you didn't get enough sleepwell, nobody likes their jobnobody got enough sleepmaybe you just hadthe worst day of your lifebut, you know, there's no escapeand there's no excuseso just suck up and be niceall the privilaged white kids on tvplaying at deathbanishing their cold cutswith their ghostly makeupand their heroin breathand all the little fishes are flapping wildlyon their hookswhile all the top critics find great meaningin the telephone bookthe little emperor he has no clothesso he can't come out to playand besides which life is sufferingand he likes it that wayand the little guy is not so friendlybut you know life has been cruelso wipe that smile off your face, babyand try to be coolmaybe you don't like your jobmaybe you didn't get enough sleepwell, nobody likes their joband nobody got enough sleepmaybe you just hadthe worst day of your lifebut, you know, there's no escapethere's no excuseso just suck up and be niceyeah, i would like to perfect the artof being studiously alooflike life is just a boring choreand i am living proofi could join forces with an armyor ornery hipstersbut then i guess i'd be out of a jobso i guess that's out of the picturecuz i am a pixiei am a paper dolli'm a cartooni'm a chipper cheerful free for alland i light up a roomi'm the color me happy girlmiss live and let liveand when they're out for bloodi always give

Book: Shattered Sighs