Does  this sound like you or me? You know!
When do chicks learn to say no?"
"While you're here--would you mind?"
"Can you do me a favour? You're so  kind!"
"Hurry up, we'll be late!"
Tell him to shut up, great!
Are you exploited, eh?
Let's empower little women--today!

-to be human is to sin

you tell me that good people are everywhere
but where are all these good people
when the facts are screaming
"emergency, emergency"
"alert, alert"
when the facts say
that almost every ******* this planet
has at least once in her life
been touched in a way she didn't consent to
the facts say that most ****** predators
are known to the children
fathers;
fathers have ***** their daughters
while mothers cry silently
because the world does not want to hear
the stories under the blanket
the guilt and the shame
the pain.
the pain.

you say there are good people
show me
show me
that boy who gives to charity
his hand rode up my skirt last week
that girl who prays five times a day
she watched as her boyfriend called me a *****

my five year old cousin knows what it's like to be penetrated

i lost my virginity before i got my period

my best friend doesn't want to be touched because she sees her ******'s face in every man

i was blackmailed by a boy who said he wanted to marry me

my mom;
my mom and i have bonded over
what it feels like
to have
a man inside you
who doesn't
doesn't
belong there

what kind of god wants an empty heaven?
because the kind of people on this earth
the filthy **** who carved their names between my thighs
there are too many
there are too many
men who have done
women who have watched
silent observers
silent thieves
murderers
no one says anything
then they pray to god
but their sins
their sins are on my skin
see me
see me as i burn
see me as i burn
because if these repenters
who have lived their lives
hurting others
who say their grace
then stuff their ***** in my face
if these repenters
are who i will find in heaven
then i do not want to go
i do not want to go
to a heaven with them
i do not want to go
to a paradise
that looks a whole lot like hell

but if god
chooses to not forgive these repenters
then heaven will be empty
because we are sinners
we are all sinners
we ask for forgiveness
then do it again

i have lied
i have cheated
i have wished ill upon another

tell me; am i good person?
was he a good person?
when he ***** me then apologized
when he ***** me then prayed
when he ***** me then cried
and said he made a mistake

when he ***** me
said sorry
and did it again.

if he makes it to heaven
i'll take the other train
if he does not
then none of us will
because our devils are too clean
and our angels too *****

i'm not quite sure if i'm looking for repentance or for revenge
i have done wrong and i have been wronged
is there a place for me in heaven?

what kind of god wants an empty heaven?
what kind of god wants a heaven full of sinners?

where is the god that will love me?

where is the god that will forgive me?

Your life is like a pocket
Shallow filled with mess
Pull out most things that you don't need
Leave behind the rest

If you went any deeper
What difference would it make
What you would have would be but lint
With hardly any change

while it is true
that i am not you
and i've no idea
where you've been
or what you're going through

i know the race
we are in is human
and we can run it together
no matter the color
of skin we're in

we all have a desire
that clearly beats from the heart
to live in peace
and harmony
whoever you are

and one day we will step
over the finish line
one people
hand in hand
all color set aside

One day...
A light from heaven
Will shine brighter than the sun
And the suffering saints called by His name
Will rejoice at going home

One day...
A world that's deaf and blind
Will stand in awe and stare
As they are left hopeless behind
With not a one that cares

One day...
Those very saints
With the faith of a child
Will stand at heavens gates
Face to face with their God

One day...
Those lost within themselves
Too late to realize
That all they have has all been built
On the fact of Satan's lies

One day...
All life will be
At peace and harmony
With no more tears and no more pain
As all of heaven praises their Righteous King

One day...
All this will come of age
Everything here will be seen
I just hope and pray that on that day
That we are all ready

You know what's going to be weird
You know what's going to be strange
When this heart in me takes its final beat
And from this place I pass away

Will it be I know I've died
Will it be **** you've arrived
Will I struggle with the jest of it
Or will I take it all in stride

Will there be someone there to meet me
A marching band on hand to greet me
Will St. Peter set me down gently
Pass out popcorn as we cringe at my life's movie

Or will I wake up to the burning of flames
With the demons all chanting my name
Will I realize I've made a mistake
And when I do will I regret it too late

Will I spend a few days out in limbo
Where the angels play songs with only cymbals
With Heaven above and Hell down below
And me here stuck in the middle

Yes it's all going to be pretty weird
If not a bit more than strange
When this heart in me takes its final beat
And from this place I pass away

My Granddaddy said
A whole lot to me
To prepare for the things
A young mind couldn't see

He peaked around corners
And underneath beds
Here are some things about life
My Granddaddy said

Life if you ain't careful
Can grab you by the throat
It's a dress that is red
It's a glass bottom boat
It's a beautiful smile
With the sharpest of teeth
Life's a kiss on the head
And a kick in the knees
It's a shake of the hand
A knife in the back
A shoulder to cry
A belly of laughs
Life it can be
Most anything
From the roar of a lion
To a bluebird that sings
It's a shave that is close
A miss by a mile
An old man at most
A soft tender child
A moment of wonder
A sneeze never blessed
Pouring out more
Then taking it back

My Granddaddy said
A whole lot to me
To prepare for the things
A young mind couldn't see

He peaked around corners
And underneath beds
These are some things about life
My Granddaddy said

Keeping up appearances,
Shutting the dark vibe down.
Keeping up appearances,
Putting on a crown.
Keeping up appearances,
Make a smile out of a frown.

Keeping up appearances,
But quietly you drown.