Dear woman, lady, girl Please step on the scale Record the number And now know the worth of your character Look in the mirror to address your moral fiber Forget your mind and make your tummy tighter; When you were young you wanted to be a scientist or a fire fighter But you were taught to be a missionary, a cowgirl, or to live for ******* And this leave's so many crying because their bodies can't take them any higher This is what it means to be culturally bankrupt; We've come to value the cocoon over the butterfly The shell of the egg over the yolk The ship over the goods it carries The body over mind The vessel over the person