Current Wind in the Willows lyrics I have stuck in my head:
"Just as the Grrreat Pimpernel eluded the French, I shall escape from this cell a buxom yet comely wench!" - Toad, 'To Be A Woman'
"Speed is an affliction, saaadly overlooked. Speed is an addiction and a-las poor Toad is hooked!" - Ratty, 'Speed is of the Essence'
"I AM THE BRAVE AND FEARLESS TOAD, YOU SEE! I AM THE KING OF ESCAPOLOGY!" - Toad, 'The Greatest Great Escape'
if you can hear these, you're welcome :)
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Femina
What's it like to be a woman,
I was asked.
I just sighed and formed a small curve on my face.
Oh, to walk a mile in these worn out shoes,
Heels scraped, still pointed enough,
To knock off abuse.
Stumbling my way through this world,
Because born i was as a mistake,
To see their smiles as i took my first steps,
Quickly turn into frowns,
As i grew up into this mess.
I can't figure things out for myself,
I can't tell right from wrong,
But I'm expected to, right?
With no one to teach me,
Just scold me and preach me,
"Don't sit like that" "Don't express your mind"
"Don't overreact!"
"Don't be an emotional wreck on the outside!"
Where do i go, when the folks that brought me up,
Are the first to question me when things go wrong?
Doubting their shadow, scared of their own reflections in me,
Silence my doubts and fears with ease, and say,
"Oh it's just part of being a lady"
I have to face this whole wide world,
Knowing if i fall there'll only be two ways,
Laughter and pointed fingers,
Or unmasked pity, unwanted sympathy all the way.
Be that as it may,
I'll still try to stand strong,
In the skin I've been taught to hate all my very short life long,
Always too much of something,
But never enough,
Making my life an endless to-do list,
based on the wants of a world that just keeps asking too much.
They'll fit me into boxes and label me as they wish,
And when i stand out they'll shame me,
Till i give up and just crawl back in.
Fit in these shoes,
We'll change the sizes each day,
To think today was a triumph,
Tomorrow will be your fall from grace.
Never ask for more,
Settle for less,
Alas you were born this way honey,
To carry every single one's baggage,
And still watch as the man takes the gleaming trophy.
You'll ruin our name with the choices you make,
So let us be the voice of reason,
Because you know what we taught you baby,
Be trustworthy, but never trust anyone.
Your life was carved out for you,
when you were born,
we'll make you think you're allowed to be,
But in the end we know that's not the truth at all.
So, never ask me, is it easy or hard,
To be a woman in this day and age,
For i can't tell you honestly,
Without combusting in my own suppressed rage.
I'm proud of who i am,
Despite the world asking me not to be,
Constantly reminded to change myself time and again,
To appeal to the ones that say they "care about me."
- B
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