State of pain Like mercury Hearing pink illusion Gorgeous at 85 Older at 23 I drink the water out of time I said, has anybody seen The whirlpool floating in my mind I said, has anybody seen This is the low that I could find And I'm on solitary sand And I've been stepped on by a man But I stood taller than I am In parentheses Beauty queens are very shy More than lash that meets the eye So she jumps then wants to fly But it's too late now I'm in denial I get midevil on boy bands I said, is anybody listening? The way life makes the nice girls fast I said, is anybody listening? It isn't just a lucky chance And I'm on solitary sand And all the bullshit from a man But found exactly who I am I'll never be the vision of a girl who can write poetry I'll never be the little black dress we've seen on Natalie B. I'll never be five foot ten, I'm barely five foot three I'm on solitary sand, but in parentheses