First one was born then deniedwill anybody get her? Second one is learning her all linesand the actions Third one has been trying all her life to get out of the ghetto Fourth one is leaving the fire for the ashes, for the Which fire is the fire that calls you out into the light Indifference or spite? First thing Im gonna do to this town when I get a little credit Take my money and stick it in the ground, buy some glasses Education prepares me for the fight, when they try to turn their words on me Cities turned into a refuge for the ashes, for the Which fire is the fire that turns you to a sharper eye? Has anybody tried? Someday Im gonna wake up dead, I know My breath released into the open sky Please tighten that bandage round my head one last time Let go of my hand and close my eyes Times coming, theres light under the door, footsteps in the exterior hallway coming with a stethoscope, a syringe Witness, I call you all my wealth, youre my lands The little country of my own true blood In this kingdom with no king, none at all Just a daughter and a son in law Witness can you write me down these words my darlings take your time, cuz all things will fall, all things must fall Think Im gonna just sit here for awhile gonna try to see what happened But Ill still stand right up to your face, and 40 lashes But I never wouldve worried or worked that hardif they ever would have told me so That I was just working all this time for ashes, for the What fool is on the fire escape when the fire is going out is anybodys doubt I know it seems like nothing changes in your way, just take your time and know that all things will fall
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