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Samantha

from Feed the Fire, 1991 by marLene

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Samantha © 1991 Marlene

Samantha is running down by the ocean
her mother catches her there
She’s punished for running ahead by herself
she don’t understand
All that she knows is the pain of the slap and the
anger in her mother’s voice
And she’s made to feel shame
She’s made to feel fear
She’s made to feel that she isn’t worth anything

And she learns at a young age not to reach out
She learns to hold in desire
And she learns to be an obedient girl
and distrust her natural self

Samantha is growing, all arms and legs
Now she plays in the sand
building sandcastles with walls to withstand
ocean waves
She cries when they’re broken
dad laughs at his game
she's punished for crying
And she’s made to feel shame
She’s made to feel fear
She’s made to feel that
she isn’t worth anything

And she learns at a young age not to cry out
She learns to hold in her sorrow
And she learns to be an obedient girl
and distrust her natural self

Samantha’s a woman but still a child
she feels the changes within
Soon she discovers no celebration
for the woman she is
She learns that her legs aren’t for running no more
but for men to be running their hands on

And she learns at a young age not to reach out
She learns to hold in desire
And she learns to be an obedient girl
and distrust her natural self
And she’s made to feel shame
She’s made to feel fear
She’s made to feel that she isn’t worth anything

And she learns at a young age to be something false
To alter her real woman’s body
And she learns to be an obedient girl
and dislike her natural self

An old woman’s standing down by the ocean
staring into the waves
Trying to recall a voice long ago
a child one with the sea
She was made to feel shame
She was made to feel fear
She was to feel weak
She was made to feel helpless
She’s made to feel that
she isn’t worth anything

And she learned at a young age
to be something false
To alter her real woman’s body
And she learned to be an obedient girl
and distrust her natural self

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from Feed the Fire, 1991, released March 1, 1991

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THE MARLENES is a San Francisco Bay Area band performing original, conscious music rooted in rock with injections of reggae, folk, Latin rock... marLene writes the songs, sings and plays guitar & ukulele. Elaine is on bass & vocals.

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