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Girlchild

from Water Wears the Stone by TR Kelley

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lyrics

girlchild, my daughter i will raise you as i would be
strong and confident, wild and free
girlchild my daughter, fear i will not teach you
anything you reach for can be yours
girlchild my daughter,we will wander together
upon our great green mother goddess, the earth
girlchild my daughter, i'll teach you the secrets of womyn
the ways of the witches, and the strength of the night

when the patriarchy falls, like crumbling prison walls
and all the little children will go free at last
no roles and games will bind them,
confuse them or confine them
humble them in fear like i was

taunted if you're different, don't fit those little roles
submissive little objects in tight designer clothes
anger at the system, trapped inside a cage
of lowered expectations and woman-hating rage

when the patriarchy falls, like crumbling prison walls
and all the little children will go free at last
no roles and games will bind them,
confuse them or confine them
humble them in fear like i was

girlchild my daughter, the change is coming soon
my sisters and my mothers are returning to the moon
girlchild my daughter we won't take it anymore
won't worship at their altars won't scrub their dirty floors
won't sacrifice our babies in their senseless bloody wars
maybe not in my life but most certainly in yours
womyn will be free again
free

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from Water Wears the Stone, released January 1, 1995

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TR Kelley Oregon

This pre-Raventones page has music from TR's 1990s acoustic years, which ran concurrently with here time in Babes With Axes (also available here on bandcamp)

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