my new theme song

Thirty Whacks (live version) - Dresden Dolls

thirty licks with the belt
same old tricks on myself
and i wonder does everyone else live this way?
a succession of tests
a triumphant success
each time i'm still intact at the end of the day

thirty drops in the glass
keep my temper and pass
with my breath held, you bastards, you lucked out again
it's not really so bad
there's still mom there's still
damage to do before they wrest the axe from my hands

it's no mystery
you should obviously go
before i break everything
you're always telling me
that you're dying to know
but you're not really listening

how do i manage to station myself in harm's way
and only get hit with a ticket for loitering
that i have no way to pay
and no strength to argue

my personal demons can scheme with professional flair
oh god, they're after me
if i could shut them up
just for a second, i swear
i could stop this catastrophe

thirty day guarantee
but they can't have meant me
after all, i was born to a child-proof world
no sharp corners or glass
small objects or plastic bags
please, these are death to a delicate girl

it's no mystery
you should obviously know
that i'll destroy everything
so don't go telling me
that you're dying to know
cause you'll get what you're asking for

and i still manage to station myself in harm's way
and only get hit with a ticket for loitering
stating i came the wrong day
now the demons are screaming their wages aren't fair
i've left a secret kept
if i could shut them up
just for a second, i swear
it'd look like an accident

i could be decent yet
be magnificent
i could be president...