Queen Of The 21st Century

[Intro]
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[Verse]
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From the time she could crawl
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She was all draped in macrame.
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She was preened and redeemed
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  In a church that tried
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to show the way.


[Pre-chorus]
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  She was taught to
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never ask for more,
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  They had no idea of
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what she had in store.


[Chorus]
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  She's the queen
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of the 21st century,
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  Just a ghost of what
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her parents thought
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a little girl should be
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  Analog heart, analog
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nerves, analog brain,
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  But a fixture of
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the digital domain.


[Interlude]
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[Verse]
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From the time she could read
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  She could see that
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there was urgency,
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  No debate, just
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a spate of ignorance
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In a splintering community.


[Pre-chorus]
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  She could never meet
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their expectations,
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  Then she came to
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symbolize the nation.


[Chorus]
          A#     
  She's the queen
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of the 21st century,
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  She's the queen
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of the 21st century,
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  Just a shred of what
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her parents thought
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a little girl should be
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  Steeped in spite, coddled
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in fear, drenched in novelty,
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  But masterful at
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sensual technology.


[Interlude]
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[Bridge]
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She's the queen!
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  She's the queen, no
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rules in her empire.
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  She's the queen, just
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libido and desire.
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  She's the lean, mean,
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fighting machine,
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The stuff of modern media lore
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And she always knows the score.


[Solo]
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[Chorus]
          A#     
  She's the queen
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of the 21st century,
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  Just a ghost of what
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her parents thought
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a little girl should be
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Fallen star, black and blue,
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Broken hearts, wasted youth,
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Rusted cars, twisted roots,
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Mental scars, the ugly truth.


[Interlude]
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[Outro]
          A#     
  She's the queen
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of the 21st century
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  She's the queen
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of the 21st century
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And she's a modern-day polemic,
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A walking controversy.
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  She's the queen
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of the 21st century
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  She's the queen
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of the 21st century
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  She's the queen
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of the 21st century
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She's the queen!