Seeing Her Being Her - Lyrics
Seeing Her Being Her
(lyrics by Lisa Barca)
Homeless, aloneness, her future so bleak
Hasn't seen a bed or a shower for a week
Screaming at someone from the past
Trying to avenge those injuries at last
Every possession in an old plastic bag
Some kid shouts out, “Shut up you stupid hag!”
Your morbid curiosity gives way to irritation
You turn away along with your wealthy nation
Maybe you don't like seeing her because you wouldn't like being her
Would you mind seeing her if you wouldn't mind being her?
She’s fresh into college, new books and life's a charm
After nights of studying, a party, what's the harm?
Waking from a stupor, the waft of stale beer
Phone, wallet, shoes are nowhere near
Alone on the stairs, an ache beyond words
It's hers against his and the sorority girls
Pretend it didn't happen; they come out to defend
The quarterback---So afraid it could happen to them.
Maybe you don't like seeing her because you wouldn't like being her
Would you mind seeing her if you wouldn't mind being her?
"Have a nice day....we'll sweep this away" the talking heads say
Won't be on the news---advertisers can't use it
Bellowing for days they took her baby away
A round-eyed calf she got to love for one day
He's in what they call an "individual housing unit"
She can almost hear his cries beneath the waning moon
He'll be killed soon
He'll be killed soon
He'll be killed soon
She'll be hooked up to the milking machine for at least a year more
Then passed across the same slaughterhouse floor
Maybe you don't like seeing her because you wouldn't like being her
Would you mind seeing her if you wouldn't mind being her?
(All rights reserved --- copyright Lisa Barca and Scarlet Rescue, 2019 - 2020)
Song Credits:
Lyrics and music by Lisa Barca
Recorded at Big Bug Sound in Phoenix, Arizona
Scarlet Rescue is:
Lisa A. Barca - vocals, guitar, mandolin
Nathaniel J. Burns - percussion, vocals
Dillon E. Pape - bass guitar, vocals
Stephen P. Davis - keyboard, vocals, artistic edge
Music Video Credits:
Featuring: Lisa A. Barca, Nathaniel J. Burns, Dillon E. Pape, Stephen P. Davis, Alexander Nieb,
Annamarie Lagasse, Nyzia Northern, Daniel Jonasson, Jessica Hogan, Amar Camisi
Nathaniel J. Burns - director
Paul Little - videographer, editor, & producer of Advancer Films: www.advancerfilms.com/music-videos
Co-producers & editors: Nathaniel J. Burns, Dillon E. Pape, Lisa A. Barca, Stephen P. Davis
Protest footage provided by the Save Movement and by Andrea Vee
Hunter Bireley - Aside Theatre Sound & Lighting Engineer
Daniel Jonasson - Production Assistant
Anthony Andres Rodriguez - Production Assistant
Alexander Nieb - Production Assistant
Amar Camisi - Production Assistant
Rose Torres - Hair and Makeup Artist/ Behind the Scenes Photography
Kevin Lambert - Aside Theatre Facilities Manager
Virginia Senior - Catering, Executive Chef at Urban Beans & Aside Theatre Producer
