Bata Motel

Crass

[Little girls, of about six or seven, were asked what do they like to do. And then sometime later the same question asked in a slightly different form; they were asked what do little girls like to do. ]



I've got 54321,

I've got a red pair of high-heels on,

Tumble me over, it doesn't take much,

Tumble me over, tumble me, push.

In my red high-heels I've no control,

The rituals of repression are so old,

You can do what you like, there'll be no reprisal,

I'm yours, yes I'm yours, it's my means of survival.



I've got 54321,

Come on my love, I know you're strong,

Push me hard, make me stagger,

The pain in my back just doesn't matter.

You force-hold me above the ground,

I can't get away, my feet are bound,

So I'm bound to say,

That I'm bound to stay.



Well today I look so good,

Just like I know I should,

My breasts to tempt inside my bra,

My face is painted like a movie star,

I've studied my flaws in your reflection

And put them to rights with savage correction,

I've turned my statuesque perfection

And shone it over in your direction.

So come on darling, make me yours,

Trip me over, show me the floor,

Tease me, tease me, make me stay,

In my red high-heels I can't get away.

I'm trussed and bound like an oven ready bird

But I bleed without dying and won't say a word.

Slice my flesh and I'll ride the scar,

Put me into gear like your lady car,

Drive me fast and crash me crazy,

I'll rise from the wreckage as fresh as a daisy.

These wouds leave furrows as they heal,

I've travelled them, they're red and real,

I know them well, they're part of me,

My birth, my sex, my history,

They grew with me, my closest friend,

My pain's my own, my pain's my end.

Clip my wings so you know where I am.

I can't get lost while you're my man.

Tame me so I know your call,

I've stabbed my heels so I am tall,

I've bound my twisted fal