Little Plastic Castle Lyrics by Ani Difranco

Little Plastic Castle Lyrics

    In a coffee shop in a city
    Which is every coffee shop in every city
    On a day which is every day
    I picked up a magazine
    Which is every magazine
    Read a story, and then forgot it right away

    They say goldfish have no memory
    I guess their lives are much like mine
    And the little plastic castle
    Is a surprise every time
    And it's hard to say if they're happy
    But they don't seem much to mind

    From the shape of your shaved head
    I recognized your silhouette
    As you walked out of the sun and sat down
    And the sight of your sleepy smile
    Eclipsed all the other people
    As they paused to sneer at the two girls
    From out of town

    I said, look at you this morning
    You are, by far, the cutest
    But be careful getting coffee
    I think these people wanna shoot us
    Or maybe there's some kinda local competition here
    To see who can be the rudest

    People talk
    About my image
    Like I come in two dimensions
    Like lipstick is a sign of my declining mind
    Like what I happen to be wearing
    The day that someone takes a picture
    Is my new statement for all of womankind

    I wish they could see us now
    In leather bras and rubber shorts
    Like some ridiculous new team uniform
    For some ridiculous new sport
    Quick someone call the girl police
    And file a report

    In a coffee shop in a city
    Which is every coffee shop in every city
    On a day which is every day

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