When the diamond worthy brilliance
of the stars in our eyes subsides
There is much to realize
in the dimness of the new atmosphere
Things we heard and disregarded
Things we saw and blinked away
They didn't apply to us that day or the many days ahead
Our mothers were just unlucky, we said
We didn't have to be
But the roses in our lenses don't allow for us to see
And it didn't happen all at once
And it didn't seem so big at first
And we thought that we would have the fix
And love would conquer all
And now we feel our balance waver
And now we start our fall
of the stars in our eyes subsides
There is much to realize
in the dimness of the new atmosphere
Things we heard and disregarded
Things we saw and blinked away
They didn't apply to us that day or the many days ahead
Our mothers were just unlucky, we said
We didn't have to be
But the roses in our lenses don't allow for us to see
And it didn't happen all at once
And it didn't seem so big at first
And we thought that we would have the fix
And love would conquer all
And now we feel our balance waver
And now we start our fall
begins pulling us into ourselves
We begin to realize the realm
of the discovery of our own strength
Each day we arm ourselves and stand
Push on in ways that only we can
The cards they force into our hand can only be played by us
Our mothers were building our armor, you see
That one day we would fit
When our warrior of womanhood had at last grown into it
