Lock and Key

I know my past isn't perfect
But who are you to talk about perfection
Because I'm waiting to hear why you can blame
Me for being what I want, when you were the same
Way you when you were a kid
And you did what everyone else did

Don't tell me I'm a slut
Because compared to all the girls at school
I keep my legs shut.
And don't tell me I whore around
Because you don't like the way
I joke around with my friends

Don't tell me I'm immoral
Just because my morals aren't the same as yours
And my labels aren't the same as yours
Neither are my requirements
Love is earned
Just like your trust
And trust me, you haven't earned either

See, unconditional love is a fairy tale
Because when I was a little girl still believing
You shot my hopes down with a paper of disbelief
And demanded payment for your mistakes
Not my own

Loyalty is everything to me
Because that's what I think it means
To be a real friend
And a sister
Instead of those fake girls in magazines
With the perfectly sculpted faces and
Airbrushed acne

To be loyal is to royal
Because if the king and queen are divided
Then the kingdom is divided
Because the divorce papers will always divide
What goes where
And who gets what

And I want to be king
And you can be queen
Because I will not be taken down
Beaten down
Oppressed and
Repressed
By a controlling someone
Anyone who tries will see
The side of me I try to keep
Hidden
Under
Lock
And
Key.