Queen Of The 21st Century

[Verse 1] From the time she could crawl She was all draped in macrame She was preen and redeemed In a church that tried to show the way She was taught to never ask for more They had no idea of what she had in store [Chorus] She's the queen of the 21st century Just a ghost of what her parents thought a little girl should be Analog heart, analog nerves, analog brain But a fixture of the digital domain [Verse 2] From the time she could read She could see that there was urgency No debate, just a spate of ignorance in a splintering community She could never meet their expectations Then she came to symbolize the nation [Chorus] She's the queen of the 21st century Just a shell of what her parents thought a little girl should be Steeped in spite, coddled in fear, drenched in novelty But masterful of sensual technology She's the queen She's the queen No rules in her empire She's the queen Just libido and desire She's a lean, mean fighting machine The stuff for modern media lore And she always knows the score [Verse 3] She's the queen of the 21st century Just a ghost of what her parents thought a little girl should be Fallen star, black and blue, broken hearts, wasted youth Rusted cars, twisted roots, mental scars, the ugly truth [Chorus] She's the queen of the 21st century And she's a modern day romantic, a walking controversy She's the queen of the 21st century She's the queen