Wide Open (Foreword)

Are you lost, little girl? Where's your mama? Good grief Skin thick as bricks Was it karma? How old are ya? Watch your back, watch your step Watch your weight, watch your words too They'll come at you with their teeth And their rhinestone-covered sheaths Word of warning Straighten up Tie your shoelaces up There's never time to warm up When the jungle cools down It's a goddamn cornucopia Of your serpents and your scorpions When you fall asleep, baby Keep an eye wide open, hmm Keep an eye wide open, hmm All the wolves lick your cuts clad in Prada With white grins, and tight grips Blood oaths and loose lips Smokin' stardust, mmm Act like some pilgrims Sing like some psalmists Kiss like it's harmless I hope you listen There are too many demons So girl, don't you give in To all of the voices around you saying you can spread your wings Only if you spread those legs first, huh That's the bread and butter of this place Bitches with butter knives At the ready to spread the word to save their pretty face So let these words be your saving grace There's a much longer trail to blaze And it's ours (So straighten up) Kamikaze Don't get sloppy Don't get sloppy, mmm (So straighten up) And keep an eye wide open, mmm Keep an eye wide open, mmm