Queen of the 21st Century

[Verse 1]

From the time she could crawl

She was all draped in macrame

She was preened and redeemed

In a church that tried to show the way

[Pre-Chorus]

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

[Post-Chorus]

Whoa-oh-oh-oh

[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

[Pre-Chorus]

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

Oh-oh, but masterful of sensual technology

[Post-Chorus]

Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

[Bridge]

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

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]

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

[Post-Chorus]

Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh

[Outro]

She's the queen of the 21st century

(Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)

She's the queen of the 21st century

(Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)

And she's a modern day romantic, a walking controversy

(Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)

She's the queen of the 21st century

(Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)

She's the queen of the 21st century

(Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)

She's the queen of the 21st century

(Whoa-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)

She's the queen