Rapunzel & Her Monster

Hushed voices surround me
I am trying to sleep
My nightmares keep waking me
And the shadows weep

I know they're talking about me
The monsters know too
So we fall asleep to their voices
And the monsters disappear from view

My prince fades in
Climbing up my trellis
I'm rapunzel now
My friends will be so jealous

He's come to save me now
From the wicked witch that lives inside me
He's come to save rapunzel
He says he'll set her free

Time to close my eyes
My prince says it won't hurt a bit
Clothing becomes nonessential
As he makes himself fit

Everything goes black
And I'm glad it did
Because I burn and hurt
Is rapunzel hid?

My butterfly nightlight comes on
And he says I'm a good girl
So why do I feel so dirty
As he fingers my curls?

I'm not rapunzel anymorre
As he descends from my room
I hug my bear tight
And listen to the silence of this tomb

I wake up in tears
But they can't wash me clean
Because the monster comes everynight
And rips me up at the seam

I've tried not going to sleep
But there's never an escape
On tv there's a name for what he does
It's this thing called rape