In The Man-House by Lori Yamamoto

[Intro ] In this world… the mother herself… raises her daughter. The obvious reason… is to make sure… that a girl knows the significance of the rules. To make sure… that a girl understands the inevitable. The obvious reason… is to make sure she knows that the prize… comes with a price tag. [Verse 1 ] Oh, I get it now. Here’s the mother… and then… all will have… adopted. It’s a **man-house**. A **freaking** man-house. [Chorus ] A dream we’ve seen of them all… Hiding like rodents inside the wall. Nobody grants wishes, nobody takes calls… In the **man-house**. In the **man-house**. [Verse 2 ] They teach the bend. They teach the mend. They teach the “commend” to the end. They blueprint the hip, they market the lip, They sanctify the snip of the kinship. It’s a **freaking** man-house. [Chorus] A teenage dream before the fall Wears her jeans in the shopping mall. She ain’t got credit, and no cash at all In the **man-house**. In the **man-house**. [Bridge] The obvious reason… The obvious season… The obvious treason… Against the rules, against the tools, Against the fools that act so cruel. Just a girl in a wrap… For the map of the **man-house**. [Outro] A freaking… A breaking… A making… MAN-HOUSE! [Last spoken line, exhausted, cold] The mother herself raises her daughter. Obviously.