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Come Rescue Me |
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| My relationship with Disney princesses is a somewhat
rocky one. I do actually very much enjoy the Disney animated
features, but I am less enamoured with the way Disney has treated its
"Princess" line (the little snafu with the
tarted-up version of Merida being a case in point).
At the same time, as much as I enjoy the films, I can't help
but notice certain patterns emerging when it comes to the treatment of
the female protagonists. For instance, many (not quite all) of these
girls are relatively privileged teenagers who are discontent with their
surroundings. They want "more." More what?
Does it matter? They don't quite seem to know.
After they express their extreme and passionate need for
"more," they sit back and wait for the adventures to come to them.
They only act when something forces them to do so. Now...Lucasfilm has been bought by Disney, making Star Wars, as many have observed, a Disney property. Everyone and his dog has already made fun of this. Now it's my turn. I did try to write Princess Leia a Disney princess song, but I failed, likely because Leia is not the Disney princess of Star Wars. This song is for the character who is. |
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| Come Rescue Me |
| The moons rise Over the sand. There's no surprise Anywhere in this land. We run the farm. The Jawas come. Sandpeople are Just kind of dumb. Stuck in a rut, I know that I Will never leave. I search near and far For somewhere that's green. Not that you are Gonna find that on Tatooine. The stars hang in The sky and taunt Me. I cannot have What I want. Stuck in this life, I wish that I Could just believe That someone would rescue me. That I'd have a destiny. That I could simply slide Into being what I was meant to be. And I would save the day In a galaxy far, far away. There would be nothing to choose, And I would be free: Come rescue me. I know I Am meant to be great. Perhaps I should fly Off myself...no, I'll just wait. I need adventure. Even so, I've no idea Where to go. I guess I could ask Uncle Owen And Aunt Beru. I have got A lot of dreams, But they`re not Worth going to extremes. I`m discontent; I`m wanting more, But someone needs To get the door For me, `cause I can`t Work out what I`m supposed to do. Please, someone, come rescue me. Tell me my destiny. Help me to simply slide Into being what I am meant to be. And I will save the day In a galaxy far, far away. There will be nothing to choose, And I shall be free: Come rescue me. And if only I could find a hermit somewhere Who would hand me some old weapon And a story from my past. And if only I could find some droid companions And some rogue who owned a spaceship, And a ship that could go really fast. If only I could run into a princess And could rescue her by accident But get the credit anyway. If only I could win some sort of medal. I could do it if my family Weren`t in the way. The moons set Under the hill. I`m chafing, yet I`m standing here still. It isn`t right; It isn`t fair. The universe Just doesn`t care, For if it did, I know that it Would send a sign. I guess I`ll just have to stay. It`s more or less Expected, anyway. But if fate wants me, Have no fear: I`ll be waiting For it right here. I wish on the stars; I wish that they Would fall in line. Please, someone, come rescue me. Tell me my destiny. Help me to simply slide Into being what I am meant to be. And I will save the day In a galaxy far, far away. There will be nothing to choose, And I shall be free: Come rescue me. There will be nothing to choose. There will be nothing to lose. And somehow, in the end, I shall be free: Come rescue me. Back to Music page |