The girl from Antarctica

from Dissidentica by Lilou & John

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"The Girl from Antarctica" describes the torment of a girl suffering from child sex abuse and the confrontation with her parents. The song delivered the message that victims can choose to walk away from the perpetrators as adults. The song is based on Lilou's experience as a child and she added the sad chorus to express her own emotions. The language is more direct than in most other of the band's songs and that is intended to reflect the abused child within a woman delivering a straightforward message without poetry but only made up of honesty.

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Mommy you walk out the door
Golden rings all over the floor
Daddy you won’t go with style
You’ll be lonely when you die

Mommy get those knickers on
I am fed up I am gone
Daddy get a grip on life
I refuse to be your wife

You’ll be lonely when you die

Mommy pay the rent for once
Life is not just sex and dance
Daddy come on get a job
Making money makes no snob

Mommy stop this moving round
Or stay some six feet underground
Daddy booze don’t make it fun
When everyone but me has gone

You’ll be lonely when you die

Mommy I am not your toy
Don’t wanna play your girl meets boy
Daddy you laugh when I ’m hurt
Drag me down into your dirt

Mommy no I won’t have sex
With your boyfriend mr X
Daddy don’t you understand
You’ve sunk as low as humans can

Mommy this is my last call
Without you I will never fall
Daddy there is much to say
But that is all too late today

You’ll be lonely when you die

And that is all too late today

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from Dissidentica, released April 7, 2017

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