Shikata ga nai

Splat.

You come out of your mother.

It tears her and rends her.

It hurts her-- beyond ken.

There’s no other way.

You’ve got to go through.

Shikata ga nai.

Your diaper is full,

You couldn’t care less,

A golden puree,

Smearing your bottom.

There’s no other way.

You’ve got to go through.

Shikata ga nai.

You run around wildly,

You squall and you snivel,

You shriek and you hop,

For no other reason.

There’s no other way.

You’ve got to go through.

Shikata ga nai.

You snarl and you smirk,

With nasty retort,

You think that you know it,

You’ve barely begun.

There’s no other way.

You’ve got to go through.

Shikata ga nai.

You’ve finally got it,

They let you go free,

Free to be judged,

And that’s why you are stoned.

There’s no other way.

You’ve got to go through.

Shikata ga nai.

And now you’re expected,

To make it all work,

Pretending to be,

As wise as your father.

There’s no other way.

You’ve got to go through.

Shikata ga nai.

You look back and think,

You could have done better,

You start to consider,

Who you really were.

There’s no other way.

You’ve got to go through.

Shikata ga nai.

You think you can manage,

Five steps to the kitchen,

You’ll always be able,

Until you are not.

There’s no other way.

You’ve got to go through.

Shikata ga nai.

You’ve never seen this part,

But they have been waiting,

With contoured stone table,

To drain and embalm you.

There’s no other way.

You’ve got to go through.

Shikata ga nai.