I Have A Calling In My Soul,

There Was A Time When I Looked To Other People For Recognition, Because I Didn't Have Enough Confidence To Trust My Own Judgment. Now I'm Not Looking For Reassurance, Because I Realize How Fickle People Are. My Own Strength Is The Best I Can Have.

I Didn't Want To Be A Barbie Doll. I Didn't Want To Be A Passive Entertainer. It Wasn't How I Wanted To Present Myself.

Humankind Seems To Have An Enormous Capacity For Savagery, For Brutality, For Lack Of Empathy, For Lack Of Compassion.

You Wouldn't Find A Joni Mitchell On 'x Factor;' That's Not The Place. 'x Factor' Is A Specific Thing For People That Want To Go Through That Process - It's A Factory, You Know, And It's Owned And Stitched-up By Puppet Masters.

I Think The Whole Experience Of Being A Human Being On The Planet Is Such A Mystery, To Be Honest. Trying To Figure Out One's Purpose And [asking] "what Is It All About?"