Joe Iconis
Veins
[ANNIE]
When people used to ask me who I was
I used to say "I'm just an actress"
'Cause that was what I did
So that's who I thought I really was

Just a kitten in a cage
Puppet on a stage
Gettin' my strings pulled from above
They held me up and I confused that for love

But now my eyes are wide
I can hear a sound
It's my heart restarting
I feel the pound

Oh, whoa
I feel it pulse in my veins

You cut me down and you broke my back
You spilled my blood, now I want it back
Oh, whoa
I want it back in my veins

From the very start I always played the part I was expected to inhabit
I'd take a hit, long as it fit, into the role
Now I don't wanna be defined by what's in the mind of some man behind the curtain
So I'm breaking character and taking total control of body and soul
I've fixed each rip and repaired each tear
Now my vessel's ready to take me there
Oh, whoa
The blood is back in my veins

[ENSEMBLE]
The blood is back, blood is back in her veins

[ANNIE]
My pulse is rising, my sights are set
And I'm moving fast but I'm not there yet
Oh, whoa
The blood is back in my veins

I am not a superhero
A mother, nor a blushing flower

[ENSEMBLE]
Annie Golden's not a blushing flower

[ANNIE & ENSEMBLE]
Don't have to be a superhero
To have power
Power
Power
[ANNIE]
I'm not gonna run
I'm not gonna hide
If I need an answer
I'll look inside

Oh, whoa
Because I'm holding the reins

I am TNT, I'm a poison dart
And my bullseye baby is your dirty heart
Oh, whoa
I'm gonna show you my veins, my veins, my veins

And my back is mended and my heart is full
And the puppet strings that you used to pull
Are lying on the ground, a broken pile of chains
A broken pile, pile of chains

Full steam ahead, I won't be subdued
'Cause the blood I shed has been renewed
Oh, whoa
After many great pains

The blood is back in my veins
[ENSEMBLE]
Go Annie, Annie, movin' on up
Go Annie, Annie, movin' on up
She's got the blood in her veins

[ANNIE]
Say my name, say my name

[ENSEMBLE]
Go Annie, Annie, movin' on up
Go Annie, Annie, movin' on up
She's got the blood in her veins

[ANNIE]
Say my name, say my name

[ENSEMBLE]
Go Annie, Annie, movin' on up
Go Annie, Annie, movin' on up
She's got the blood in her veins

[ANNIE]
I've always had the blood in my veins