As bloggers, particularly bloggers of “controversial” topics such as sex, activism and hell even just baring our nudity – we are vulnerable. To assholes, to stalkers, to bullies. To jealous, butt-hurt, miserable souls who think that they will be the one person to make us come undone, to ruin us.

So just play this song when they try to get to you and remember: opinions are like assholes, everybody has one. And then some people just ARE assholes ;)

Sara Bareilles – Machine Gun (Kaleidoscope Heart Album) (2010)

Machine Gun by Sara Bareilles

Tell me off in a letter Completely ignore me Getting high off of saying Why you don’t adore me?

Baby, please, I’m well versed In how I might be cursed I don’t need it articulated

Stand in line wasting All of your time just to hate me Every dime gone to ways You can find that might bait me

And drag me down, sight set proudly Bring me to the ground see You love to be somebody’s enemy

Chorus: Maybe nobody loved you when you were young Maybe, boy, when you cry, nobody ever comes Will you try it once? Give up the machine gun Machine gun

Locked and loaded You’re practically floating away now In your fortress you feel like You’re more or less safe now

But let me say I don’t mean harm Oh, but, baby, you’d be charming if you’d come undone

Get back where you started from

Chorus

Never mind how you’ve rationed your time And the battle is underway Maybe times are gonna change Don’t just hide in the silence behind

What you’ve really been trying to say What a skill, baby, aiming to kill me With words you don’t mean

Chorus