I Am a Woman ---- Tamicus

[instrumental intro of funky slap bass riff with syncopated drumline and gritty guitar expressions] (verse 1) At first, we were just property Another form of livestock To sell or hock A living doll To satisfy need To feed him, to fuck him, and to breed We raised his children We made his home We listened, we advised, we loved We had nothing of our own Except our minds and strong will (pre-chorus) [women’s choir in harmonies] Woman, girl, lady, whore Female, maid, mother, bitch Someone to feed him Someone to satisfy his itch (chorus) [lead female vocals only] I am a woman I am smart, and wise, and strong I am a woman I make mistakes And sometimes I’m wrong I don’t want to own him I don’t want to rule I just want respect And what is my due I am a woman I don’t want more than a man But I won’t settle for less (verse 2) We fought for the vote It was the fight to be heard We fought for our own credit And it’s only been 52 years We were told all these laws and more Were for our own protection But face it, that’s just deflection It’s all about control This is MY mind, MY body, MY soul My vagina doesn’t make me weak It’s just a body part, it can’t speak Roe v. Wade was about control and choice And once again, they’ve denied our voice (pre-chorus) [women’s choir in harmonies] Woman, girl, lady, whore Female, bitch, mother, maid Not your body Not your say (chorus) [lead female vocals only] I am a woman I am smart, and wise, and strong I am a woman I make mistakes And sometimes I’m wrong I don’t want to own him I don’t want to rule I just want respect And what is my due I am a woman I don’t want more than a man But I won’t settle for less [instrumental break: gritty guitar solo with funky slap bass and layered textured drumline] (bridge) Why can’t we walk beside you? What is the fear? We don’t want to silence you We don’t want to own you We want respect and kindness Just like you do (verse 3) And now we have The Manosphere Nothing but self-hate and fear Puff out your chest And try to look big And these young men Are being poisoned from within I’m not angry, just sad They’re simply confused, not bad I bet their mothers are astonished I don’t want to own anyone I don’t want to tell you what to do I don’t want to control you Women want equal pay for equal work Control over their own body Control over their own money Freedom to make mistakes Freedom to learn Freedom to care Freedom to yearn We want equal choices And for all of you to listen To our many voices (pre-chorus) [women’s choir in harmonies] Woman, girl, lady, whore Female, bitch, mother, maid If I choose to be them all As long as it’s MY choice It’s okay (chorus) [lead female vocals only] I am a woman I am smart, and wise, and strong I am a woman I make mistakes And sometimes I’m wrong I don’t want to own him I don’t want to rule I just want respect And what is my due I am a woman I don’t want more than a man But I won’t settle for less (outro) [women’s chorus chanting in harmony] Woman, girl, lady, whore Female, bitch, mother, maid Woman, girl, lady, whore Female, maid, mother, bitch Woman, girl, lady, whore Female, bitch, mother, maid Woman, girl, lady, whore Female, maid, mother, bitch [chanting continues in the background, lead vocal over chanting chorus] I don’t want more than a man But I won’t settle for less Woman, girl, lady, whore Female, bitch, mother, maid Woman, girl, lady, whore Female, maid, mother, bitch Woman, girl, lady, whore Female, bitch, mother, maid Woman, girl, lady, whore Female, maid, mother, bitch [chanting continues with instrumental and fades to out]