As a girl.... They said it would be easy All I have to do is dance around Looking pretty... Be seen not heard. Put on your tights Twirl around all night Now take them down Don't put up a fight Smile through the tears Secrets for years... If you ask questions The dungeon is near As a girl... They didn't tell me I was meat And you were my ice cream I didn't know I wanted to grow To see the world, to understand They said it was love I didn't know It hurt so bad I didn't grow How old do you have to be to be heard? When does the lie become truth? When will I matter When will they see No make up will cover these scars on me. As a girl... I thought they had all the power Shiny faces, demons scowl In the ivory tower Something inside me Told me it's wrong No where to go Just stay strong Run anyway And just see what comes Cause nothing... nothing Can be worse than this. I'm not your slave. I'm not your property I didn't know I could stick up for me And I don't mind Your bruises fade away What will remain Is what I can't convey As a girl.... I didn't know.... And now I do And I am through With loving you Pretending to
