(Verse 1)
They said, “Cross your legs and hold your tongue,
A lady’s quiet, soft, and young.”
Smile pretty, don’t you dare to fight,
Hide your anger, dim your light.
Don’t wear red, it tempts the wrong,
Don’t stay out too late, it won’t take long.
To make them talk, to call you names —
And somehow, Babe, it’s you they blame.
(Pre-Chorus)
They build their walls with words so sweet,
But every stone’s laid at our feet.
(Chorus)
They told me so —
Be small, stay low.
Cook their meals, don’t steal the show.
They said, “Good girls never say no,”
But I’m not your doll, and I won’t bow low.
You can break my skin, not my soul,
You told me so — but I say no.
(Verse 2)
You said a woman’s place is home,
To clean the mess, to stay alone.
To smile while burning from within,
To take the blame for every sin.
But I’ve got thunder in my veins,
I’ve carried silence, I’ve carried pain.
And if I’m cursed for being loud,
Then call me thunder — I’ll make you proud.
(Pre-Chorus)
Your world was built to make us small,
But watch, I’m rising through it all.
(Chorus)
They told me so —
Be small, stay low.
Cook their meals, don’t steal the show.
They said, “Good girls never say no,”
But I’m not your doll, and I won’t bow low.
You can bruise my heart, not my glow,
You told me so — but I say no.
(Bridge)
For every sister, every scream,
For every girl who dared to dream,
For every voice they tried to drown,
We’re singing louder now.
For every bruise they said to hide,
For every tear we’ve kept inside,
For every chain they locked below —
We’re breaking them all.
We’re saying no.
Nononononoooooooo
(Chorus)
They told us so —
Be still, stay low.
But we were never made to fold.
They said, “Good girls don’t lose control,”
But, baby, rage can make you whole.
You can burn my name, not my hope,
You told me so —
But I. Say. No.
They told us so —
Be still, stay low.
But we were never made to fold.
They said, “Good girls don’t lose control,”
But, baby, rage can make you whole.
You can burn my name, not my hope,
You told me so —
But I. Say. No.
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