[VERSE 1]
She was eight years old, in a sundress pink
And a grown man stared like he couldn’t think
Mama pulled her close, said, “That’s just how it is”
But why should a child pay for a predator’s sin?
She was twelve when they told her, “Cover up your thighs”
Because boys can’t think if they’re hypnotized
They blamed her shirt, not the leering eyes
Now tell me again who really lies?
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⚡️ [PRE-CHORUS]
They say we ask for what we wear
But I was twelve — was that fair?
You call it “just the way things are”
I call it fear wrapped in a scar
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🎤 [CHORUS – BIG, ANGRY, ANTHEMIC]
Don’t tell me to smile when I’m scared to breathe
Don’t say “boys will be boys” while they tear through me
It’s not what I wear — it’s what you teach
You raise your sons, but silence me
We scream, you scroll, we bleed, you laugh
We cry, you flirt, then walk on past
From playgrounds to hospital beds
Girls are hunted — say it again
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🕯 [VERSE 2 – Spoken/Rapped Rhythm]
You said, “She’s too grown”, she said, “I’m thirteen”
He said, “I didn’t know” — but he’d seen
She wore a hoodie, still got grabbed
So what was she supposed to have had?
In gym shorts, in church clothes, in jeans and fear
It’s not what we wear — it’s what you hear
Whispers, clicks, and locker talk
You call it normal — we call it rot
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🔥 [PRE-CHORUS 2]
It’s not one man — it’s every girl
Who crosses streets like she’s in war
Who clutches keys like tiny knives
Just trying to make it home alive
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🎤 [CHORUS – LAYERED CHOIR, POWERFUL]
Don’t tell me to smile when I’m scared to breathe
Don’t say “boys will be boys” while they tear through me
It’s not what I wear — it’s what you teach
You raise your sons, but silence me
We scream, you scroll, we bleed, you laugh
We cry, you flirt, then walk on past
From playgrounds to hospital beds
Girls are hunted — say it again
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🩸 [BRIDGE – Raw & Unfiltered]
We don’t want to be strong — we want to be safe
We don’t want to fight — we want space
I don’t care how you were raised
If you don’t protect girls, get out of the way
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🔊 [FINAL CHORUS – CHOIR + BEAT DROP]
Don’t tell me to smile when I’m scared to breathe
Don’t tell us to run — we want to be free
You cover ears, but not your sons
And wonder why we always run
Don’t call us fragile, don’t call us prey
Just raise your boys to stay away
We’re not your dolls, we’re not your game
And we’re not the ones who should feel shame
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🧨 OUTRO – Echoed Whisper with Reverb
We were little girls once too… and they looked at us the same way.
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