Little Lessons (Girl)

[Lily:] "Welcome to the little school of ‘be a good girl’… hehe…"

[May:] "Sit up straight… cross your legs… don’t make a swirl… ahh…"

[Lily:] "Let’s see who can follow all the rules… or not!"

[Tiny whispers] “Twist… spin… giggle… watch me win…”

[Lily:] "Don’t laugh too loud, don’t take up space

Don’t talk back… keep a pretty face

Don’t sit that way, don’t cross your arms

Don’t be too smart, don’t show your charms"

[Lily:] "Boys can shout, boys can play

Boys can run wild, but we obey

I twist your rules, I bend the ploy

I giggle at your lessons, I’m my own joy"

[May:] "All the little ‘no’s’ they whisper to me

‘Don’t step too far… don’t climb the tree’ [echo…]

Little lessons of control, little lessons of shame

I turn them upside down, I rewrite the game"

[All:] "Little lessons, all the rules they teach

Step back, step aside, I’m beyond your reach

Twisting every word, I laugh with joy

I break the mold, I’m my own little toy"

[Hana:] "‘Sit like a lady, speak like a doll’

They teach me rules to shrink me small

Boys break everything, get a cheer, a toy

But I flip their lessons, I’m my own joy [echo…]"

[Hana:] "Every little ‘no’ they whisper in my ear

I turn into power, I shift the fear

Step back, watch me dance, I bend their ploys

I juggle the rules, I’m my own little voice"

[All:] "Little lessons, all the rules they teach

Step back, step aside, I’m beyond your reach

Twisting every word, I laugh with joy

I break the mold, I’m my own little toy"

[All:] "Little lessons, did you hear them right? no… no…

Tried to cage me, but I’m out of sight

I giggle, I spin, I play all day

Boys can do anything? I lead the way [echo…]"

[All:] "Whispers, rules, tricks, and toys

Step back, step aside, I’m my own little voice"