She walks through shadows cast by doubt
Told to sit still, keep her voice down
But fire burns behind her eyes
A storm disguised in lullabies
They said “you can’t,” she asked “why not?”
Each “no” just fuels the fight she’s got
She won’t back down, she won’t be tamed
Not a muse, not a prize, not a face with no name
She’s rising up, loud and proud
Breaking the silence, breaking the ground
She won’t back down
They tried to write her history
But she's the ink and not the page
She lifts the ones they tried to cage
Turns quiet rage into a wave
The past was theirs, but now she sees
The future bends for those who lead
She won’t back down, she won’t be tamed
Not a muse, not a prize, not a face with no name
She’s rising up, loud and proud
Breaking the silence, breaking the ground
She won’t back down
From suffrage to scars, from silence to stars
Every step was paved with broken bars
And still, she stands
And still, she stands...
She won’t back down, she won’t be tamed
Not a muse, not a prize, not a face with no name
She’s rising up, loud and proud
Breaking the silence, breaking the ground
She won’t back down
No, she won’t back down