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"Me Too"

11/9/2019

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 I’m gonna be, really honest here
It’s gonna be, a little awkward
But it needs to be said, and I swear I’m not attacking you
With my words
I promise you, I’m not crazy
Not delusional or sick no more unstable than you are
That’s what I tell myself anyways
You see I am afraid
 
To accept a ride from a friend of a friend
To walk outside at night in the city
To meet eyes with someone who stares at me the bus
Cuz when I go get off they just might follow me
To accept a compliment from a stranger
To wear something feminine that shows me off a little bit
Cuz I gotta be ready to fight for myself and my girlfriends
But I want to put these fears to an end
 
You might say that it’s better now
That it’s socially unacceptable
But most girls I know, have been at least harassed, been taught to feel
They don’t own their bodies
This might feel, a little dark to hear
Maybe I just live inside a darker corner than the rest
That’s what I tell myself anyways
To ignore that I’m afraid

Chorus

I want to close my eyes and wake up fearless
Because I don’t believe society can change
We’re all told to do what we can with what we have
These days
But it makes me kind of angry that I think like this
I swear I’m not crazy I kinda have to think this way
Can you help us change the world
So that all girls
Don’t have to be afraid

Chorus
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Can you help us change the world, so that all girls, don’t have to be afraid
Of being harassed, abused, or killed, or raped
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