Sit like a lady, speak like a lady, behave like a lady

Where are these people when we speak about our safety

Don't be out late, don't hang out with boys

Wonder who is gonna tell them we are humans not toys.

To have power is to dictate how to dress and be modest

Anyway, who gave them the key to our closets

They choose how we spend our 24 hours

As if time management isn't already our superpower

Stepping out or staying in has become a forced choice

So scared of being called out, that they suppress our voice

They say the end goal's to be a wife, to be a mother

But what if we want none of the above

Beauty is in our silence and not on our face

Left natural, you're ugly. With makeup you're fake and a disgrace

Climbing up the professional ladder, comes with rumours and incessant chatter

And our worth being defined by people who don't matter

They say housework is no work so no perks

How about a little help if you don't wanna end up with our corpse

Opinions on our bodies and jokes at our expense

Isn't that too shallow even for those who live their life in pretence

Why were you out so late, why did you dress like that

This is where our society's at

Because of them nights bring fear

But are we even safe to soak up the sun here