Resist - Janis Ian

She is.

She is.

She is

She is.

She is.

She is

She is.

She is.

She is

Too short too fat too skinny

Too tall too plain too pretty

Too hot too wet too sticky

Too… picky

Oh, what an ugly girl

Oh, what an ugly girl

Put her in high heels, so she can’t run

Carve out between her legs so she can’t come

Get her a dress, for easy access

Tell everybody that she’s just like all the rest

How long?

How long, how long, how long

How long?

How long, how long, how long

Tell me I’m ugly so I’ll buy your crap

Tell me you want me 'cause I don’t talk back

Tell me I carry the original sin

Tell me I’m holy when I cover up my skin

Tell me that my body bears a permanent stain

Tell me we can marry if I give up my name

Call me your baby so I never grow up

Tell me you love me when you only want to fu-fu-fu

Funny how I whisper and you think it’s a roar

You ask me to the table then you seat me on the floor

You want me to be sexy.

You want me to be pure

I cannot be your virgin and I will not be your whore

Resist.

Resist resist resist

Resist.

Resist resist resist

It’s a funny kind of thing, when you sing a little song

And you get a couple people to sing along

It’s the power of community

Authenticity changes your reality

I know it’s hard to believe when they’re yelling in your ear

And it’s the only voice you’re able to hear

But you raise up your fist and you learn to resist

And you say «I will not disappear»

I will not disappear.

I will not disappear

I will not disappear, I will not disappear

I will not disappear

Resist.

Resist resist resist

Resist.

Resist resist resist

Resist, resist, resist.

Resist, resist, resist, resist

Resist