Parade
Feminism doesn't mean forsaking men in favor of women's needs; feminism doesn't mean forsaking stay-at-home mothers in favor of celebrating working women and working women only; and most of all, feminism isn't only for women to support. It is a movement that promotes equality, and therefore allows support from all genders as long as they are willing to and believe in its cause. This song can be seen as an invitation for such support, and hopefully is able to convey the principles of feminism: that all "types" of women are to be supported. Different jobs, different sizes, and different personalities-- conventional or unconventional, feminism supports all women without forcing them to follow a predetermined framework in order to make them eligible for equality.
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Freedom is what you want for me
From the rules of a woman
Who's done everything for me
But your ideals have caged me in again
I'm afraid of what you're telling me to be
Only listening to you, your vision of me
Be the obedient girl you always needed
Should I stay or run away from you?
She dresses in short skirts
Tank tops, red lipstick,
Dark shadows around her bright eyes
No one was on her side
When it mattered
And the ones who mattered
Only listened to strangers
Who knew nothing about her at all
Every little mistake
Are faults that we have to hide
Be the polished crown
That kings keep by their side
Wear them in court
Under an oath of kindness
And death do us part
But some only take the gold
And give up on the scars
If a parade of us were to pass by
Of little girls in boots, shorts
And shorter hair than boys
Of teenagers in short dresses,
Thick make-up, perfect hair
Of mothers in suits and tie
And those always holding their children
Surrounded by men at all sides
Would you march with us
A person who loves us
As much as you love yourself,
Love your friends, your family
And everything you can't live without
A parade for us and you
A manifesto for the future
And everyone else to come
She would find problems
From the look in someone's eye
Cry as a sad scene passes by
Or when no one understands how she feels
They blame it on what she is
Not who she may be
They say the same thing
To a boy who's not afraid to cry and show his emotions
She works 24 hours,
7 years under boys younger than her
She had 10 dollars in her pocket
As she stayed home for her kids
How many times has she heard "no"
From people who never glanced down at her work?
How many times has she been told
That something like her doesn't deserve
To choose their dreams
And whose ring she's allowed to wear in the end?
Every little mistake
Are faults that we have to hide
Be the polished crown
That kings keep by their side
Wear them in court
Under an oath of kindness
And death do us part
But some only take the gold
And give up on the scars
If a parade of us were to pass by
Of little girls in boots, shorts
And shorter hair than boys
Of teenagers in short dresses,
Thick make-up, perfect hair
Of mothers in suits and tie
And those always holding their children
Surrounded by men at all sides
Would you march with us
A person who loves us
As much as you love yourself,
Love your friends, your family
And everything you can't live without
A parade for us and you
A manifesto for the future
And everyone else to come
When are going to not be at fault
Unless we actually deserved it?
Cause even with kids,
She's deemed alone and the only one at fault
When are we allowed to reach higher
Because we deserved it all the same?
Cause even with honest work,
She'll always be the fool
The poor underling to a thousand kings
That'll only see one part of who she is
If a parade of us were to pass by
Of little girls in boots, shorts
And shorter hair than boys
Of teenagers in short dresses,
Thick make-up, perfect hair
Of mothers in suits and tie
And those always holding their children
Surrounded by men at all sides
Would you march with us?
A person who loves us
As much as you love yourself,
Love your friends, your family
And everything you can't live without
A parade for us and you
A manifesto for the future
And everyone else to come
This fight isn't black and white
It doesn't have to divide us
What we are doesn't have two answers
There's only one
The only one that matters
And it'll make us all whole again
Pride and prejudice
It's a story we can march towards
An imperfect happy ending
A beautiful, flawed parade for our world
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