V1
Men are great, but also deeply
Fucked up in the brain
I am one, and if I’m honest,
I’m a bit ashamed
CH1
But don’t take my word for it
Just look up at the scoreboard
We’ve got the lead in several
Important categories
Colonization, slavery, genocide, and war, but…
"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"
V2
Men do things like fight for status
At the world’s expense
This destruction, say the experts,
Has it’s roots in sex
CH2
That’s why we brag about it
You wouldn’t understand it
We just can’t live without it:
Taking what’s not been granted
And if she speaks her mind, she’s just a crazy whore, cuz…
"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"
BRIDGE
They can’t have too much power
We’re just too scared to let them
So we just keep them down and
Sit back and watch what happens:
Major financial crashes, ruthless incarceration
Lead poison in the water, nuclear devastation
V3
Men are great, but also deeply
Fucked up in the brain
CH3
But don’t take my word for it
Ask the 45th P.O.T.U.S.
Callin’ ‘em nasty while he’s
Grabbin’ ‘em by the –
You see…
I know it’s not that simple
Unless it’s just that simple
I ain’t no statistician, but,
I’m picking up a pattern
In our domestic violence
In all of these mass shootings
These are just observations
I’m not jumping to conclusions
TAG
Colonization, slavery, genocide, and war…
Colonization, slavery, genocide, and war…
And yet we sill say, despite all of this and more…
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