Silent Film Star

Always wanted to be on the screen
That black and white was everything
Be the woman women want to be
You said that could be me
Now I live the dream I had back then
You roll the film, I play pretend
And if I never speak a word again
Who cares?

Cause I'm just a silent film star
When the camera's on me, I play the part
You go ahead and hypnotize me, advertise me
Villainize me, I'm just a silent film star
Smile, girl
Quiet, girl

When the cameras start to roll again
I hold the pose, you hold the pen
But I'm starting to feel lesser than
You and your leading men
Doesn't matter how I move my lips
You're taking lines out of my script
And the more I'm catching onto this
I see...

You made me a silent film star
All of the guys have speaking parts
I see the way you've hypnotized me, advertised me
Villainized me, made me a silent film star
Smile, girl
Quiet, girl

I'm taking my voice back, my thoughts back
My choice back, taking every shot that I
Need to til I break through
This ceiling that you've made
I'll be the writer, the director
I'll fight til you respect the fact that
I have so much more to say
Get out the way

I'm not a silent film star
I am human with a heart
I'll never let you hypnotize me, advertise me
Villainize me, I'm not a silent film star
Don't tell me to
Smile, girl
Quiet, girl
I'm not a silent film star, no
No
Don't tell me to
Smile, girl
Quiet, girl



Credits
Writer(s): Madeleine Hicks
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