Mr. Patriarchy

Uh
Mr. Patriarch, deny your heart, just say you're fine again
And in the ashes of relationships you burned, you can pretend
That some things were never meant to change
But if you were to ask me, then to you my friend I'd say

Mr. Patriarchy, it's a lonely life you're meant to live
You'll never satisfy your wife and you're the bane of all your kids
I'll never understand why anyone would want to be like you
And Mr. Patriarchy, if you're listening then I hate you!

Don't cry, don't whine, I don't wanna hear it (no)
Just be a man and deny what you're really feeling (yeah)
Don't talk about what's going on
Just suck it up and act real strong (what)
Don't love no hoe, that's a bad image (no way)
Just count your dough, get bad bitches (yeah)
Don't think about where you went wrong
Just brush it off and then move on

(Instrumental)

But truthfully (truthfully)
I'm dead inside, traumatized
I fantasize about a world where
I don't have to hide the real me (the real me)
But when I close my eyes, I see
A thousand faces judging me
And all I really want is to be free (to be free)
Free
All I ever wanted
All I ever needed was

Mr. Patriarchy, it's a lonely life you're meant to live
You'll never satisfy your wife and you're the bane of all your kids
I'll never understand why anyone would want to be like you
And Mr. Patriarchy, if you're listening then I love you!