It Happened To #MeToo

I've sat here in silence
Too afraid to speak
Of your perverted violence
You feel strong when I am weak

You display your power
In your control over me
In terror I cower
Trembling on my knees

For every time you held me down
And forced me to comply
And all those times I felt the sting
Parts of me would die
Parts of me would die

You can't buy my silence anymore
It won't work
It won't work
The words that you said I've learned to ignore
They can't hurt
They won't hurt
I see them for the lies they are
And all the wounds you made are now just scars
And now I know that you're the one who's wrong
And you are weak
And I am strong

I've lived my life in fear
Of the next assault (ah mmm)
People made it clear
That it's all my fault (ah mmm)
It's sad just how common
My experiences are (ah mmm)
There are too many women
Who hide behind their scars (ah mmm)

To everyone who's been victimized
And felt powerless and ashamed
Stand in the sun knowing you survived
And you're not the one to blame
Not the one to blame

He can't buy your silence anymore
It won't work
It won't work
The words that he said you can learn to ignore
They can't hurt
They won't hurt
You'll see them for the lies they are
And all the wounds he made will just be scars
And now you know that he's the one who's wrong
And he is weak
And you are strong

Why do we
Live in a society (society)
That's so ready
To judge and disbelieve (disbelieve)
Is it not enough
To live through the crime
But nothing can stop us
From speaking up this time

They can't buy our silence anymore
It won't work
It won't work
The words that they said we've learned to ignore
They can't hurt
They won't hurt
We see them for the lies they are
And all the wounds they made are now just scars
Now we know that they're the ones who are wrong
And they are weak
And we are strong