Girls Like Her
Growing up a girl is way harder than they say
Seeing spicy girls on MTV who seem get it their way
Wanting to be strong like them but knowing the struggles I would face
Now I see that their power is fragile
She's in the room but doesn't take up too much space
Grabs the chances she gets and still knows her place
Still they tear her apart for being too smart
Then praise her for handling the hate with grace
She's digestible and of value to them as long as she doesn't complain
And remains
A goddamn sensation on the marketplace
The girls they love her
She's a role model
They want to be her
Oh, do they all not know that it's so superficial?
What's really going to change?
I studied her every move
Her clothes and her attitude
I longed to consume her thoughts too
Wanted to know what that girl knew
The way she talked in interviews leaves me confused
Had all the men amused even with their egos bruised
Made it look like fun to be a woman in this world
But left the state of politics unmoved
The girls they love her
She's a role model
They want to be her
Oh, do they all not know that it's so superficial?
What's really going to change?
The girls they love her
She's a role model
They want to be her
Oh, is it all for show?
She may be an icon, can do what she likes to
But it's always on their terms
She seems tough but kind of sweet
Has a shiny smile and a good physique
She's sexy when she wants to be
Not because of a man she's trying to please
She commands the stage with ease
She's assertive but not extreme
I was young and bought into this dream
She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"
She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"
She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"
She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"
She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"
She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"
She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"
She's only responsible for herself and looks away when she's not concerned
They think that they can sell us her hopes and dreams
To make us silent and to numb our pain
It runs deeper than that
It's easy to downplay
But the structures need to change
Seeing spicy girls on MTV who seem get it their way
Wanting to be strong like them but knowing the struggles I would face
Now I see that their power is fragile
She's in the room but doesn't take up too much space
Grabs the chances she gets and still knows her place
Still they tear her apart for being too smart
Then praise her for handling the hate with grace
She's digestible and of value to them as long as she doesn't complain
And remains
A goddamn sensation on the marketplace
The girls they love her
She's a role model
They want to be her
Oh, do they all not know that it's so superficial?
What's really going to change?
I studied her every move
Her clothes and her attitude
I longed to consume her thoughts too
Wanted to know what that girl knew
The way she talked in interviews leaves me confused
Had all the men amused even with their egos bruised
Made it look like fun to be a woman in this world
But left the state of politics unmoved
The girls they love her
She's a role model
They want to be her
Oh, do they all not know that it's so superficial?
What's really going to change?
The girls they love her
She's a role model
They want to be her
Oh, is it all for show?
She may be an icon, can do what she likes to
But it's always on their terms
She seems tough but kind of sweet
Has a shiny smile and a good physique
She's sexy when she wants to be
Not because of a man she's trying to please
She commands the stage with ease
She's assertive but not extreme
I was young and bought into this dream
She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"
She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"
She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"
She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"
She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"
She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"
She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"
She's only responsible for herself and looks away when she's not concerned
They think that they can sell us her hopes and dreams
To make us silent and to numb our pain
It runs deeper than that
It's easy to downplay
But the structures need to change
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Writer(s): Jamila Awad
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