Lyrics
What do you see when you look at me?
Reflecting on how others perceive the speaker
A child's eyes, hands, and teeth
Describing physical attributes associated with innocence
Expectations caving under the weight of femininity
Feeling pressure and expectations related to femininity
I keep forgetting small pieces of me
Experiencing a loss of self, forgetting parts of one's identity
Believing in the lie of our incompetency
Acknowledging and challenging the false belief in female incompetence
Forfeiting my agency
Surrendering personal power or control
When I know who ate the apple from the tree
Referencing the biblical story of Adam and Eve
Bite your bitter tongue
Advising to hold back negative words or criticism
Keep your hands in your pockets
Suggesting to keep one's actions restrained or controlled
Questions, questions I never even asked
Expressing unawareness of certain questions
Answering questions raised in your head
Addressing questions that arise in someone else's mind
Questions, questions sticking in your jaw
Highlighting the impact of assumptions on personal flaws
Assuming ignorance, assigning a flaw
Attributing flaws to assumed ignorance
What gave you the notion
Questioning the basis or justification for someone's beliefs
Who gave you the right
Challenging someone's entitlement or authority
Told from the outset this is not your fight
Asserting that a particular situation is not the speaker's responsibility
You see yourself in everything
Observing a tendency to project oneself onto everything
Less knowledge than ego
Noting a lack of wisdom compared to arrogance
And faith in masculinity
Criticizing blind faith in traditional masculinity
But I am tired and don't want your blessing
Expressing fatigue and rejecting external approval
I will cut off your helping hand
Rejecting assistance or support from others
I am my own savior
Emphasizing self-reliance and independence
Bite your bitter tongue
Reiterating the advice to refrain from negative speech
Keep your hands in your pockets
Reiterating the advice to keep actions restrained
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