This is how our culture treats women
And I don't think it's ok...
(Verse 1):
My life almost went away aged ten and divorced
Didn't wanna get married but I was forced
The story of my life I'll put it out to you
Now I'll place you in Yemen and you can see things through
First years of my life were in a village of peace
I had a loving family I slept safe at night, see
Until one day the village broke out in a fight
Didn't know why, what happened, or what caused it, just knew that my life would turn, wanted to pause it
I went to the big city only to feel out of place, not knowin' the adversity I was to face
Now I'm searchin' for a friend at last
Got one out of 70 kids crammed in the cla**
We would play together everyday until we would part
Then marriage came like a stake in my heart
I would dream of the ocean, stare at dresses for hours, it made me sad
I kept thinking of the life that I never had
In my school I learned to count and write my name
Soon I was ripped from it all like an animal untamed
How's my life gonna turn out who will I be
Must take these teary black eyes and learn to see…
This is the Quran and the way I see it
From a girl who was married off then raped and beaten
How's my life gonna turn out who will I be
Must take these teary black eyes and learn to see…
This is the Quran and the way I see it
From a girl who was married off then raped and beaten
(Chorus):
Drop the veil but it's (Never fallin' down…)
(Verse 2):
Apparently I was just another mouth to feed
When I was nine I was rid, no more school fees
I begged them to stop I was too teary eyed to see
Why did a little girl have to leave her family
As I stared at the big black veil
All I could do is take a big inhale
It was like I was bein' auctioned off like a slave on sale
No one could hear me wail I'm so young and frail
Where is the justice, the future can look grim
I'd much rather play with my toys than him!
(Chorus):
(Verse 3):
We all came from a woman, were raised from a woman, so why do we always give pain to a woman?
First night of my marriage, I feel a stinky body comin'
I bolt out to the court yard screamin' and runnin'
Skip the graphics I woke up to a sheet full of blood
It was a brutal entry into woman hood
Fresh bruises on my back tireless work everyday, Is this the Islam in which I'm forced to pray?
I go to my father's second wife the one I can trust
She's telling me goin' to court is a must
As I see my husband walk down the aisle
A bloody liar he can't even reconcile
(Chorus):
(Verse 4):
My father and my husband argue forever
All I want is my divorce to come if ever
For the next half hour all I did was panted, And then like magic, the divorce is granted. It's not o.k. to have a baby at thirteen
One day I will save little girls like me
We may look for a way may succeed or may fail
The only way society can progress is if we drop the veil, So maybe you can see beyond the rhyme
Forced marriage is a crime
How's my life gonna turn out who will I be
Must take these teary black eyes and learn to see…
This is the Quran and the way I see it
From a girl who was married off then raped and beaten
(Bridge):
We may succeed, or we may fail
Only way to progress is if we Drop The Veil
(5x)
(Chorus)