@Loraxmusic - Drop The Veil lyrics

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)