Pressure/No Permission

 Feeling pressure, hating that I’m supposed to be sexy

Just because I’m a female, you want to change me. 

Stop looking at me. 

Your eyes keep undressing me everywhere you can see. 

I’m not your plaything nor do I wish to be.

Frustrated by how society dictates to me

What my role as a female and a woman should be.

 I don’t want your approval nor society’s

 I don’t need to sell my body like Britney to be sexy.

So tell me again why do I have to fit the norm

In order for me to succeed in this industry?

It’s a vicious industry,

That I almost succumb to the fantasy just to fit in. 

 Yet empowered and secure in who I am,

Exploiting my sexuality would only bring on false self-esteem.

This is why I refuse to change who I am,

Even if I won’t be accepted universally.

Because what matters most to me,

My message will be heard, my voice will speak.

 [Chorus:]

[You don’t have my permission

My sexuality is my own domain

 I don’t need you or any man to define my identity

You’re not welcome in my journey.]

Rising out of the flames like a Phoenix, waiting to be freed. 

If I need anything, it’s not you or any man,

But only me because I love me.

Yet there are times that I have to admit even to myself,

 When I want to hide from all of the stares

 Men keep looking at me while women constantly judge me. 

 Cover my body, I don’t want to feel ashamed.

 Why is sexuality such a commodity in my reality? 

 My body is my own and you’re not entitled to me by any means.

Stop trying to take advantage of me. 

Can’t you see beyond my body? 

I’m a human being like you and the rest of society. 

[Chorus]

So keep staring if you dare

But don’t be disappointed when I show no skin.

It’s hopeless if you try to talk to me

While your eyes keep wandering over me.

Remember, I’m in control of my sexuality

Doesn’t mean I have to sacrifice my identity for you or society to accept me.