||If I Believe You||

exclusive deleted footage of the sign of the times mv

grab them by the patriarchy and rip their egos off hold them down strip them of their tokenism demolish their conceit taint it with your overdone eyeliner because you don’t get it right sometimes and they never get you right crush their bigotry beneath your pumps boots sneakers like they tried to quieten you to keep you from rights a list longer than your blonde brunette black rainbow tresses these painted nails and yellow builder caps have built towers and   can bulldoze them too uniforms, police sports schools and hospitals; cuff, kick, eradicate, cure sexism too burn their misogyny with the stove lighters they expect you to use but you play with a different fire put your tongue to use sharp as swords spilling words louder than guns show them what fierce is your voice your stance beliefs attitude your love and hate and not just your crimson lips.