Control

Never trust a demon told a father to his son A woman is a devil unless she is a nun Controls her body with her herbs The church call this a witch's curse Her power makes them feel disturbed They tie her up and watch her burn Good girls stay at home Don't go out to work or vote Womanhood is on the brink Motherhood going extinct Midwives are to blame Flushing babies down the drain Plus they hurt our profit gain Stop these women, they're insane They try to shut us up and shut us down They try to start a fire, burn us to the ground Don't try to control what belongs to me Get your hands, get your hands off my body Control (control) And get your hands off my body Control (control) Taking it back tonight Control (control) No more control, just let it go (Control) And get your hands off my body Anti-abortion, anti-immigration Joined forces against foreign races They feared foreign overpopulation Wanted white folks to keep procreating What you scared of? Something little spicy? Genetically inferior, huh? Bite me! Tube-tying, folks just like me So baby now we got bad blood, fight me First off, I don't like needles Neither do my people, never seen as equal Sterilize my women, not a question of permission But a lesson in the art of stealing anything they need to Women in the slave trade, all of 'em were "fair game" "Born to be a temptress," said that nature was the main blame Never had an option before they got a test done Testin' their eugenics on my women, we the test run But where they get the thought from? Hitler only a beginner, guess who taught him? California been a sinner, Google it It's been proven U.S. movin' like a hypocrite They talkin' 'bout "dirty genes" Acting like the blood on their hands is clean? The science was baseless, the premise was racist Get your hands, get your hands off my body Control (control) Get your hands off my body Control (control) Taking it back tonight (that's right) Control (can't control me, control me) No more control, no, no, just let it go (let it go) Get your hands, get your hands off my body Yeah, I got the body of a goddess Even though your religion didn't want this Yeah, I'm the witch, I'm the shaman They wanna hate me 'cause my body isn't common Woah, you wanna place my gender? Then you wanna shame me, wanna blame my temper? Society will tell you that I'm playing dress up, but I'm natural I can make you feel the pressure And don't try to overpower My spirit, my mind, my soul, and my flower Open up your mind, maybe you will understand Trans doesn't focus on the parts up in my pants So don't control my body with science Cause me and my girls will form an alliance Pussy don't purr when you messing with the lions Coming for you quick and we 'bout to start a riot Differences in our experience, are you listening? Don't stay quiet when they erase our images You blow yourself a kiss, are you a "feminist?" Hold me, hold me, hold me, but don't try to control me Control And get your hands off my body (Control) Taking it back tonight (Taking it back tonight) No more control, no, no, just let it go (No more control, no, no) (No more control, no, no, yeah) Control (control) Get your hands off my body Control (tonight) We're taking it back tonight Control (control) No control, just let it go Get your hands, get your hands off my body Control (control) And get your hands off my body Control (tonight) We're taking it back tonight Control (control) No control, just let it go Control Get your hands, get your hands off my body