Blame the Victim

Was it my clothing, my hair, my make up?
You felt entitled, had to grab my arm!
You’re stronger than me, or my femininity, is too hard to resist?
Why do I have to pay for your social pathology?

I’m victim, I’m not to blame
You rapist, you think you can escape?
I had it, want my prerogative!
Next time we cross I will make sure that you payback to me

Can’t overcome, I’m still afraid - I'll no longer be the same
The endless cycle (of) violence - the pain and the shame
For sure I seem so well
I’m not myself I’m someone else

I’m victim, I’m not to blame
You rapist, you think you can escape?
I had it, want my prerogative!
Next time we cross I will make sure that you payback to me

If that don’t change we’ll go insane - I'll no longer be the same
Instead we’re fearful to engage - the pain and the shame
The press will spin the facts
Why they blame me not someone else?

Where did it go, my right to walk alone?
If day or night the chills go down the bone
Demand respect, distort no facts, the truth is enough
Just tell my story, let the justice unfold

I’m victim, I’m not to blame
You rapist, you think you can escape?
I had it, want my prerogative!
Next time we cross I will make sure that you payback to me

Reality: indifference - I'll no longer be the same
No one will hear me for a chance - the pain and the shame
Rape culture lives so well
We blame the victim - no one else!