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You Should Be Terrified

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[Intro]
 C   E   Amx4
[Verse]
There was a tEmime when i believed that Ammen could have their hold on me
That thEey could click their fingers and AmI would be the one to please
That my Cdecisions would bEe stained with aAmll the things they had to say
CI couldnt leaEmve my house my room withAmout them standing in my way
CBut iEmn the years to cAmome
I'd find out aEll these ways to smash them Amdown
CTo free Emyself of all the bullshit tAmhat I had buEilt my life aroundAm  
But stBill tAo this dBay
[Chorus]
I'm tEerrified of wBhat you can do to mEeAm  
And this fear cEonsumes me wBhether im awake or asleEmepC#m  A  
I'm aEware of the restrictions that yBou have on my life
And if EI defend mC#myself with my fiAst or my knife
Then yoEu are there in the courtroom Awaiting to Bsee me cEryC#m  A  
Well I Bmam going to fucking cry!
[Instrumental]
E Am
E Am
C Em
E Am
E Am
[Verse]
So this year I Efound out that pretty much most of mAmy friends
HCave been rapeEd or abused in the dirty hands of cAmis men
That everyEthing they knew and trusted crashed Amall around thCem
Now they"re piEcking up the peices but they hAmavent quite found them
So now we are trEmying to support each other
But we dAmon't always know how
Because from evEmery angle we Eare faced wiAmth shame and disempowerment
And juEst when we think we are ready to liAmve our lives again
Well you gEmo and do it agaEin
You gAmo and do it again
ABnd stAill to this BdayBm  
[Chorus]
I'm tEerrified of wBhat you can do to mEeAm  
And this fear cEonsumes me wG#mhether im awaF#ke or asleepEm  C#m  A  
I'm aware of the rEestrictions that you hBave on my life
And if EI defend mAyself with my fist or my knife
Then you are there Ein the courtroom Awaiting to F#see me crEyC#m  A  
Well I Bmam going to fucking crEmy!
[Instrumental]
Bm Am
E Am
E Am
Em E Am
[Verse]
Well I Emknow you like to think of the stranger iAmn the alleyC  
Of the psEycopath with no self control Amin the movies
I haEte to break it to you but iAmt may just be your soCn
Your nice guEmy of a friend or your sweet lovAming husband
When our society raiEses us to take whatever wAme want
And that cis mEen are valid humans expected to bAme more dominant
That our nEeeds only matter when we have a dAmick to assert them with
And that consEent is just a killjoy word to Amruin perfect moments with!
[Verse]
EmIf you dont get permission then that maAmkes you a rapist
If they are drEunk asleep your partner or lAmast night they wanted it
ThEere are no excuses and thAmere are no blurred lines
So get the fEuck away from me and leAmt me get on with my life
Cause it mEay take months
Or it maAmy take years
And there may neEver come a day where we dont sAmhed our tears
But we are pEowerful we are beautiful
We are bAmetter than you will eCver be
You better waEmtch out for your fuEckin life
Cause yAmou are now the eCnemyB  
And sAo from this dBay
[Chorus]
You should bEe terrified of what Bwe can Edo to youA  
On the stEreets and in our bedrooms the pBower no longer lies with yC#mouA  
If youre hoErny and you tell yourself that you Bare entitled
Well tell your frEiends to come and visit yAou in hospital
Cause you hEmave to learn somehow Bthese bodies are ours and ours alEoneA  
Becuse you Ehave to learn somehow these boBdies are ours and ours alAone
Becuse you Ehave to learn somehow these boBdies are ours and ours alC#mone
Now do you understAand when i say no?

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You Should Be Terrified

by Cistem Failure

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C#m

G#m

[Intro]

C E Am

[Verse]

Em Am

There was a time when i believed that men could have their hold on me

E Am

That they could click their fingers and I would be the one to please

C E Am

That my decisions would be stained with all the things they had to say

C Em Am

I couldnt leave my house my room without them standing in my way

C Em Am

But in the years to come

E Am

I'd find out all these ways to smash them down

C E Am E Am

To free myself of all the bullshit that I had built my life around

B A B

But still to this day

[Chorus]

E B E Am

I'm terrified of what you can do to me

E B Em C#m A

And this fear consumes me whether im awake or asleep

E B

I'm aware of the restrictions that you have on my life

E C#m A

And if I defend myself with my fist or my knife

E A B E C#m A

Then you are there in the courtroom waiting to see me cry

Well I am going to fucking cry!

[Instrumental]

E Am

C Em

E Am

[Verse]

E Am

So this year I found out that pretty much most of my friends

C E Am

Have been raped or abused in the dirty hands of cis men

E Am C

That everything they knew and trusted crashed all around them

E Am

Now they"re picking up the peices but they havent quite found them

So now we are trying to support each other

But we don't always know how

Em E Am

Because from every angle we are faced with shame and disempowerment

E Am

And just when we think we are ready to live our lives again

Em E

Well you go and do it again

You go and do it again

B A B Bm

And still to this day

[Chorus]

E B E Am

I'm terrified of what you can do to me

E G#m F# Em C#m A

And this fear consumes me whether im awake or asleep

E B

I'm aware of the restrictions that you have on my life

E A

And if I defend myself with my fist or my knife

E A F# E C#m A

Then you are there in the courtroom waiting to see me cry

Bm Em

Well I am going to fucking cry!

[Instrumental]

Bm Am

E Am

Em E Am

[Verse]

Em Am C

Well I know you like to think of the stranger in the alley

E Am

Of the psycopath with no self control in the movies

E Am C

I hate to break it to you but it may just be your son

Em Am

Your nice guy of a friend or your sweet loving husband

E Am

When our society raises us to take whatever we want

E Am

And that cis men are valid humans expected to be more dominant

E Am

That our needs only matter when we have a dick to assert them with

E Am

And that consent is just a killjoy word to ruin perfect moments with!

[Verse]

Em Am

If you dont get permission then that makes you a rapist

E Am

If they are drunk asleep your partner or last night they wanted it

E Am

There are no excuses and there are no blurred lines

E Am

So get the fuck away from me and let me get on with my life

Cause it may take months

Or it may take years

E Am

And there may never come a day where we dont shed our tears

But we are powerful we are beautiful

Am C

We are better than you will ever be

Em E

You better watch out for your fuckin life

Am C B

Cause you are now the enemy

A B

And so from this day

[Chorus]

E B E A

You should be terrified of what we can do to you

E B C#m A

On the streets and in our bedrooms the power no longer lies with you

E B

If youre horny and you tell yourself that you are entitled

E A

Well tell your friends to come and visit you in hospital

Em B E A

Cause you have to learn somehow these bodies are ours and ours alone

E B A

Becuse you have to learn somehow these bodies are ours and ours alone

E B C#m

Becuse you have to learn somehow these bodies are ours and ours alone

Now do you understand when i say no?

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