By Ourselves

Oh
 They took and skinned my name
 Try to raise the feeling
 I saw right through, tried to love them
 They threw it in your face, tell you what you're feeling
 How could they know?
 It's what they read
 So when you see her cry, you always [?] knew
 It's how we could all by ourselves
 I will show you a 26 year old woman who learned to dance until she felt pretty
 Feminism wears a throwback jersey, bamboo earrings, and a face beat for the gods
 Feminism is Missy, Lil Kim, and Angie Martinez on the "Not Tonight" track
 Feminism says as a woman in my arena you are not my competition
 As a woman in my arena your light doesn't make mine any dimmer
 Dear Missy:
 I did not grow up to be you
 But I did grow up to be me
 And to be in love with who this woman is
 To be a woman playing a man's game
 And not be apologetic about any of it
 If you ask me why representation is important
 I will tell you that on the days I don't feel pretty
 I hear the sweet voice of Missy singing to me
 Pop that pop that, jiggle that fat
 Don't stop, get it til your clothes get wet
 I will tell you that right now there are a million black girls just waiting to see someone who looks like them