Contravene - Selfish Ideals lyrics

A freedom for which there is no need to fight Do as they want and they'll tell you it's right. They can forcefeed the lies but you don't have to swallow Only you possess the right to not follow Selfish ideals let you always win I support - I'm the "subject", I object - I'm a "victim" So you've found an outlet that makes you feel strong? This form of s**ism has gone on too long. Dancing before you - no mind and no name Posed on the pages - playing your game You say you support this self liberation As you're gaining your strength out of pure degradation. Everyday men, women and children are victimized as a direct result of the images forcefed into our heads from birth. Images that depict people as s**ual objects and not as individual beings with our own hearts and minds. Our culture has separated s** and love and put power in love's place. And it is this patriarchal s**uality, an inherantly oppressive s**uality, that is based on power rather than love. True s**ual liberation is about realizing our natural s**ual desrires, Not using objectification as a means to an end. It is a mistake to see p**nography as a valid and accurate representation of our natural s**ual desires, For playing into s**ual stereotypes and acting out roles of dominance and submission that the system has forced upon us is not defining our own s**uality. What we have been doing for centuries cannot be changed in one night. But we must begin to work for true s**ual liberation, both at the political and individual levels. And we must begin now.