Gradient - Women Like Property lyrics

[Verse 1: Gradient] The hardest realization that I've faced in all my years Came when patiently gazing upon her face and fallen tears I felt my world end, she knew not what to say to me I became aware my girlfriend was afraid of me It all started when we had our first argument Swallowing her thoughts, she's afraid to claim agency And I'd never try to harm her but she'd always hide her trauma ‘Cause in times of drama I didn't make her feel safe with me To gain her faith in me there's nothing I could say to her When she was emulating what had always been displayed to her Played the roles perfectly, way before we ever dated It's a shame that we perpetuate the things we're inundated with When I was young they taught me, “Take what's yours Dominate with force. Don't hesitate, just do it Quit acting like a girl, man, display your masculinity.” f** the way you're pinning me; I'll claim my own identity [Chorus] One, my nerves flash Two, I heard that Try to blame the victim but nobody deserves that Let's acknowledge this From neighborhoods to colleges Take responsibility ‘cause this affects all of us One is one too many Two is far more We can't ignore a problem when it's pounding our door [Chorus ending 1] I'm enraged at the state of this Patriarchal relationship Ashamed that I've perpetuated it [Verse 2: Guante] The hardest realization that I've faced in my life Is I'm a part of a system that isn't one that I like And it's not as easy as just peacin' out of prime time TV Or even speakin' our minds against these lies like Unplugging the WiFi doesn't stop the signal like Bein' a nice guy doesn't mean she owes you a nice time That sense of entitlement's so toxic And it's past time we lost it I don't believe in nice guys, good guys, heroes or allies I only believe in actions In fact every interaction we have is an opportunity To deconstruct the tongue we've been taught to speak fluently Yo, because it's not the stranger in the bushes It's the boyfriend, the girlfriend, the best friend It doesn't take a villain to be a bystander And it doesn't take a hero to put this to an end like [Chorus] [Chorus ending 2] We complacently claim that we're not who's to blame But you can't be neutral when you're on a moving train [Verse 3: Gradient] Every second, every minute, man I swear that she been livin' In a world where women have to constantly be vigilant The privilege that I'm given isn't equally distributed And if I don't resist then to the problem I've contributed I'm not saying that men are never victims We got some issues too but you should check on the statistics I'm not surprised that one in five women are affected ‘Cause I've heard the way my fellow guys talk to each other about s** Like it's a prize to be won; “Yeah, she wants it” As if it's what you do to her, and not something that's mutual And how we make excuses, I see why it's scary Cause often she reports the crime and people wanna ask what she was wearing “She's gotta give it up if you provide her with commodities Just buy her some j**elry, ‘cause women like property” They say I'm sensitive and that's a womanlike property I say we need to stop treating women like property [Chorus] [Chorus ending 3] It's so toxic, it happens so commonly But we need to stop treating women like property