Generation XX from Generation XX by Elfyn

How dare you speak to me
As if you knew me
You better shut up and listen
You’re still a newbie
Does my rage scare you
Like it used to scare me
But now I face it, embrace it
You will not own me

We used to hold hands with our trauma
Cradled pain like a dogma
Therapy twice a week
Journal our dreams, too scared to speak

We used to dance with unease
Played the ‘cool girls’ for purity
Paid respect to our men
Used to abuse our children

And we used to have it all
Brains and beauty, rise and fall
Till we were handed plastic crowns
And medicated breakdowns

It’s not change, just adjustment
Not respect, just reputation
No progress, just another task
No care, just calculation

How dare you speak to me
As if you knew me
You better shut up and listen
You’re still a newbie
Does my rage scare you
Like it used to scare me
But now I face it, embrace it
You will not own me

And you’re such a great humanist
Casually feminist
Of course you say love is free
Well it never has been for me

Top score atheist, bold on cue
Blaming God for what men do
You say it’s faith with bloodstained hands
Well it’s always been in the hands of men

I used to think we’re so depressed
Damaged goods, such a mess
But I’ve found out in the end
It’s just a sign of common sense

No peace, just harmony
Presence, no intelligence
We’re awakening to blinding lights
Now we stand tall, untamed, upright

How dare you speak to me
As if you knew me
You better shut up and listen
You’re still a newbie
Does my rage scare you
Like it used to scare me
But now I face it, embrace it
You will not own me

To the TERFs out there
Who keep the gates
Who put a lock on every safe space
To the men still in
The battles they’ve fought
Oh you’re so proud
Why don’t you come out?

Remember, you’re still Generation X
Fat shame, jackass, white trash, rednecks
You tried your best
But with due respect
You won’t get near
Generation XX!

How dare you speak to me
As if you knew me
You better shut up and listen
You’re still a newbie
Does my rage scare you
Like it used to scare me
You better face it, embrace it
You will not own me

• Alternative
• art pop
• avantepop
• electro pop
• Leipzig