Arroyo Deathmatch — Swimming the Witch
Intro: Fm / Fm / Fm / Ab F# x4 Verse: Fm Created the false dichotomy, Fm between Lilith and Mary, Fm choked out by patriarchy, Ab F# and told a lie of genetic prophecy, Fm f**k your test to see if we fit the mold, Fm witches will scream until our stories are told. Fm born of western cultural fears, Ab F# under the boot for ten thousand years. FF/FF/FF/FF# FF/FF/A/F# Chorus: Fm Fm Fm F# Fm They??ll hold your head under water and they??ll call you a b**ch, Fm Fm F# Fm if you can??t hold your breath it??s you??re a fault you??re a witch, Fm Fm F# Ab if you don??t succumb to the cold waters and drown, F# they??ll smear your name (all over this town.) Fm Fm Fm F# Fm They??ll hold your head under water and they??ll call you a b**ch, Fm Fm F# Fm if you can??t hold your breath it??s you??re a fault you??re a witch, Fm Fm F# Ab if you don??t succumb to the cold waters and drown, F# they??ll smear your name all over this town. Bridge (fast): Fm Fm F# Fm x2 Fm Fm F# Fm In the streets they call you out and tell you what you're worth Fm Fm F# Fm a piece of meat to scrutinize, a commodity since birth Fm Fm F# Fm feel the pressure to walk that straight and narrow line Fm Fm F# Fm to resist this gendered prison would be your greatest crime Fm Fm F# Fm because if you dare to live your life and forget that weight of shame Fm Fm F# Fm they'll pull your hair and call you sl*t and submerge your head again Fm Fm F# Fm they use your body against you while they hold their bodies against you Fm Fm F# Fm until it doesn't belong to you a symbol, object, tool Fm Fm F# Fm they use your body against you while they hold their bodies against you Fm Fm F# Fm until it doesn't belong to you a symbol, object, tool Fm Fm F# Fm they use your body against you while they hold their bodies against you Fm Fm F# Fm until it doesn't belong to you a symbol, object, tool Chorus: Fm Fm Fm F# Fm They??ll hold your head under water and they??ll call you a b**ch, Fm Fm F# Fm if you can??t hold your breath it??s you??re a fault you??re a witch, Fm Fm F# Ab if you don??t succumb to the cold waters and drown, F# they??ll smear your name (all over this town.) Fm Fm Fm F# Fm They??ll hold your head under water and they??ll call you a b**ch, Fm Fm F# Fm if you can??t hold your breath it??s you??re a fault you??re a witch, Fm Fm F# Ab if you don??t succumb to the cold waters and drown, F# they??ll smear your name all over this town. Verse: Fm F# Be a sl*t be a prude, no matter you're rude Fm Ab F# from fishnets to ties, all I hear are your lies Fm F# catcalls and grunts, lude gestures the works Fm F# look at you who gets all the perks Fm F# there's blood on our hands every 28 days Fm Ab F# but the pain that you spread sets the whole world ablaze Fm F# I'm a dyke, I'm a femme, no matter I pick Fm Ab F# everyday it's my choice, I'll get blood on your dick Chorus: Fm Fm Fm F# Fm They??ll hold your head under water and they??ll call you a b**ch, Fm Fm F# Fm if you can??t hold your breath it??s you??re a fault you??re a witch, Fm Fm F# Ab if you don??t succumb to the cold waters and drown, F# they??ll smear your name (all over this town.) Fm Fm Fm F# Fm They??ll hold your head under water and they??ll call you a b**ch, Fm Fm F# Fm if you can??t hold your breath it??s you??re a fault you??re a witch, Fm Fm F# Ab if you don??t succumb to the cold waters and drown, F# they??ll smear your name all over this town. FF/FF/FF/FF# FF/FF/A/F# Verse: Fm Fm Destroy shame of your anatomy Fm decolonize your stolen body Ab reclaim your right to subjectivity F# Fm lay ruin to the false dichotomy Fm fight the cold waters by all means Fm to ignite this town in witches?? screams Ab go ahead girl go ahead, get down, F# Fm go ahead girl, go ahead, get down
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