(Solo → Girls Harmony)
Intimate opening with minimal piano quickly undercut by a low, steady drum pulse that grows heavier as the song progresses, like a march forming behind a single voice; tempo slow but grounded in percussive hits that punctuate key phrases with sharp impact; as additional voices join, harmonies should feel less fragile and more resolute, layered over driving bass and restrained but powerful drum strikes; dynamics swell into a controlled, protest-style crescendo where dignity and fury coexist, ending not in collapse but in unshakeable refusal; overall tone is raw, defiant, and rhythmically anchored — transforming imposed shame into collective resistance.
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Lyrics
(Solo → Girls Harmony)
(Low, minimal piano. Almost no tempo.)
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VERSE 1 (soft, contained)
They call me
What he did.
They call me
Where he touched.
They call me
What he took
As if I gave too much.
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VERSE 2
They say it like it’s truth.
They say it like it’s law.
They say it like my body
Was something that they saw.
They say it with a lowered voice.
They say it with a stare.
They say the word like it’s my name.
But it was never there.
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PRE-CHORUS
He locked the door.
He held me down.
He said that no one
Would believe.
He was right about that part.
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(Another girl joins softly.)
GIRL 2
They said you tempted.
They said you lied.
They said you wanted
What you cried.
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CHORUS (fragile but growing)
You call me
Shame.
You call me
Sin.
You call me
Everything
Except what he did.
You call me
Fallen.
You call me
Used.
But I am not
The thing you choose.
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BUILD (more voices join)
My body is not
Your evidence.
My silence is not
Consent.
My fear was not
A signal.
It was survival.
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FINAL REFRAIN (stronger, dignified)
You can keep your word.
You can keep your blame.
I will not answer
To that name.