All the Ladies (Full)

Lyrics

This one goes out
To all the invisible, indivisible
Superhero types rocking the mic
All the first-evers, has-beens, and never-weres
Let's get it

It's the long-awaited moment
When it all comes into focus
Like the coming of the locusts
Or the opening of the lotus
Unfolding from the shadows to photosynthesize this
Converting light into sound, eardrum kiss
Bliss sinks through to shock your systems for days
We reflect in prism, like rainbows on rainy days
And she says, let there be light
We luminous waves
Cuttin' through the darkness of the night
In spite of the indomitable might of the isms
The schism of feminism, still we have risen
Flight high enough to punch these fools in the gut
Bustin' glass ceilings cause we've had enough

All the ladies in the house, I'm proud a y'all
When you pick up the mic you rip it raw
No apologies while you standin' tall
Brush that dirt off your shoulder when you fall
Underestimated but you got it all
Oppressed by Neanderthal
But you rise cause they minds is small
Girl, you gonna make it after all

Girl you gonna make it, don't quit now
Girl you gonna make it, no matter how
Girl, you gonna make it, don't quit now
Girl, you gonna make it, you gonna make it

We been there, done that - we fell down - we came stacked
The champion, chief ones, so all y'all can fall back
We came to rock the pendulum, bring balance back again
Don't give me dap cause you ain't my friend
Your oppression's subversive, all written in cursive
Swiftly, this swoon unit vows to reverse it
This is coming from the heart, no need to rehearse it
We give it to you, straight up, no curses
Now, all these seeds can rise to the sun
What freedom flies shall not be undone
We priestess speak - stand tall, never run
The strongest of the silver tongued - unsung heroine

All the ladies in the house, I'm proud a y'all
When you pick up the mic you rip it raw
No apologies while you standin' tall
Brush that dirt off your shoulder when you fall
Underestimated but you got it all
Oppressed by Neanderthal
But you rise cause they minds is small
Girl, you gonna make it after all