Shush

[Verse 1]

Southern girls know what it means

Southern girls know what it means

Southern girls know what it means

When the patriarchy menacingly says

You shush yourself down now

[Pre-Chorus]

"You put a finger on those beautiful lips

We both know what they're good for, don't we?

You put a finger on those beautiful lips

We both know what they're good for, don't we?"

[Chorus]

You shush yourself

Shush yourself

Shush yourself

Shush yourself down now

You shush yourself

Shush yourself

Shush yourself

Shush yourself down now

[Verse 2]

He says, "I no longer believe

That freedom and democracy

Are compatible

Compatible

That's clear to me"

"There is hierarchy

You should be pleased to serve

In any capacity

Capacity

I'm not asking"

[Pre-Chorus]

"You put a finger on those beautiful lips

We both know what they're good for, don't we?"

[Chorus]

"You shush yourself

Shush yourself

Shush yourself

Shush yourself down now"

[Verse 3]

Am I just a resentful observer?

Slinking from one penthouse to another

In this urban Serengeti

Am I just meat?

Can I live through this?

Can I live through this?

Courtney, thank you

He calls me Cassandra

He calls me Cassandra, and says

"'Cause no one will believe

Your prophecies"

He calls me his Cassandra

As he puffs

His Cohiba Behike

[Pre-Chorus]

"Just put a finger on those beautiful lips

We both know what they're good for, don't we"

[Chorus]

"You shush yourself

Shush yourself

Shush yourself

Shush yourself down now"

[Outro]

I knew a girl who wrote

'Silent All These Years'

Where is she?

Ooh, where is she?

Where is she?

Where is she?