Why Do Gender Stereotypes

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They use us like pawns and tirelessly confine,
Weŕe living up to gender roles and we have empty minds
It's funny how they control how we live
It's funny how weŕe all considered delinquent kids
Hush boy and don't say a word
Put on this jersey
No one will get hurt
Hush girl don't say a word
Put on your makeup and try on that dress
Play their little game
Our thoughts that aren't our own
Corrected common sense
You're raising depressives with all your unneeded titles
Gender roles give them control and destroy all our progress
Welcome to their land of our broken minds
Hush boy and don't say a word
Put on this jersey
No one will get hurt
Hush girl don't say a word
Put on your makeup and try on that dress
Play their little game
We put on false

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