Listen Up (Acoustic) Lyrics

I wanna wake up, get up

Without wondering

How bad is it gonna be?

If I try to dress up, makeup

Without people

Only reminding me

Of a crappy beauty standard

Or men staring at my-

Can someone please explain to me

Why am I used to it?

Feel like I'm being set up for runner-up

And I'm wondering

Are they really more than me?

Still, I suck it up, gear up

Become the best and still

They don't give me any dignity

Use me to pretend they care

Then give a lower paycheck

Can someone please explain again

Why am I used to it?

I wanna take midnight walks

I wanna wear short shorts

I don't want my mouth to feel taped shut

When I have an opinion

I wanna be good enough for sports

I don't wanna feel like I'm a snob

Or a pick-me

Cause I want someone to listen

So listen up

But when I speak up, "shut up"

Then I'm getting mansplained

I'm too pretty to say anything

Can't ruin history, the prophecy

Saying they

Are the only ones supposed to lead

I can bear the hardest labour

Still, they say they're stronger

Can someone please explain

Why I stay used to it?

I wanna take midnight walks

I wanna wear short shorts

I don't want my mouth to feel taped shut

When I have an opinion

I wanna be good enough for sports

I don't wanna feel like I'm a snob

Or a pick-me

Cause I want someone to listen

So listen up

And no, I'm not writing this song

On my time of the month

Before you blame me

And, oh, how I wish I were wrong

I wish it were hormones

Being a puppeteer

And we have tried to calm down

We have tried to shout out, out loud

But it's only ever been your fault

We're not the ones who have to change here

You have to change yourselves, so that

We can take midnight walks

We can all wear short shorts

We'll have a better world

If we just hear each other's opinion

We'd all have fun playing sports

I wouldn't have to write this song

Sing along if you want someone to listen

It's not so hard to listen

So listen up