Strawberry
Emily Reo
Sometimes it feels like I'm swimming with sharks
Just reading books by myself in the park
And when I'm walking alone after dark
I don’t want your yell, don’t shout me out
Over my headphones
I hear you telling me to smile
And then you reach for me
Bit in the ocean bleeding
Where is your self-control
Now you’ve been talking for a while
You don’t even let me speak
You think you know everything
The days I’ve patiently waited
While things, I know are clarified or debated
Your eyes close when you talk about champagne
My eyes roll back so far I see my brain
And there is so much you try to explain
That I don’t wanna know, keep to yourself
I load into the show
You ask if I'm somebody’s girlfriend
Not seen as capable
Just someone’s property
The days I’ve patiently waited
While you miscalculated, I don’t owe you anything
You stand in front of me blocking the view
But I’ll climb ladders to see over you
And if there’s something you think I can’t do
Don’t need your company, don’t knock me down
What do you deserve from me
N-o-t-h-i-n-g
Why do you always have to be
So c-r-y-p-t-i-c
Save the calls for my kitty
C-h-a-r-l-i-e
Wish you had earned that PhD
In r-e-s-p-e-c-t
How many girls in this city
Are getting t-i-r-e-d
Finding a sense of security
Through h-i-d-i-n-g
Wish I could swim but I'm in your teeth
B-l-e-e-d-i-n-g
Wish you had earned that PhD
In r-e-s-p-e-c-t