Draw Me a Person
Kate Couriel
Draw me a person, draw me a leader
Draw me a hero, a savior, a God
How 'bout draw me a doctor?
Draw me a CEO, billionaire
Wait, have you drawn a woman yet?
Draw me a primary school teacher
A carer, a nurse, or a cleaner
A stay-at-home partner, a love interest
Helpless, lip-biting, giggling, chest to undress
The people you're drawing, are they still men?
What do you do for work? Do you have kids?
What a good boss he is! Jesus, she's bossy
It's overreaction, it's passion, he cares
Crazy, controlling, protective, it's all because
He is the default, she is the afterthought
He's who you think of, she's whatever's left
What did he say in the meeting? I cringe as you say it
The word he just slips out, a symptom, a sign
You could blink and you'd miss it, but inside
The cartridge is spilling, you picture a man in your mind
Shouldn't the drawing be stopped as a child?
Before the pen spits out imprints of crime
Ink is much harder to clean once it's dried
What do you do for work? Do you have kids?
What a good boss he is, Jesus, she's bossy
It's overreaction, it's passion, he cares
Crazy, controlling, protective, it's all because
He is the default, she is the afterthought
He's who you think of, she's whatever's left
And still we say we didn't alter the life that she lived
Draw me a parent, I think that we did
We did
Draw me a person, draw me a leader
Draw me a God, draw me a boss
Draw me a partner, draw me a lover
Draw me a parent, draw me a woman
Draw me a woman, draw me a woman
Draw me a woman, draw me a woman
Draw me a woman, draw me a woman
Draw me a person