Swimming the Witch Arroyo Deathmatch
Intro: Fm / Fm / Fm / Ab F# x4
Verse:
[Fm]Created the false dichotomy,
[Fm]between Lilith and Mary,
[Fm]choked out by patriarchy,
[Ab]and told a lie of[F#] genetic prophecy,
[Fm]f**k your test to see if we fit the mold,
[Fm]witches will scream until our stories are told.
[Fm]born of western cultural fears,
[Ab]under the boot for [F#]ten thousand years.
[Fm] [Fm] [/] [Fm] [F#] [/] [Fm] [Fm] [/] [Fm] [F#]
[Fm] [Fm] [/] [Fm] [F#] [/] [Ab] [/] [F#]
Chorus:
Theyâ??l[Fm]l hold you[Fm]r head unde[Fm]r water and theyâ??[F#]ll call you [Fm]a b**ch,
if you [Fm]canâ??t hold you[Fm]r breath itâ??s youâ??[F#]re a fault you[Fm]â??re a witch,
if you [Fm]donâ??t su[Fm]ccumb to the col[F#]d waters a[Ab]nd drown,
theyâ??ll smear yo[F#]ur name (all over this town.)
Theyâ??[Fm]ll hold your [Fm]head under [Fm]water and theyâ??ll[F#] call you a [Fm]b**ch,
if you [Fm]canâ??t hold you[Fm]r breath itâ??s youâ??[F#]re a fault you[Fm]â??re a witch,
if you [Fm]donâ??t su[Fm]ccumb to the col[F#]d waters a[Ab]nd drown,
theyâ??ll smear yo[F#]ur name all over this town.
Bridge (fast):
Fm Fm F# Fm x2
[Fm]In the streets they [Fm]call you out and [F#]tell you what you're[Fm] worth
[Fm]a piece of meat to s[Fm]crutinize, a comm[F#]odity since birth [Fm]
[Fm]feel the pressure to[Fm] walk that straig[F#]ht and narrow line [Fm]
[Fm]to resist this gende[Fm]red prison would [F#]be your greatest cri[Fm]me
[Fm]because if you dare [Fm]to live your life[F#] and forget that wei[Fm]ght of shame
[Fm]they'll pull your ha[Fm]ir and call you s[F#]l*t and submerge you[Fm]r head again
[Fm]they use your body a[Fm]gainst you while [F#]they hold their bodi[Fm]es against you
[Fm]until it doesn't bel[Fm]ong to you a symb[F#]ol, object, tool [Fm]
[Fm]they use your body a[Fm]gainst you while [F#]they hold their bodi[Fm]es against you
[Fm]until it doesn't bel[Fm]ong to you a symb[F#]ol, object, tool [Fm]
[Fm]they use your body a[Fm]gainst you while [F#]they hold their bodi[Fm]es against you
[Fm]until it doesn't bel[Fm]ong to you a symb[F#]ol, object, tool [Fm]
Chorus:
Theyâ??l[Fm]l hold you[Fm]r head unde[Fm]r water and theyâ??[F#]ll call you [Fm]a b**ch,
if you [Fm]canâ??t hold you[Fm]r breath itâ??s youâ??[F#]re a fault you[Fm]â??re a witch,
if you [Fm]donâ??t su[Fm]ccumb to the col[F#]d waters a[Ab]nd drown,
theyâ??ll smear yo[F#]ur name (all over this town.)
Theyâ??l[Fm]l hold you[Fm]r head unde[Fm]r water and theyâ??[F#]ll call you [Fm]a b**ch,
if you [Fm]canâ??t hold you[Fm]r breath itâ??s youâ??[F#]re a fault you[Fm]â??re a witch,
if you [Fm]donâ??t su[Fm]ccumb to the col[F#]d waters a[Ab]nd drown,
theyâ??ll smear yo[F#]ur name all over this town.
Verse:
[Fm]Be a sl*t be a prude, no matter you're rude [Ab] [F#]
[Fm]from fishnets to ties, all I hear are your li[Ab]es [F#]
[Fm]catcalls and grunts, lude gestures the works [Ab] [F#]
[Fm]look at you who gets all the perks [Ab] [F#]
[Fm]there's blood on our hands every 28 days [Ab] [F#]
[Fm]but the pain that you spread sets the whole w[Ab]orl[F#]d ablaze
[Fm]I'm a dyke, I'm a femme, no matter I pick [Ab] [F#]
[Fm]everyday it's my choice, I'll get blood on yo[Ab]ur [F#]dick
Chorus:
Theyâ??l[Fm]l hold you[Fm]r head unde[Fm]r water and theyâ??[F#]ll call you [Fm]a b**ch,
if you [Fm]canâ??t hold you[Fm]r breath itâ??s youâ??[F#]re a fault you[Fm]â??re a witch,
if you [Fm]donâ??t su[Fm]ccumb to the col[F#]d waters a[Ab]nd drown,
theyâ??ll smear yo[F#]ur name (all over this town.)
Theyâ??[Fm]ll hold your [Fm]head under [Fm]water and theyâ??ll[F#] call you a [Fm]b**ch,
if you [Fm]canâ??t hold you[Fm]r breath itâ??s youâ??[F#]re a fault you[Fm]â??re a witch,
if you [Fm]donâ??t su[Fm]ccumb to the col[F#]d waters a[Ab]nd drown,
theyâ??ll smear yo[F#]ur name all over this town.
[Fm] [Fm] [/] [Fm] [F#] [/] [Fm] [Fm] [/] [Fm] [F#]
[Fm] [Fm] [/] [Fm] [F#] [/] [Ab] [/] [F#]
Verse:
[Fm] Destroy shame of your anato[Fm]my
decolonize your stolen bod[Fm]y
reclaim your right to subjecti[Ab]vity
lay ruin to th[F#]e false dichot[Fm]omy
fight the cold waters by all m[Fm]eans
to ignite this town in witchesâ[Fm]?? screams
go ahead girl go ahead, get down[Ab],
go ahead girl, [F#]go ahead, get down[Fm]
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