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Women Hold Up Half The Sky

from Comin' From The Eastside Mixtape by Shining Sons

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In Commemoration of 100th Anniversary of International Women's Day

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Verse 1 (Intellect):
To all the women in my life that I appreciate
From the past and my sisters keep it real today
Someone like Gabriela or like Angela
But never to be the type on TV like Pamela

Like Lorena, yea we fight to free the motherland
For women's rights yea my people need to understand
But we fight together, never love each other less
Like Diego and Gabriela the struggle never rest

For the mothers all waitin' in line
Just know that change will be comin' in time
In this movement, you gotta be consistent
Liberate my sisters gotta be persistent

Everyday need to educate the worst minds
Struggle together so we break the worst binds
Let me see that fist up let the struggle unfold
Tell the story of the movement that was untold

Hook x2 (Jedi):
Sheroes in my life, they all apart of me
Can't stop, Won't stop until we all are free
Recognize that it's time to break dividing lines
It is true that Women hold up half the sky

Verse Two (Jedi):
Most of us so called men need to understand
Labeling women words that's so out of hand
Appreciate, You shouldn't ever dominate
Spittin the same lines like little weezy and Drake

So strong like Gabriela Silang
Empowerment for the future passin' the baton
These other lame gentlemen really gotta see
When we fight for freedom, men and women gotta be free

Video vixens pay green just to pose
End the prostitution and fuck being sold
I can't deny that my momma raised me
Scratch that old masculinity, freedom is the goal

It's no justice no peace livin' on these streets
More power to all women, love life indeed
Mix it up, Switch it up, more militant
Sheroes in the past and present, got the strength to win

Hook x2 (Jedi):
Sheroes in my life, they all apart of me
Can't stop, Won't stop until we all are free
Recognize that it's time to break dividing lines
It is true that Women hold up half the sky

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from Comin' From The Eastside Mixtape, released April 2, 2011

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