Powerless (Say What You Want)
Powerless (Say What You Want)

Crystal Rock - Powerless (Say What You Want) Lyrics

In this poignant track, Crystal Rock explores the tension between cultural identity and societal expectations. The lyrics confront the manipulation of personal identity for public consumption, highlighting how ethnic identities are often reshaped to fit… Read more

Mar 20, 2020
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Powerless (Say What You Want) Lyrics

Paint my face in your magazines
Make it look whiter than it seems
Paint me over with your dreams
Shove away my ethnicity
Burn every notion that I may have a flame inside to fight
And say just what is on my mind
Without offending your might
Cuz this life is too short to live it just for you
But when you feel so powerless what are you gonna do
So say what you want
Say what you want
I saw her face outside today
Weatherworn, looking all the rage
They took her passion and her gaze and made a poster
Now it's moccasins we sport
We take the culture and contort
Perhaps only to distort what we are hiding
Cuz this life is too short to live it just for you


But when you feel so powerless what are you gonna do
But say what you want
Say what you want
Hey you, the one, the one outside, are you ever gonna get in, get in
Hey you, the one that don't fit in, how ya, how ya gonna get in
Hey you, the one outside, are you ever gonna get in with your
Broken teeth, broken jaw, broken mojo
Yeah, this life is too short to live it just for you
But when you feel so powerless, what are you gonna do
Cuz this life is too short to live it just for you
But when you feel so powerless, what are you gonna do
Cuz this life is too short to live it just for you
But when you feel so powerless, what are you gonna do
Say what you want, say what you want, say, say, say
Cuz this life is too short,
just for you

Writer(s): Trevor Charles Horn, Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren, Anne Dudley, Gerald Eaton, Nelly Furtado, Brian West
Copyright(s): Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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What is the Meaning of Powerless (Say What You Want)?

In this poignant track, Crystal Rock explores the tension between cultural identity and societal expectations. The lyrics confront the manipulation of personal identity for public consumption, highlighting how ethnic identities are often reshaped to fit commercial molds. This erasure is met with a defiant call to voice one's truth, despite feelings of powerlessness. The repeated refrain "Say what you want" serves as an anthem for those marginalized by mainstream narratives, urging them to reclaim their voice and assert their existence within spaces that seek to diminish them. This song resonates as a powerful reminder of the importance of self-expression in a world that often tries to silence diversity 🌍✊.

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