Відключити рекламу[Verse 1]
Bb F Gm EbIn the church where I was raised, all the women hid their hair
Cm F BbWith what can only be called doilies made of lace
Bb F Gm EbThey sat beside their husbands and they never spoke a word
Cm F BbCause public prayer was not a woman's place
[Verse 2]
Bb F Gm EbBut literally any man was welcome to stand up
Cm F BbAnd for an hour we would listen to them talk
Bb F Gm EbSo I guess the lesson there was God would only hear a prayer
Cm F BbIf it came from a person with a cock
[Verse 3]
Bb F Gm EbAs a kid those Sunday mornings made me restless, bored, and numb
Cm F BbAnd my Bible was the one way to pass time
Bb F Gm EbSo I spent the hour in search of stories brimming with suspense
Cm F BbAnd I found Esther, Ruth, and Rahab were sublime
[Chorus]
Gm F Bb EbCastaways who outwitted and outplayed
Cm F Eb BbAn immigrant ancestor to the incarnate divine
Gm F Bb EbEveryone has a star that lights their way
Cm F GmWe see our paths by someone else's shine
Cm F BbEsther, Ruth, and Rahab, they were mine
[Verse 4]
Bb F Gm EbEvery Sunday I would find a brand-new story with a girl
Cm F BbWho made some patriarch meet his match
Bb F Gm EbThey were painted as conniving but it wasn't hard to see
Cm F BbThat secretly most men just fear the snatch
[Verse 5]
Bb F Gm EbDeborah's military mind brought peace for forty years
Cm F BbThe Witch of Endor, she saw right through Saul's charade
Bb F Gm EbOf course Eve said, Fuck this system, I Am chasing after wisdom
Cm F BbAnd Rachel wouldn't let herself be played
[Verse 6]
Bb F Gm EbJezebel sure gave 'em hell, but she wasn't scared to die
Cm F BbIf you're with Jael, think twice when you recline
Bb F Gm EbThe only reason we have Moses is cause Miriam was there
Cm F BbTo keep his petty ass in line
[Chorus]
Gm F Bb EbCastaways who outwitted and outplayed
Cm F Eb BbAn immigrant ancestor to the incarnate divine
Gm F Bb EbEveryone has a star that lights their way
Cm F GmWe see our paths by someone else's shine
Cm F BbEsther, Ruth, and Rahab, they were mine
[Bridge]
Cm Bb EbWhen they talk about the heroes of the faith
Cm Bb Gm FThey always mean Elijah, Abraham, or Dave
Gm F Bb EbBut Esther, Ruth, and Rahab, for me were just as big
Cm Bb Gm FI wanted to be like them, so I bought myself this wig
[Outro]
Bb F Gm EbMy church insisted women all be small, submissive, and unseen
Cm F BbBut their own holy book betrayed that lie
F Gm EbCause in those pages you'll find badass, rebel warriors and queens
Bb F Gm EbProphetesses, witches, whores and wives all causing scenes
Bb F Gm EbEvery woman in the Scriptures smashed the norms to smithereens
Cm F GmSo it's a good thing when a girl learns how to fly
Cm F Eb BbAnd that's one truth from the Bible I'll hold onto 'til I die
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