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"If I Thought Like A Girl"
Submitted by xtrnl on Wed, 2009-03-04 09:21
Hello everybody. These are the lyrics to my latest hip hop song. I figured you might like it. I was inspired to write this after having to listen to Beyonce's "If I Were A Boy" one too many times.
I want to make it clear to all the female members of the site that the girls I'm refering to in this song are actually the opportunistic women that we MRAs try to steer clear of. I am well aware that not all women are like the ones I describe in this song. I just figured there are so many songs which stereotype all guys as cheaters, it would be refreshing to encounter a song from a guy's point of view.
IF I THOUGHT LIKE A GIRL
by X-TRNL
Since I don't look like a man from a magazine
I'll never be another cog in your machine
I'll never be the guy that you place by your side
Just to cover insecurity and make you feel pride
I'll never ever be able to compete with
Your idea of a perfect guy, it doesn't exist
And I must say it is rather sexist
To judge the other gender on how much they spendin'
(Pre-chorus 1)
If I thought like a girl, it might make sense
How money's worth more to most than innocence
How giving girls bribes just to be in my life
Is the only way they would consider being my wife
The way they act like the bedroom benefits only men
And think we should have to serve them to get it again
The way some bitch about committment and think men should pay up
When all the while they're the ones ready to trade up
(Pre-chorus 2)
It's finally, occured to me
I would much rather be free
Than abide by rules that are
Based on a double standard
'Cause I'd much rather be alone
Than risk everything I own
Just to have a girl to whom to pander
(Chorus)
What do you see when you look at me?
Do you see your lover or just money?
Do you see the one with whom you wanna be,
Or just a source of forced apologies?
You don't want a partnership, just a one way street
Your favourite two letter word is 'me'
You don't wanna repay the nice stuff I do
So tell me why the f*** should I be with you?
I play no fool, I play it cool,
and I will not pander to
The very likes of you
Since I am not a man who has a trust fund
I'll never be the reason you're going plus one
To your friend's wedding, it must be so much fun
Predictin' which guy's likeliest to pay a lump sum
Yeah, damn right, you're gonna hear me askin'
Why do you treat love like a business transaction?
Why do I need cash for your love to be lasting?
Don't go maxing out my cards on useless contraptions
Pre-Chorus 1
Chorus
Since I am not a man you say is a real one
I'll never be the guy from which you're concealing
The secret that you're pregnant, 'cause you're in fear of
The dad wanting to keep the kid, when you wanna clear it
So you'll go on, and act like nothing happened
You'll get rid of the baby without even asking
The father's opinion or for his insights
It's clear that you don't give a sh** about a dad's rights
It's finally occured to me,
I would much rather be free,
Than abide by rules that are
Based on a double standard.
Chorus
Pre-Chorus 1(2x)
What do you see when you look at me?
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Good job X-TRNL! Are you
Good job X-TRNL! Are you planning to record it?
You should post it on
Cool lyrics. You should post it on youtube.
not bad
Have you considered putting it on YouTube? You wouldn't necessarily have to sing it or play any instruments. Especially since it's like rap, you could basically just speak it, couldn't you? Not too long ago I happened to see some videos exactly like that on youtube.
Just regular guys, talking in verse.
-ax
P.S. in case anyone's wondering, the term "rap" comes from the word "rapport" (rap-POR), which basically means to discuss something. For example, if you have established a good rapport with someone, it means you can speak easily back and forth with them, and know where they are coming from. "Let's rap" was a popular phrase in the 60's and 70's which was used mainly by black men to other black men and boys, and essentially means "let's have a talk" (although I think it sometimes could just mean "let's shoot the sh**"). This was all before the start of rap music, which as I understand it is where hip-hop came from.
Hope you enjoyed today's history lesson.
Thank you!
Thanks a lot for the encouragement, everybody! I'm glad you enjoyed the lyrics.
Recording a vid of this acapella and putting it on YouTube might not be a bad idea. I should also do that with XY. Thanks for the idea! I'll just have to get my brother in law to film me with his camera. I'm going to call him today about this.
Evan AKA X-TRNL
Real Men Don't Take Abuse!
Clarification
"Let's rap" was a popular phrase in the 60's and 70's which was used mainly by black men to other black men..."
Uhhh, no, certainly not in my experience, and I lived it. The term "rap" used as a slang term for "talk," was most certainly not a race or colour specific thing. It was used by everybody; black, white, or striped. It was a 60s *cultural* thing, not a *race* thing.
"Rap" music substitutes talking for singing and probably started from people emulating the HUGE hit "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" by Melle Mel, 1983.
More about Rap
According to Jeopardy! the first rap album ever recorded was by Muhammed Ali.
The first group hip hop album was by the Roots. Remarkably, the Roots play their own instruments to create their beats. They're really impressive.
I love the hip hop genre because I find it's the best genre for one to use to express himself. Sure you have to make it rhyme, but you can say so much more in several 8-16 line verses than you ever could in a song that's sung, with 4-8 line verses.
Evan AKA X-TRNL
Real Men Don't Take Abuse!
I lived it too, fellow
At least in the D.C. area, which has a fairly high black population, the far majority of its use was amongst black men and youngsters. It was even portrayed that way on a couple of local television spots. Although I did periodically hear it used by others. Do you really think that there would be no relationship between the origin of "rap" music vis-a-vis the orignal usage of the term, and the race of most of those who sing it?
I do agree it was largely a cultural thing, but each race has to some extent its own culture.
-ax
as far as the great Ali's rendition of it
I'm not sure they called it "rap music" at that point. That's sounds like some kind of "retroactive" assigment of the name, just like maybe they didn't call it "Blues" when it was first being sung in the cotton fields. The origins of these things cannot usually be traced all the way back, since the person who first came up with the name for such a given thing was probably just an average Joe.
The first time I ever heard of rap music as such was Debbie Harry about eating cars and bars ("Rapture", 1979-1980), but I heard a D.J. once say that rap started in clubs in New York in the mid 70's.
[Ali was a character though. When I walked on the Avenue of Stars in Hollywood recently, I noticed that Ali's star is the only one which is on a wall instead of on the sidewalk. It was the entrance area to some ritzy hotel - can't remember its name. He sure "roped" Foreman - the dope! Sorry to change the subject.]
-ax
Awesome Lyrics Man!
You definately definately ought to post this on youtube! Such a counter is DESPERATELY needed for stuff like those banel, trite, and cliched lyrics of the Beyonce song.
This has been a little while now, but I'm going to look to see if you posted something on this. Hopefully you did. And you havn't, you should.