A rough and edgy track inspired loosely by Lesley Gore’s “You Don’t Own Me,” Track No. 02 on The Sweetest Condition’s “Truth & Light” EP blends elements of industrial rock and electronica for an aggressive anthem of strength. After being caught in an abusive cycle, the victim relinquishes her abuser. She takes back her womanhood and starts fighting back—no longer a doormat.
PRESS REVIEW:
“The Sweetest Condition is on a mission: breaking through the everyday noise and bringing listeners genre-blurring tunes.” —Dan Domsic, Managing Editor, Current in Fishers newspaper, cover story, August 28, 2012, currentinfishers.com/a-new-sound?pid=280
I can’t take it when you put me down.
You make a fool out of me
whenever I hit the ground.
I’m picking up every piece that I can.
I know I’ve been here before
like the back of my hand.
You look at me like it’s some kind of game,
like I’m smaller than you,
like I don’t have a name.
You can’t tell me I’m not free,
’cause you don’t own me! You don’t own me!
You can’t tell me what I need,
’cause you don’t know me. You don’t know me.
I’ve had enough of being pushed around.
I’m not so ‘weak’ anymore,
since I’ve got what I found.
No use twisting your words into hate;
no more using your fists;
no more controlling fate.
I’ve grown a faith much bigger than you,
and those things that you do
can’t hurt me anymore!
You can’t tell me I’m not free,
’cause you don’t own me! You don’t own me!
You can’t tell me what I need,
’cause you don’t know me. You don’t know me.
You can’t say you don’t believe
’cause it’s inside me! It’s inside me!
You can’t tell me I’m afraid,
’cause you don’t know me. You don’t know me at all.
And now and then
when I see your face,
I remember the days
you were inside my head.
All it took was for me to let go
to regain control,
and crawl out of your bed!
You can’t tell me I’m not free,
’cause you don’t own me! You don’t own me!
You can’t tell me what I need,
’cause you don’t know me. You don’t know me.
You can’t say you don’t believe
’cause it’s inside me! It’s inside me!
You can’t tell me I’m afraid,
’cause you don’t know me. You don’t know me at all.
credits
from Truth and Light,
track released April 30, 2013
The Sweetest Condition is:
Lyrics + Vocals: Leslie Irene Benson (ASCAP)
Music + Synths: Jason Reed Milner (ASCAP)
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