Hands of man

LETRA

Hands of man

Can anybody hear me?
Can anybody see?
his hands against the wall now
& I’m pinned in between

i don’t know how i got here
i thought that he was safe
but this is in his nature
at least that’s what they say

and when a father doesn’t want a daughter
it’s cause he knows who he was
when he was younger

not all men but too many
not all men but if i had a penny
i’d buy a house that was warm like honey
For all the girls who were bruised and bloodied

not all men but too many
not all men but if i had a penny
i’d buy an island on a virgin land
keep it clean from the hands of man

she was only 16
did anybody see
she was getting kinda skinny
Tearing her fingernails till they bleed
she was just a girl when
she learned what to expect

And that nobody would listen
unless they wanted to see her undressed
and when a father doesn’t want a daughter
it’s cause he knew who he was when he was younger

She was only 15
She was only 8
he got her alone and
she was half his age
“she was so mature” and
“had too much campaign”
“what’s the big deal?
that’s expected on a date”“she’s the one to blame

she’s the one to blame
she’s the one to blame”
“no, couldn’t have been him
cause he’s a man of faith”