Honor Killing Lyrics

Silently she suffers, voiceless and unseen
Imprisoned in a home
She bears children, cooks and cleans
Wed at the tender age of seventeen
His object to rape and beat
Her daughter, born in a western land
Dreams of a better life
Struggles to be free
Patriarchal control she cannot escape
Her own brother a spy
Of her moral and s**ual conduct

Betrayed by those who should protect
Defenseless, deprived of love
Paternal murder
Abomination against nature

Repeating learned behaviors
Of what it is to be a man
Forcefully in his own way
No compassion, no humanity
Falls in love and seals her fate
No room for joy, only fear
For her safety and survival
No hope, no cure, no help
No one listens, no one hears

Murder plotted by father, brother, and uncle
s*****ic and unfeeling
Her body dumped in an unmarked grave
No respect, no dignity, no honor
Lawless social custom
Sanctioned by a community
Too often, too many
No justice, only cover-ups

Gendercide
Hatred and violence of the worst kind
Violating and killing that which they fear:
Female power rising to equality
Time to take a stand
Souls of the victims, arise
Balance will be restored

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