commodification of the mind
commodification of the soul
sell my body, sell my soul
sell it to the highest bidder on your info-commercial TV show
they tell us how to spend our dollars
on high-price makeup and fashion magazines
they tell us how to spend our time
toiling away for the man, selling our lives
you have to do it so you can afford
the latest fashion
styled with the sweat of an overworked slave womyn
from china, burmia, mexico, india, pakistan, japan
it doesn't matter where, right, just as long as we can see her
but she is there, all the same, her sould and body tied in chains
and her hands are free to make high heels
for rich businesswimmin in amerikkka
and these shoes, sisters, they are our chains
tied to the weights of misogyney
and our hands are free to work all our lives
giving to the patriarchy
our sisters, they fashion our chains
while we support the forces that enslave them
and once again, the wheel go round
as our oppression is fed off our own toil
but sisters, i'm here to tell you
that it doesn' t have to be this way
get up, stand tall, take control of your life
burn your bra, your shoes, your dress
you can do what you want, you can resist
to break the cains, you must begin with your own
because our hands are free to liberate
and reach out to wimmin across the globe
to fight together in harmony