Girls Like Her Lyrics

Growing up a girl is way harder than they say

Seeing spicy girls on MTV who seem get it their way

Wanting to be strong like them but knowing the struggles I would face

Now I see that their power is fragile

She's in the room but doesn't take up too much space

Grabs the chances she gets and still knows her place

Still they tear her apart for being too smart

Then praise her for handling the hate with grace

She's digestible and of value to them as long as she doesn't complain

And remains

A goddamn sensation on the marketplace

The girls they love her

She's a role model

They want to be her

Oh, do they all not know that it's so superficial?

What's really going to change?

I studied her every move

Her clothes and her attitude

I longed to consume her thoughts too

Wanted to know what that girl knew

The way she talked in interviews leaves me confused

Had all the men amused even with their egos bruised

Made it look like fun to be a woman in this world

But left the state of politics unmoved

The girls they love her

She's a role model

They want to be her

Oh, do they all not know that it's so superficial?

What's really going to change?

The girls they love her

She's a role model

They want to be her

Oh, is it all for show?

She may be an icon, can do what she likes to

But it's always on their terms

She seems tough but kind of sweet

Has a shiny smile and a good physique

She's sexy when she wants to be

Not because of a man she's trying to please

She commands the stage with ease

She's assertive but not extreme

I was young and bought into this dream

She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"

She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"

She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"

She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"

She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"

She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"

She screams "power to all the girls" but what she really means is "girls like her"

She's only responsible for herself and looks away when she's not concerned

They think that they can sell us her hopes and dreams

To make us silent and to numb our pain

It runs deeper than that

It's easy to downplay

But the structures need to change