Ani Difranco - My I. Q. Lyrics
When I was four years oldThey tried to test my i.q.They showed me a pictureOf 3 oranges and a pearThey said,Which one is different?It does not belongThey taught me different is wrongBut when I was 13 years oldI woke up one morningThighs covered in bloodLike a warLike a warningThat I live in a breakable takeable bodyAn ever-increasingly valuable bodyThat a woman had come in the night to replace meDeface meSee,My body is borrowedYeah, I got it on loanFor the time in between my mom and some maggotsI dont need anyone to hold meI can hold my ownI got highways for stretchmarksSee where Ive grownI sing sometimesLike my life is at stakecause youre only as loudAs the noises you makeIm learning to laugh as hardAs I can listencause silenceIs violenceIn women and poor peopleIf more people were screaming then I could relaxBut a good brain aint diddleyIf you dont have the factsWe live in a breakable takeable worldAn ever available possible worldAnd we can make musicLike we can make doGenius is in a back beatBackseat to nothing if youre dancingEspecially something stupidLike i.q.For every lie I unlearnI learn something newI sing sometimes for the war that I fightcause every tool is a weapon -If you hold it right.
