Loudspeaker
Muna Lyrics

What you want from me
You demand too much of my attention and time.

Is all of my time wasted on you
I feel like I am wasting my time trying to please you.

Trying to teach me a lesson
You think you know better than me and are trying to control me.

Well baby I learned one thing from you
I have learned something from you, but it may not be what you intended.

You can try to be my hell, to be my beating
You want to make me suffer and be submissive to you.

But every time I love myself, it hurts your feelings
When I prioritize myself and my well-being, it upsets you.

So if I feel real good tonight
If I am feeling happy and confident tonight,

I'm gonna put it high on the loudspeaker
I will express my joy openly and proudly for all to hear.

And if I feel like crying, I won't hide it
If I am upset and need to cry, I won't conceal my emotions.

I am a loudspeaker
I will use my voice and platform to speak out and be heard.

What you've done to me
You have caused me harm and hurt me deeply.

Well I've seen many a friend be silenced
I have witnessed friends and others being silenced and not believed.

Thinking nobody would believe them
They were afraid to speak up because they did not think anyone would believe them.

Well baby you've got another thing coming
You will not succeed in silencing me like you have others.

You can try to make me stop, call it delusion
You may try to convince me that speaking up is a delusion or a mistake,

But every time I don't shut up, it's revolution
But every time I resist and refuse to be silenced, it is a form of revolution.

I don't know where the blame lies
I am uncertain who is responsible for the harm that has been done.

But you better believe I'm not gonna carry it all
But I refuse to bear all the blame and responsibility for what happened.

But it's helping me to scream this is not my fault
But expressing myself is helping me to assert that I am not solely to blame for what happened.