Lyrics

[Verse 1] It's interesting what's come down through the ages To the victor goes all the spoils And though history books flip the pages There's nothing written of the toils Well, here's a lesson from this double x Silenced through time because of my sex I've often been called a snake and a witch What's that? Did you just call me a bitch? [Pre-Chorus] I am not gonna sit down, not gonna back down Not gonna be polite I am not gonna calm down, not gonna lay down Or comfort you through the night I am not gonna stand down, not gonna shut down Or run away in fright [Chorus] I'm gonna stay and fight I'm gonna stay [Verse 2] I built a fleet of ships and you came calling Had a library, a lighthouse, while you kept brawling A philosopher, physician, a scientist and scholar While you spent your time killing each other Yeah, I loved two men who left scars and more Convenient, then, to brand me a whore But one was my teacher, the other, my heart And in my world I call that love, art [Pre-Chorus] I am not gonna sit down, not gonna back down Not gonna be polite I am not gonna calm down, not gonna lay down Or comfort you through the night I am not gonna stand down, not gonna shut down Or run away in fright [Chorus] I'm gonna stay and fight I'm gonna stay [Verse 3] And that cowardly twit, a self-claimed Augustus Derided my soul as the worst amongst us Took down my statue and put out the flame In the temple of Venus to bring on my shame Here I sit and watch the worm Lying and smiling and making me squirm Blood coming out of wherever he said But for him, I will never lay down and play dead [Pre-Chorus] I am not gonna sit down, not gonna back down Not gonna be polite I am not gonna calm down, not gonna lay down Or comfort you through the night I am not gonna stand down, not gonna shut down Or run away in fright [Chorus] I'm gonna stay and fight [Bridge] She will rise with diamonds between her thighs Eyes bright, heart afire, mind alight, soul inspired And she will say with unmitigated glee I'm coming for you boys with all my nasty [Pre-Chorus] I am not gonna sit down, not gonna back down Not gonna be polite I am not gonna calm down, not gonna lay down Or comfort you through the night I am not gonna stand down, not gonna shut down Or run away in fright [Chorus] I'm gonna stay I'm gonna stay I'm gonna stay and fight