Woman of a Certain Kind
Ayala Danzig
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I am a woman of a certain kind
I am a woman of a certain kind
She strikes her tambourine, I strum my guitar
All the women dance and sing, you watch me from afar
My words tell a story that my rhythm does belie
If only you had freed me from the exile of my mind
I am a woman of a certain kind
Miriam, when you danced and played, did you have my kind in mind?
She lay upon the banks, quiet in the reeds
To ensure a future wherein we would be redeemed
They said, "Boys to the Nile, keep the girls alive"
They didn't know about the ones who wouldn't fall in line
I am a woman of a certain kind
Miriam, when you saw us free, did you have my kind in mind?
I want to own my softness and might
Feel myself true and without fright
I long to dance and play and hold myself in mind
Be what I always was and not be left behind
Can I stretch my gaze to both sides of desire?
Or tell me, will that arouse your God's ire?
I am woman made of fire
I am woman made of fire
Miriam strikes her tambourine, you strum your guitar
On these shores I dance and sing, watch you from afar
Your rhythm tells a story that your lyrics try to hide
I know that song you hold, it used to be mine
Your rhythm tells a story that your lyrics try to hide
I think that I love you, but I can bide my time