Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
“I am not an angry girl
But it seems like I’ve got everyone fooled
Every time I say something they find hard to hear
They chalk it up to my anger
And never to their own fear”
DiFranco uses this stanza to explain how her independence is interrupted as anger and aggression. As she states above, women...
[Verse 1]
I am not a pretty girl
That is not what I do
I ain't no damsel in distress
And I don't need to be rescued
So put me down, punk
Wouldn't you prefer a maiden fair?
Isn't there a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere?
[Verse 2]
I am not an angry girl
But it seems like I've got everyone fooled
Every time I say something they find hard to hear
They chalk it up to my anger
And never to their own fear
Imagine you're a girl
Just trying to finally come clean
Knowing full well they'd prefer you were dirty
And smiling
[Refrain]
And I am sorry
But I am not a maiden fair
And I am not a kitten stuck up a tree somewhere
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3]
And generally, my generation
Wouldn't be caught dead working for the man
And generally I agree with them
Trouble is you’ve got to have yourself
An alternate plan
And I have earned my disillusionment
I have been working all of my life
And I am a patriot
I have been fighting the good fight
And what if there are no damsels in distress
What if I knew that and I called your bluff?
Don't you think every kitten figures out how to get down
Whether or not you ever show up?
[Outro]
I am not a pretty girl
I don't really want to be a pretty girl
No, I want to be more than a pretty girl
Ani DiFranco released Not a Pretty Girl on Tue Jul 18 1995.