“Woman (Oh Mama)” is the lead single from Joy Williams' 2015 solo album, VENUS.
Williams spoke of the fire and energy of the track to Medium:
I really needed something that had energy and fire, that represented a more external expression of what I’d been processing internally with the music I’d al...
[Intro]
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama, oh-oh
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama, oh-oh
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama
[Verse 1]
Woman make, woman take
Woman sleep, woman breathe
Woman carry the burden of knowledge
Woman always the one to be blamed
Woman shoulder the men of the nation
Woman free you from sorrow and shame
[Chorus]
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama, oh-oh (Come let me show where life begins)
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama, oh-oh (I am the universe wrapped in skin)
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama, oh-oh
[Verse 2]
Woman dream, woman hate
Woman cry, woman break
Woman hold you in the palm of her hand
Woman changing the mask on her face
Woman stand with her feet in the fire
Woman only one thrown in the flames
[Chorus]
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama, oh-oh (Come let me show where life begins)
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama, oh-oh (I am the universe wrapped in skin)
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama, oh-oh
[Post-Chorus]
Woman (I am the moon in the midnight sky)
Woman (I am the secret you try to hide)
[Breakdown]
Come let me show you, ooh
I'm the moon, I'm the moon, yeah
Oh, you
I am the moon, I am the moon, I am the moon
[Bridge]
Woman monster, woman child
Woman hero, woman wild
Woman whisper, woman scream
Woman listen, woman free
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Woman Mary, jezebel (Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
Woman Heaven, woman Hell (Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
Woman teacher, woman kind (Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
Woman nature, woman rise (Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
[Outro]
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama, oh-oh (Oh mama)
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama, oh-oh (I am the universe)
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama (Oh)
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama, oh-oh (Woman)
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama (Ooh)
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama, oh-oh (Woman)
Oh mama, oh mama, oh mama (Ooh, mama, mama)
Woman
Woman (Oh Mama) was written by Audra Mae & Joy Williams & Matt Morris.
Joy Williams released Woman (Oh Mama) on Mon Mar 30 2015.