(I thought we were done) standing at the sidelines Text & Music: Sibylle Machat, 2007 Notes: Contains spoilers for: HP7, PotC3, Num3ers S3, NCIS S4, House S2. Capo II Sibylle says: Yes, yes, so this is my feminist "what the hell is going on?!?" song griping about the portrayal of female characters in recent movies and TV shows. Triggered by the after-the-credits clip of "Pirates of the Carribean 3" (what the hell?). Hence also the first line. ____ ____ ___ ___ __ __ __ _ _ _ __ __ __ ___ ___ ____ ____ C D G C C D G A C am D G C D E am A Elizabeth Swann, you’re the pirate queen Hermione, brightest student Hogwarts has ever seen Yet all you do is cook, clean, stay at home Why did you give up on the freedom to roam? G D A G G A D A G D A D G D A G I thought we were done standing at the sidelines! I thought we were done not joining in the fray, girls! What happened that curtailed that freedom so immensely? What happened that made you sign your lives away? C D G C C D G A C am D G C D E am A J. K. Rowling your book I’ve been reading From singing spoilers I’ll refrain in this song But why are you so severe on your own sex? What have women done to be treaded so wrong? Elizabeth Swann, I know you must be bored Why not take the change to travel, and to roam? What with your husband gone now for 10 year Hasn’t a pirate ship long been your home? G D A G G A D A G D A D G D A G I thought we were done standing at the sidelines! I thought we were done not joining in the fray! What happened that curtailed that freedom so immensely? What happened that made you sign your lives away? D A E A D A E E D A E A D A E am A Petticoats and dresses and movies about love About marriage and children and lipstick Fawning and fainting and giggling and sighing All this reductionism makes me really quite sick! C D G C C D G A C am D G C D E am A Hermione abandoned for lack of cooking skills McGonagall merely glimpsed rushing us by Ginny Potter without say in her marriage JK, your take on women makes me sigh. Amita Ramanjuan, AKA Miss Indicisive What is up with Charlie Eppes and you? Make a decision and start thinking about something Besides whether or not he likes you! D A E A D A E E D A E A D A E am A Give me women with brains, women with scars Girls with ambition, opinions and warts Shy girls, vain girls, brave girls and butch girls Courage in their eyes, not just men in their hearts! G D A G G A D A G D A D G D A G I thought we were done standing at the sidelines! I thought we were done not joining in the fray! What happened that curtailed that freedom so immensely? What happened that made you sign your lives away? C D G C C D G A C am D G C D E am A Allison Cameron, what’s wrong with you? Come on, it’s time to give compassion a break All that whining you do is really annoying Grow some guts, for your own sake! Jennifer Shepard, I know life can be tough But, come on, stand up for the things you believe! You started out so well, and now look at you, Lost love and romancing all you’ve got up your sleeve? D A E A D A E E D A E A D A E am A Writers of TV shows, writers of books, Stop reducing women to a man’s wet dream Women want more than haircuts and love Women are complex, more than you make them seem! G D A G G A D A G D A D G D A G I thought we were done standing at the sidelines! I thought we were done not joining in the fray! What happened that curtailed that freedom so immensely? What happened that made you sign your lives away? C D G C C D G A C am D G C D E am A Susan Ivanova, where have you gone? Kathryn Janeway, where are you these days? Elizabeth Bennet, step out of the past! Signy Mallory, come blaze the way! G D A G G A D A G D A D G D A G I thought we were done standing at the sidelines, girls! I thought we were done not joining in the fray, girls! What happened that curtailed our freedom so immensely? What happened that made us sign our lives away? G D A G I thought we were done standing at the sidelines...

 

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