[Intro — shouted]
HEY! HEY!
Who made the rules?
WHO MADE THE RULES?!
WE DIDN'T ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL!
WE INVENTED THIS SHIT!!!
[Verse 1]
Lipstick smeared and a middle finger high,
We learned to scream while you told us to be shy.
You took our voices, tried to sell us shame,
Now we're setting fire to your fucking game!
You want us pretty, quiet, on our knees,
We want the power, the noise, the keys!
You built your kingdom on our unpaid sweat,
But we're the biggest threat you've seen yet!
[Pre-Chorus]
You stole our work, you stole our names,
Now watch us burn your little games!
[Chorus — explosive]
WE INVENTED THIS SHIT!!!
WE BUILT IT WITH OUR FISTS!
You took the credit, you took the gold,
NOW HEAR THE STORY YOU NEVER TOLD!
WE INVENTED THIS SHIT!!!
NO MORE SILENCE, NO MORE BULLSHIT!
Girls to the front, let the whole world know:
WE MADE THE FIRE — NOW WATCH IT GROW!!!
[Verse 2]
Ripped-up jeans and a microphone,
We make our noise, we claim our throne.
Your pretty little boxes can't contain our rage,
We're tearing down the fucking cage!
No more asking if we're allowed,
We're the riot in the middle of the crowd.
Every girl you buried, every voice you banned,
Is coming back to take command!
[Pre-Chorus]
You wrote the rules, we crossed them out,
THIS IS WHAT A RIOT'S ALL ABOUT!
[Chorus]
WE INVENTED THIS SHIT!!!
WE BUILT IT WITH OUR FISTS!
You took the credit, you took the gold,
NOW HEAR THE STORY YOU NEVER TOLD!
WE INVENTED THIS SHIT!!!
NO MORE SILENCE, NO MORE BULLSHIT!
Girls to the front, let the whole world know:
WE MADE THE FIRE — NOW WATCH IT GROW!!!
[Bridge — spoken, then screaming]
Who made the art? — WE DID!
Who made the noise? — WE DID!
Who gets erased? — NOT US!
WHO GIVES A FUCK?! — NOT US!!!
Your approval is a joke!
Your authority is smoke!
We are not your fucking dolls!
WE ARE HERE TO BREAK YOUR WALLS!!!
[Final Chorus — maximum distortion]
WE INVENTED THIS SHIT!!!
AND WE WON'T APOLOGIZE FOR IT!
No more waiting, no retreat,
RIOT GRRRL — TAKE THE FUCKING STREET!
WE INVENTED THIS SHIT!!!
SCREAM IT LOUD, MAKE HISTORY KICK!
You can steal our names, but you can't kill the sound:
WE'RE THE FUCKING REBELLION —
AND WE'RE NOT BACKING DOWN!!!
[Outro — shouted]
WHO INVENTED THIS SHIT?!
WE DID! WE DID! WE DID!
FUCK YOUR RULES!
FUCK YOUR LIES!
[Chorus]
WE INVENTED THIS SHIT!!!
WE BUILT IT WITH OUR FISTS!
You took the credit, you took the gold,
NOW HEAR THE STORY YOU NEVER TOLD!
WE INVENTED THIS SHIT!!!
NO MORE SILENCE, NO MORE BULLSHIT!
Girls to the front, let the whole world know:
WE MADE THE FIRE — NOW WATCH IT GROW!!!