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Catcalled In Victoria

from Welcome To The World by If I Had A Hi-Fi

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Hey guy on the side of the road
Don’t open your mouth, I want to go home
Hey guy standing there with your mates
Forget all your words cus they fill me with hate
Hey guy getting up in my face
I don’t care about you just my personal space
Hey guy with that beer in your hand
You’re way out of line and I don’t understand why you

Think it’s so acceptable
To be so undeniable
you are just deplorable
Yet somehow you’re unstoppable
actively responsible,
For causing my dysphoria
So how the hell do I avoid your
Catcalls in Victoria?

Hey guy, your entitlement stinks
And this fucked up society left you think-ing
“Oh yeah, look, she’s wearing a skirt,
Time for daylight harassment, and it’s not gunna hurt her”
Hey guy take a look at yourself
you’re sad and your lonely, must be bad for your health
God damn, you must be insecure
To like yelling at women and expecting more

It’s really inconceivable
To think that I’m convincible
less than unremarkable
But trauma’s unforgettable
actively responsible
For causing my dysphoria
All I want to do is not
Get catcalled in Victoria!

I don’t know why it’s so hard to get from A to B
Without some guy thinking he can stand in front of me
And tell me all about the things he’d like to do to me
If he could get me alone

Hey guy you’re just being a jerk
Demanding attention, it’s not gonna work
Hey guy did you hear me say no?
You want me to follow but I'm not gonna go
Hey guy were you brought up like this?
Giving out bullshit, expecting a kiss
Hey guy would your mother be proud?
Of raising a kid, convinced he’s allowed to

Dish out leering “compliments”
That fuck up my self confidence
Threatening to rape me knowing
there will be no consequence
Think you're so original
But this has all been done before
Go to hell and take with you
your catcalls in Victoria

I don't know why it's so hard to get this through your head
Just stop thinking that you can get me into bed
All I’m thinking is I could clearly end up dead
You'll never get me alone

credits

from Welcome To The World, released April 2, 2021
Written and Performed by Hannah Morgan and Laura Perrett
Recorded by Arthur Young at Shaken Oak Studios
Mixing by Jay Malhotra
Mastered by Katie Tavini
Album Artwork by Hannah Morgan and Laura Perrett

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If I Had A Hi-Fi London, UK

Feminist folk / punk / instrumental duo from London, UK. We write songs about sexual assault, the housing crisis and tripping on acid.

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