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Welcome to the world
Though I would advise you it's not safe out here
Sorry baby girl
even if you change your mind, this world don't care for you
take your first breath
everybody crying, laughing, you're alive for now
How long will that last
Suddenly you bleed and the whole world flips up-side-down

There's a branding on your womb
Property of USA government, it's true
They don't teach you this at school
Born to be a birth machine, it's all you're wanted for

Raise your hand, if you're fucking terrified
They'll strap us in the Chair, your fetus or your life
They don't give a shit, if we live or if we die
that beating ball of cells, means more than if we could survive

I know you're only just thirteen,
or Twenty six or forty five or somewhere inbetween
Now there's a target on your back
From predators to senators to medical professionals

Welcome to the world,
Where old white men with privilege get to make the law
Sorry baby girl
Even if they impregnate you, you're the one to blame
No time to breathe
Two weeks late, some fucker forced himself on you
Now you have to pray
that you have the strength inside to see this through

Abortion means imprisonment for life
They might try to kill you and it makes no fucking sense to me
Even if the doctors say you'll die
Your life amounts to nothing if you're growing one inside

Raise your hand, if you're fucking terrified
They'll strap us in The Chair, your fetus or your life
They don't give a shit, if we live or if we die
that beating ball of cells, means more than if we could survive

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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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