the lioness

they said that times were hard for honest men

but she didn't give a damn because she wasn't one of them

i don't mean to imply that she ever told a lie

but she was raised in the harem and told to keep quiet

she isn't gonna hide her face anymore

she isn't gonna know her place anymore

married off young and set aside

huda always burned bright

she wasn't one to hide

she taught herself languages and poetry

she taught herself to speak so she could set herself free

look on her works

ye mighty men

she opened up the harem

they can't close it up again

she stepped off a ledge and let herself fall free

she stepped off the train and into history

she isn't gonna hide her face anymore

she isn't gonna know her place anymore

she isn't gonna hide her face anymore

she isn't gonna know her place anymore

huda sha'arawi was the lioness' name

a heart well-fed

eyes aflame

a face uncovered showing what she overcame

huda is the lioness

she won't be tamed

she isn't gonna hide her face anymore

she isn't gonna know her place anymore

she isn't gonna hide her face anymore

she isn't gonna know her place anymore

she isn't gonna hide her face

everyone should know her name

she isn't gonna know her place

the lioness will not be tamed

she isn't gonna hide her face

everyone should know her name

she isn't gonna know her place

the lioness will not be tamed