Stop Look and Listen Video (MV)

They say men are from Mars
Women are from Venus
Yet the men keep winning
And we carry the scars
Overloaded with emotions
Hurt is going through the motions
And our pain is simplified
Told to take an Ibuprofen
We blame Eve right
Never the man why
Even religion teaches all men that we are the villains
The God forsaken
The Delilah without any context
Even Mary birthed Jesus without giving consent
Let's call a spade a spade
Loving through our own graves
Amagugu
Alelizwe
Sizofel' emathuneni
Bas'tahel' ukuthi asikhuzeki
Our bodies are now machetes
And we bring this to ourselves
Huh

No No No No
Stop look and listen
No No No No
Been silenced too long
Now listen

Global citizen.org states that Gender-based violence (GBV) is an especially disturbing and escalating challenge in South Africa, where at least 10,818 cases of rape were recorded in the first three months of 2022 alone. The true number of cases is likely much higher according to research, as only 1 in 25 rapes are reported to the police.

We're taught to sit up straight
Never go out too late
And if he comes homes too late
Honey fix a hot plate
Hush now, don't explain
Even the greats like Nina
All suffered the same fate
At what cost
Sis digging her own grave
1st Corinthians
Love is patient
Love is kind
What kind of love
O'jays forever mine
No I'm forever mine
Have rights to my own mind
And God damn my life
I speak with Sincerity
If I cuss don't get mad at me
I'm as broken as you see
You see my kind
We act with a hearts
And when we give it all to you
That's when it all falls apart

But
No No No No
Stop Look And Listen
No No No No
Been silenced too long
Now Listen

Saferspaces.org records that Just under 50% of women report having experienced emotional or economic abuse at the hands of their intimate partners in their lifetime. Prevalence estimates of rape in South Africa range between 12% and 28% of women. According to world bank.org gender-based violence is a global pandemic