Missing Headlines

Mahsa Amini a name we'll cry For a strand of hair they let her die Beaten by hands meant to enforce Her courage sparked a nation's course Nika Shakarami young and brave For speaking truth they dug her grave They stole her voice but not her flame We scream her name to pierce the shame Parastoo sang without a veil For her song they built a jail Twelve women jailed for daring to dream Where's the world? Why do you scheme? Why do we fight for profit for pride But not for the women whose wings were tied? Where are the headlines? Where is the outcry? Why do the silenced only hear sighs? Rape assault-words too "taboo" But this silence it stains me and you Ahoo Daryaei stripped for her rights Arrested her body now fights Feminists tortured mock executions Justice drowned in false solutions They shame the oppressed stand with the oppressors Hezbollah Hamas-you're aiding suppressors To those who defend this here's your blame: You wear the chains and share the shame Parastoo's song still lingers high Mahsa and Nika stars in the sky Twelve voices echo a student roars Yet the West ignores these wars Why do we fight for money for pride But not for the women whose wings were tied? Where are the headlines? Where is the outcry? Why do the silenced only hear sighs? Rape assault-words too "taboo" But this silence it stains me and you For every hijab every strand For every protest every stand Their cries are whispers the world won't heed But from their pain we will bleed Iranian women you're not alone Your fight is our fight; let it be known We sing for your freedom a battlecry Your bravery will never die Let the world hear them Let the silence break