Silent Film Star

Always wanted to be on the screen That black and white was everything Be the woman women want to be You said that could be me Now I live the dream I had back then You roll the film, I play pretend And if I never speak a word again Who cares? Cause I'm just a silent film star When the camera's on me, I play the part You go ahead and hypnotize me, advertise me Villainize me, I'm just a silent film star Smile, girl Quiet, girl When the cameras start to roll again I hold the pose, you hold the pen But I'm starting to feel lesser than You and your leading men Doesn't matter how I move my lips You're taking lines out of my script And the more I'm catching onto this I see... You made me a silent film star All of the guys have speaking parts I see the way you've hypnotized me, advertised me Villainized me, made me a silent film star Smile, girl Quiet, girl I'm taking my voice back, my thoughts back My choice back, taking every shot that I Need to til I break through This ceiling that you've made I'll be the writer, the director I'll fight til you respect the fact that I have so much more to say Get out the way I'm not a silent film star I am human with a heart I'll never let you hypnotize me, advertise me Villainize me, I'm not a silent film star Don't tell me to Smile, girl Quiet, girl I'm not a silent film star, no No Don't tell me to Smile, girl Quiet, girl