Girl Code Broken
Track 4 of Pretty Privilege
[ Lyrics ]
Girl code broken — her laugh cuts the room. Snap rhythm kicks in — tight, rhythmic, cool. Walked in like I didn’t know the drill, red lip stain on my champagne still. Saw the glances, felt the shift in the air, like my presence came with an unspoken dare. Bathroom line, mirrors lined with lies, one flicks her hair, one rolls her eyes. No words spoken, but the message clear — don’t be too pretty, don’t be too near. Used to dream of sisterhood, soft hands, secrets shared, now I'm ghosted in the group chat, labeled 'unaware.' But I didn’t steal your man, I didn’t run your name, just smiled in heels and played a different game. Girl code broken — her laugh cuts the room. Not because I took, but 'cause I came too soon — too bright, too bold, too hard to ignore. They don’t hate my choices, they hate the door. She whispers to the one in vintage lace, 'She thinks she’s special, can’t even act the part of grace.' But I held my tongue when your guy hit on me, let him flirt, didn’t even run to tell. Now you freeze me out like I crossed a line, when the only crime was being designed. We used to cry over the same bad text, now you act like I’m the one who wrecked the text. It’s not pride, it’s just survival, don’t punish me for not staying invisible. Girl code broken — her laugh cuts the room. Not because I took, but 'cause I came too soon — too clear, too real, too hard to ignore. They don’t hate my choices, they hate the door. Is it my fault my shadow’s long? Do I dull myself to help you belong? You call it arrogance, I call it breath — trying not to vanish underneath. The tension builds — synth climbs, rhythm tightens. Girl code broken — her laugh cuts the room. Not because I took, but 'cause I came too soon — too seen, too strong, too hard to ignore. They don’t hate my choices, they hate the door. 'Girl code broken' — chant fades in, echo: 'Girl code broken' — softer now, with pain She knows… — whisper double …not me.