The Antimother lyrics

 The Antimother

The Neanderthal custom

that tied women to motherhood

turned the family, what ballast!,

into the main pillar of patriarchy

I made up my mind when I was ten.

And, although some tried to make me give in,

the thought of going through pregnancy and delivery

made my desire to have an abortion stronger

Chorus:

Since I wasn't born for any particular purpose

it is me who decides what I want to be

And I've decided to be the Antimother

If you charge me with my choice

because I chose to live for myself

I proudly confess I am "guilty"

The only human instinct is to nurse our mother's breast

we are as artificial as a social animal can be

I don't ask you why you keep procreating:

Don't lapidate me because I am not maternal.

There are already millions of children in the world

I doubt mine would be more quality

Anyway, this species is a disaster,

Why should I sacrifice my life to make it progress?

Chorus:

Since I wasn't born for any particular purpose

it is me who decides what I want to be

And I've decided to be the Antimother

If you charge me with my choice

because I chose to live for myself

I proudly confess I am "guilty"

It is such a bore when you need to say, once more

what should be obvious in the third millenium:

I am a woman because I was born one

Being a mother or not only conerns me.

Bridge:

You've got the right to hate me if you wish

and to report me for wasting genes

The thing is motherhood doesn't make me a woman

You've got the right to leave me if you wish

and to report me for wasting your semen

but I will never turn you into a father, you can go berserk if you like.

Since I wasn't born for any particular purpose

it is me who decides what I want to be

And I've decided to be the Antimother