Ice Cream Man. (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)

D'ya know what, when I sing this song, it's deep, yeah?

When I heard the statistic, I actually fucking broke down in tears

Because the stat is that 1 in 4 men, men and women will experience this in their lifetime

And in a beautiful, sold-out Royal Albert Hall, that's a quarter of you here tonight

So I know I'm not alone when I sing this

Um, and, yeah

If you can relate to this song, I'm so fucking sorry from the bottom of my heart

And I'ma sing it for you right now with my whole heart

With my belly out and everything

And I wanted to do it like this, 'cause that's how I fucking feel

So I'm gonna sing it naked as fuck

Alright Tom, I'm ready

Hm

So, this producer hit me up on the DM

He told me, "Hey, I really like what you are doin'"

He told me, "Come round to the studio, let's cook it"

He told me, "Come to catch a vibe and make some music"

But when I got there, should've heard what he was saying

Tryna touch me, tryna fuck me, I'm not playing

I should've left that place as soon as I walked in it

How God damn dare you do that to me, really?

Coming like the ice cream man

'Til I felt his ice-cold hands

And how I pay the price now, damn, hm

'Cause everything you did, it left me in a ruin

And no, I didn't say a word, I guess that proves it

I'm a woman, hm, yes

'Cause I'm a woman

I'm a very fucking brave strong woman

And I'll be damned if I let a man ruin

How I walk, how I talk, how I do it

Man, I've been broken for a moment, I've been through it no

It's even harder to be brave alone

Was a girl, now I'm grown, I'm a woman

A very fucking strong woman

And I was 7

Was 21, was 17, and was 11

It took a while to understand what my consent means

If I was ruthless, they'd be in the penitentiary

But all the stress of being honest wouldn't help me

I pushed it down, but it was living in me rent free

And then I fell into some things that were unhealthy

A place where no one heard me asking them to help me, but I needed help, I did

Coming like the ice cream man

'Til I felt his ice-cold hands

And how I pay the price now, damn, hmm

See, everything you did, it left me in a ruin

And no, I didn't say a word, I guess that proves it

I'm a woman

'Cause I'm a woman

I'm a very fucking brave strong woman

And I'll be damned if I let a man ruin

How I walk, how I talk, how I do it

Man, I've been broken for a moment, I've been through it no

It's even harder to be brave alone

I was a girl, now I'm grown, I'm a woman

I wish I could say how I feel, how I felt

And explain why I'm silently blaming myself

'Cause I put on these faces pretending I'm fine

And then I go to the bathroom and I press rewind in my head

Always going round and round in my head

Your fingerprints stuck a stain on my skin

You made me frame myself for your sin

You pathetic, dead excuse of a man

Yeah, yeah

You see, I'm a very fucking brave strong woman

Yes, I am

Oh, and sometimes I need to remind myself

I am that, oh

You see, I'm

I am

And I'll be damned if I let a man ruin, mm-hmm

'Cause I'm a very fucking brave strong woman

Thank you