So, what, am I not supposed to have an opinion?
Should I keep quiet just because I'm a woman?
Call me a bitch 'cause I speak what's on my mind
Guess it's easier for you to swallow if I sat and smiled
When a female fires back
Suddenly big talker don't know how to act
So he does what any little boy would do
Makin' up a few false rumors or two
That for sure is not a man to me, slanderin' names for popularity
It's sad you only get your fame through controversy (So, so sad)
But now it's time for me to come and give you more to say
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This is for my girls all around the world (Around the world)
Who have come across a man that don't respect your worth
Thinkin' all women should be seen not heard
So what do we do girls? shout louder!
Lettin 'em know we're gonna stand our ground (Stand our ground)
So lift your hands high and wave 'em proud
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will
Can't hold us down
Nobody can hold us down
Nobody can hold us down
Nobody can hold us down
Never can, never will
So, what, am I not supposed to say what I'm saying?
Are you offended with the message I'm bringin'?
Call me whatever 'cause your words don't mean a thing
Guess you ain't even a man enough to handle what I sing
If you look back in history it's a common double standard of society
The guy gets all the glory the more he can score
While the girl can do the same and yet you call her a whore
I don't understand why it's okay,
The guy can get away with it, the girl gets named
All my ladies come together and make a change
And start a new beginning for us, everybody sing
[chorus:]
This is for my girls all around the world (around the world)
Who have come across a man
That don't respect your worth (repect your worth)
Thinkin' all women should be seen not heard
(can't get rid of us)
So what do we do girls, shout louder
Lettin 'em know we're gonna stand our ground
(we're standing our ground this time)
So lift your hands high and wave 'em proud
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will
Can't hold us down
[Lil' Kim:]
Here's something I just can't understand
If the guy have three girls then he's the man
He can even give her some head, or sex her off
But if a girl do the same, she's a whore
But the tables about to turn
I bet my fame on it
Cats take my ideas, and put their name on it
It's aight though, you can't hold me down
I got to keep on moving
To my girls to their man who be trying to mac
Do it right back to him and let that be that
You need to let him know that his game is whack
And Lil' Kim and Christina Aguilera got yo back
You're just a little boy
Think you're so cute, so coy
You must talk so big to make up for smaller things
You're just a little boy
All you do is annoy
You must talk so big to make up for smaller things
(This is for my girls)
This is for my girls all around the world
Who have come across a man that don't respect your worth
Thinkin' all women should be seen not heard
So what do we do girls, shout louder (shout louder)
Lettin 'em know we're gonna stand our ground (stand our ground)
So lift your hands high and wave 'em proud
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will
Can't hold us down
This is for my girls all around the world (for my girls)
Who have come across a man that don't respect your worth (around the world)
Thinkin' all women should be seen not heard
So what do we do girls, shout louder
Lettin 'em know we're gonna stand our ground (stand our ground)
So lift your hands high and wave 'em proud
Take a deep breath and say it loud
Never can, never will
Can't hold us down
Uh, oh oh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
Can't hold us down
[Lil Kim:]
Yeah, we here, we back again, yeah,
Lil Kim and Christina Aguilera
Can't hold us down
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vocal If Christina couldn't sing with her 4.3 octavo voice, it would have been taught to the entire world. She's probably the greatest voice of this century! To compare, Whitney's one is only 3.8...
Anyway, I guess I speak to empty air.
This song is not one of Christina's best one. But the message is there. What she says is more than true I guess... And you just proved it.
ok i do like the message of the song, but other than that i dont like her voice in it, i dont like lil kim (at all) and im not too much into the vid. i dunno... just not my fave xtina song
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vocal I really like this song! I think it had a good beat + good lyrics. ...i dunno... i just like it!
* offtopic : Have you seen her lately? Her image is SO much better. For awhile there i really thought she was going to comit suicide or something. She had like carmel colored hair and her tone of skin looks HeALtHy. She has really gotten better + her voice is outstanding!
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vocal She has her moments like everyone else when she just wants to be original and do what she wants. Im glad shes doing something different all the time. For example: is anyone here sick of Britneys look?! Same long, straight, blonde hair.......
I love this song "Cant Hold Us Down". It really got me thinking of stuff I have never thought of before. Christina is just saying stuff that needs to be said. She is a strong person. I admire her so much.......
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vocal so gurls have to be careful with the way they dress because guyz might think they are slutty and take ten the wrong way, sorry boys im not dressing the way you want to, if you think im (and all other gurls) a slut by the way they dress then look in tha fooken dictionary i mean really, how stupid are you poeple?!
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vocal well i think christina is a skank but this song is sooooo true and i have to admit she sings it better than anyone could!
come on girls whos side r u on
shouldnt u be backing her up
come on wat have the girls in this world been doing!
well u backstabbing b**ches can go get f**ked
you should be backing this song
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vocal All of the people who say this song sux and they say that her voice sux, i'd like to see them sing better. Sure, Christina acts like she's a slut, but her fans, like me like her that way. And thats why she's sooooooo good.
And this song wasn't just about her, it was about every female in the world! So all of the females who hate that song, man, i don't know what else you want from her. People are saying christina could do better, but i'd like too see that person sing good. Of course i know they would suck like crazy, but hey, it's there fault!
TurtleZ_rock, you are so right, you rock! I'd like to see one of you who thinks this song sucks, to stand upi in front of thousands of people and sing a song better than the way she does!
ok well you are all dickheads!!! if u dont like this song coz first of all she has an amazin voice the lyrics are so tru a guy can get away with it but ever girl gets named there are soooo many more man whores out there then girl sluts and everyone no's it if a guy sleeps with more then one girl a nite then he iz a champion and they make competitions out of it whereas if a girl gives one guy head in a nite then they r classed a slut or a skank and we should b treated with more respsect we should all b treated equal and if u think we shouldn't then u r a racist sexist FUCK!!! and what iz up with everyone staring shit out??? like 4 ex. S**T just type it!!! i love lil kim as well and if u think they're both sluts coz of the way they dress y dont u look in some shops or around the streets not everyone that wears something short iz not a slut and im sure most of u grls have worn somethin short and revealin!!! love this song BYE!!!
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vocal misschievous is soooooo right, I absolutely luuuv this song, and what's the matter with girls wearing revealing clothes? Yeesz, are you the taliban or something, we must all be equal to each other, keep on rocking chrissy, love ya Bye
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vocal Hey I think "Can't Hold Us Down" is a really good song. Christina is just trying to get her point across. shes right..when men kiss or fuck like a couple of women, hes called "The Man" or "The Champion". If a woman does the same thing, she's called a slut, whore, or a bitch. especially if a girl makes the first move on the guys, they are considered cheap, slutty, or desperate to society. to society its ok for the men to make the first move cause in their opinion, they can handle rejection. but that's not always true. there are some women out there who can handle rejection. i don't think that's fair. to be honest, most of the guys are whores. they're the one who do most the womanizing and shit. If men can seduce, women can seduce too. we girls need to stick up for ourselves and not let men bring us down. we should them that we're strong and independent!!!
we don't need to put up with their bullshit!!!
i dont like christina, i dont like her image or how she presents herself one bit, but i do like what this song represents cuz its true, and girls can get there game on with out being whores
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lyrics corrected on 21-02-2008
I'd like to see one of you who thinks this song sucks, to stand upi in front of thousands of people and sing a song better than the way she does! 
