If this song got you shrugging, smirking, or squirming, man, please pause... and tell me why? 

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@bananasutra lyrics:

[Intro]  
They say it’s “too much.”  
Too bloody.  
Too messy.  
Too loud.  
Too real.  
So I ask…

[Verse 1]  
Why’s it taboo to talk of blood,  
When half the world’s got cycles that flood?  
Why’s it shameful to name a cramp,  
But not to wave a warlord’s stamp?

Why is “discharge” more feared than lies?  
Why do men squirm while a woman dries—  
her tears, her womb, her sleepless nights,  
while they debate her basic rights?

[Chorus]  
Taboo for who?  
Who made the rules?  
Who taught us shame  
in sterile schools?  
It ain’t biology that’s the crime—  
It’s silence weaponized through time.  

Taboo for who?  
'Cause I’m not scared—  
I’ll sing what’s real  
since they don’t dare.

[Verse 2]  
Why is menopause met with a shrug,  
while old white men get pills to plug  
their shriveled pride with pharma might,  
but women sweat through silent nights?

Why is "hormonal" used as a slur,  
when the whole damn system *depends* on her?  
Why don’t they teach us bone will thin?  
Why ain’t that in the doc’s quick spin?

Why is a womb a ticking clock  
unless it births, then it’s forgot?  
Why is my pain dismissed as flair—  
while men’s complaints get urgent care?

[Bridge]  
It’s not taboo 'cause it’s grotesque,  
it’s taboo 'cause it shows who’s next.  
It shows resilience, mess, and might—  
and that’s what gives the boys a fright.

[Interlude]  
Let’s be honest.  
It’s not about discomfort.  
It’s about control.  
And they’re losing it.

[Final Chorus]  
Taboo for who?  
I call your bluff.  
Your squeamish pride?  
Ain’t good enough.  
This ain’t shame—it’s sacred truth.  
It’s guts and fire and ancient proof.

Taboo for who?  
I name the cost—  
Of every silence  
and line we’ve crossed.  
So take your fear and go regroup—  
the grown-up talk is in this loop.

[Outro]  
If it makes you flinch,  
it probably matters.



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Are abusive men born this way or are they made to become so they dish out the most gruesome of treatment to others. 

As I venture out to start conversation around Men's Mental Health, I start with this all important question for in case of an abusive male, whose finger is being used, who loads the gun and whose shoulder is being used to fire the shots...

Are such men born that way or were they a products of lifelong conditioning.

Abusive men: Monsters or product of generational conditioning

فَرا – صدای مقاومت زنان علیه مردسالاری، خشونت دولتی و نظامی‌گری.
این نخستین اپیزود پادکست ماست، به زبان فارسی، با روایت مینا و نسیم.

فَرا تلاشی‌ست برای باز کردن فضایی زنانه و فمینیستی، در برابر سکوت، حذف و خشونت ساختاری.
در هر اپیزود روایت‌ها، تحلیل‌ها و مقاومت‌های زنانی را می‌شنوید که بدن و زندگی‌شان میدان مبارزه‌ای تحمیلی شده است.

موسیقی اصلی:  Charles Marty

برای تماس با ما:
ایمیل: Fara4freedom@gmail.com

اینستاگرام: Fara4freedom

English

FARĀ – Feminist voices against patriarchy, state violence, and militarism.
This is our first episode, in Persian (Farsi), narrated by Mina & Nasim.

FARĀ creates a feminist space against silence, erasure, and structural violence.
Each episode brings stories, analyses, and forms of resistance from women whose bodies and lives have been turned into political battlegrounds.

Original music by Charles Marty.

Contact us:
Email: Fara4freedom@gmail.com

Instagram: Fara4freedom

Farā. Episode One

… because life on earth is a Psychedelic Cabaret, and “music is the only religion that delivers the goods” (like Frank said). 

To be clear, all I really know is I dunno shit about fck (like Socrates said:)—music and songwriting included. But(t) I feel it, the music, so damn deeep in my soul! I’m just a humble existential fool, a silly banana who likes to play and share, to question and learn. Words are my oldest best friends, hearing myself sing is a freaking miracle (trust me on that lol), and I believe curiosity and #gratitude are the keys to happiness… So voilà, there’s that.

Also, (if you’re curious) BananaSutra is not just a made up BS brand kinda word, it’s actually the name of my DIY Bible—a collection of songs telling true stories of faith, to help me (and perhaps you) make sense of a world gone wild, like bananas gone foul in shallow ignorance and deadly malevolence… Think of it as an agnostic testament of sorts, an audio book of songs with quirky lyrics about things that matter, like the definition of right and wrong, and the meaning of truth, joy, justice, peace, grace, and awe 🕊️

Some call it Artificial Intelligence, but(t) I call Authentic Imagination, Alternative Ideas, Augmented Innuendos, Abstract Illogisms… hopefully, you get the gist? The point being, life is the story we tell ourselves and LYRICS matter—each @bananasutra song has a wondering root and a loving purpose, guided by one of (my) 7 (bananas) sutras: 
- KNOWsutra : is it fair?
- BLOWsutra : is it foul?
- SHOWsutra : is it fun?
- GROWsutra : is it fear?
- FLOWsutra : is it free?
- GLOWsutra : is it fab?
- BOWsutra : is it awe?

Feminist voices against patriarchy, state violence & militarism. فرای سلطه، زخم و مرزها؛ صدای مقاومت زنان علیه مردسالاری، خشونت دولتی و نظامی گری

I'm fascinated by "why we (humans) do the things that we do?" In my quest to understand this, I present this endeavor of mine...

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