The Song of the Synapse
O Sisters, we must synapse
Every neuron in our brain,
Because we can’t stand still
If we’re on a moving train--
And the train of patriarchy,
It is driving us insane--
So, Sisters, spark that gap!
Sacred, Sacred, Sacred Synapse!
Sacred, Sacred, Sacred Synapse!
Sacred, Sacred, Sacred Synapse!
Sisters, spark the gap!
We’re not afraid to say out loud
We have an enemy!
He is working all the fucking time
To make sure we’re not free!
Synaptic’ly inadequate,
His networks have to be!
But we can mend our web!
Sacred, Sacred, Sacred Synapse!
Sacred, Sacred, Sacred Synapse!
Sacred, Sacred, Sacred Synapse!
We’re weaving back the web!
The genius of the patriarchy
Is the disconnect;
It makes us all dissociate--
Or else we just forget!
But when our mighty brains and clits
Have learned to reconnect--
We remember who we are!
Sacred, Sacred, Sacred Synapse!
Sacred, Sacred, Sacred Synapse!
Sacred, Sacred, Sacred Synapse!
We remember who we are!
Copyright 2009 Sister Carolyn Gage
Every neuron in our brain,
Because we can’t stand still
If we’re on a moving train--
And the train of patriarchy,
It is driving us insane--
So, Sisters, spark that gap!
Sacred, Sacred, Sacred Synapse!
Sacred, Sacred, Sacred Synapse!
Sacred, Sacred, Sacred Synapse!
Sisters, spark the gap!
We’re not afraid to say out loud
We have an enemy!
He is working all the fucking time
To make sure we’re not free!
Synaptic’ly inadequate,
His networks have to be!
But we can mend our web!
Sacred, Sacred, Sacred Synapse!
Sacred, Sacred, Sacred Synapse!
Sacred, Sacred, Sacred Synapse!
We’re weaving back the web!
The genius of the patriarchy
Is the disconnect;
It makes us all dissociate--
Or else we just forget!
But when our mighty brains and clits
Have learned to reconnect--
We remember who we are!
Sacred, Sacred, Sacred Synapse!
Sacred, Sacred, Sacred Synapse!
Sacred, Sacred, Sacred Synapse!
We remember who we are!
Copyright 2009 Sister Carolyn Gage