Lyrics Ice Cream Man. (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival) - RAYE

So, this producer hit me up on the DM
He told me, "Hey, I really like what you are doing"
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 have left that place as soon as I walked in it
How goddamn 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)
And 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, oh yes, I am

'Cause I'm a woman
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
A very fucking strong woman

But I was seven
Was 21, was 17, I 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 livin' 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've been

Coming like the ice cream man
'Til I felt his ice-cold hands
And how I pay the price now, damn, damn, damn
Said everything you did, it left me in a ruin
And no, I didn't say a word, I guess that proves it, oh

Oh, I'm a woman
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
Oh, I am

And 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

'Cause I'm a very fucking, brave, strong woman
Yes, I am
And sometimes I need to remind myself
That I am, oh, I am, I am, I am
I am, oh, I am
Sometimes I need to remind myself
I need to remind myself
That I am, oh, oh

Said I'll be damned if I let a man ruin, and oh-ooh, I
'Cause I'm a very fucking brave, strong woman, thank you