| Metric – Glass Ceiling Lyrics | 20 years ago |
| The term "glass ceiling" was coined in the 50s when the role of women as housewives clashed with the role of women as members of the working class. The term means that women will never be equal to men as far as job opportunities and salaries. An image of a woman climbing a ladder and getting to the top and having a glass ceiling above her keeping her from getting any further often is used to portray this. Basically the song is saying that no one can help women in the struggle for equality ("no knight in silver armor shining"). The song also is saying who let this cause slip out from underneath us when it says "who let it end up on the ground." In otherwords why hasnt this cause been a major issue in society and why have women stopped being as active towards this cause as they were in previous decades? | |
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