Uploaded June 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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A Feminist Trap Anthem written and co-produced by Madame Gandhi
This is a song about tying your hair up and getting that work done. "My time is not your property when I'm productive like my ovaries!"

Produced by Madame Gandhi and Ruxell (Brasil)

Top Knot Turn Up Credits:

Artwork:
Daniel Major Moonn - hair stylist
Anna Maria Lopez - photographer
Sara Cifuentes - cover art graphic design
Derek Auguste - top knot turn up concept
Kiran Gandhi - own your voice turtleneck design

Music:
Lyrics, Melody, Additional Production, Arrangement and live drums/percussion: Kiran Gandhi
Electronic music production/sound design: Ruxell
Live Drums Engineer: Jon Zott
Live Percussion Engineer: Michael Starita
Vocals Engineer: Red Bull Studios
Vocals Engineer: Charlie Moon
Additional Production: Sweatson Klank
Mixing: Neil Comber
Mastering: Piper Payne

Studios:
Red Bull Studios, NYC
Assemble Sound, Detroit
A Different Fur, San Francisco
Q Division, Boston
Madame Gandhi, Downtown Los Angeles
Ruxell, Rio, Brazil


Lyrics: genius.com/Madame-gandhi-top-knot-turn-up-lyrics

This is a song about getting the work done
Hair up in a bun that's the most fun
Hearing myself think when I go for a run
Or maybe I'm practicing the drums
Or maybe I'm writing in the sun
The take away point is I’m talking to no one
Protecting my vibes that are wholesome
Trying my best to solve actual problems

If you want to hang with me then you have to roll up your sleeves and work with me
This ain't no time to come flirt with me
Pipelines and drills are destroying the earth you see
I cannot stand all the constant misogyny
Tie my hair back so there ain't nothin stoppin me

It's a top knot turn up
(top knot turn up!)
It's a top knot turn up
(top knot turn up!)
Ayyyyy
It's a top knot turn up turn up turn up
(top knot turn up!)

So tie up and tie up and tie up your hair, and throw back those curls
So tie up and tie up and tie up your hair, and throw back those curls
So tie up your hair
And throw back those curls
Uh throw back and throw back and throw back those curls (curls!)

I turned off my phone's notifications so I have more time
No bubbles to trouble my clear state of mind
One thing to know
I’m not here to please
Hair tied up I do it properly
My time is not your property
When I'm productive like my ovaries (ayyy!)
Give a grown girl room to breathe
Basic rights and her liberty
Free from insecurity
That the world's projecting onto me

Please do not trouble me when I am focused
The future is female (you already know this)
I'm Fighting against the corruption on SCOTUS
Turned up in my top knot since when I first wrote this

It's a top knot turn up
(top knot turn up!)
It's a top knot turn up
(top knot turn up!)
Ayyyyy
It's a top knot turn up turn up turn up
(top knot turn up!)

It's the it's the top knot turn up
That's when I get all my work done
With my curly blonde hair in a bun
That's when I'm Havin the most fun
...o futuro é feminino...