Released: June 6, 1995

Songwriter: Madonna Dave “Jam” Hall Shawn McKenzie Kevin McKenzie Mikey D’Struction

Producer: Hitman Howie Tee

[Refrain]
Express yourself, don't repress yourself
Express yourself, don't repress yourself
(Just give me room to breathe, and get up off me easy)
Express yourself, don't repress yourself
(Just give me room to breathe, and get up off me easy)

[Chorus]
And I'm not sorry (I'm not sorry)
It's human nature (It's human nature)
And I'm not sorry (I'm not sorry)
I'm not your bitch, don't hang your sh― on me (It's human nature)

[Verse 1]
You wouldn't let me say the words I longed to say
You didn't want to see life through my eyes
(Express yourself, don't repress yourself)
You tried to shove me back inside your narrow room
And silence me with bitterness and lies
(Express yourself, don't repress yourself)

[Pre-Chorus]
Did I say something wrong?
Oops, I didn't know I couldn't talk about sex
(I must've been crazy)
Did I stay too long?
Oops, I didn't know I couldn't speak my mind
(What was I thinking?)

[Chorus]
And I'm not sorry (I'm not sorry)
It's human nature (It's human nature)
And I'm not sorry (I'm not sorry)
I'm not your bitch, don't hang your sh― on me (It's human nature)

[Verse 2]
You punished me for telling you my fantasies
I'm breaking all the rules I didn't make
(Express yourself, don't repress yourself)
You took my words and made a trap for silly fools
You held me down and tried to make me break
(Express yourself, don't repress yourself)

[Pre-Chorus]
Did I say something true?
Oops, I didn't know I couldn't talk about sex
(I must've been crazy)
Did I have a point of view?
Oops, I didn't know I couldn't talk about you
(What was I thinking?)

[Chorus]
And I'm not sorry (I'm not sorry)
It's human nature (It's human nature)
And I'm not sorry (I'm not sorry)
I'm not your bitch, don't hang your sh― on me (It's human nature)

[Refrain]
(Just give me room to breathe, and get up off me easy)
Express yourself, don't repress yourself
(Just give me room to breathe, and get up off me easy)
(Just give me room to breathe, and get up off me easy)
Express yourself, don't repress yourself
(Just give me room to breathe, and get up off me easy)

[Pre-Chorus]
Did I say something true?
Oops, I didn't know I couldn't talk about sex
(I must've been crazy)
Did I have a point of view?
Oops, I didn't know I couldn't talk about you
(What was I thinking?)

[Chorus]
And I'm not sorry (I'm not sorry)
It's human nature (It's human nature)
And I'm not sorry (I'm not sorry)
I'm not your bitch, don't hang your sh― on me (It's human nature)
And I'm not sorry (I'm not sorry)
(I'm not apologizing)
It's human nature (It's human nature)
(Would it sound better if I were a man?)
And I'm not sorry (I'm not sorry)
(You're the one with the problem)
I'm not your bitch, don't hang your sh― on me (It's human nature)
(Why don't you just deal with it?)
(Would you like me better if I was?)
(We all feel the same way)
I, I'm not sorry (I'm not sorry, sorry)
(Just give me room to breathe, and get up off me easy)
Not sorry
(Just give me room to breathe, and get up off me easy)

Madonna

With more than 300 million copies of her albums sold, Madonna is the most successful female artist of all time.

Her career as a singer, songwriter, producer and entertainer has spanned almost 40 years, with the release of 14 studio albums, making her impact on pop culture undeniable, inspiring almost every big female act to come up after her.

An activist for LGBT and women’s rights through almost all of her career, she has brought up several controversial topics to the pop music scene such as abortion, sexual freedom, female empowerment and the search for fame.