Celebrating Gender Diversity in Song - Part Two - Lyrics
Androgyny (2001) by Garbage
When everything is going wrong
And you can't see the point of going on
Nothing in life is set in stone
There's nothing that can't be turned around
Nobody wants to be alone
Everybody wants to love someone
Out of the tree go pick a plum
Why can't we all just get along?
Boys
Boys in the girl's room
Girls
Girls in the men's room
You free your mind in your androgyny
Boys
Boys in the parlour
Girls
They're getting harder
I'll free your mind in your androgyny
No sweeter a taste that you could find
Than fruit hanging ripe upon the vine
There's never been an oyster so divine
A river deep that never runs dry
What you need, what you need
What you need, what you need
What you need, what you need
What you need, what you need
What you need
The birds and the bees they hum along
Like treasures they twinkle in the sun
Get on board and have some fun
Take what you need to turn you on
Boys
Boys in the girl's room
Girls
Girls in the men's room
You free your mind in your androgyny
Boys
Boys in the parlor
Girls
They're getting harder
I'll free your mind
I'll free your mind
I'll free your mind
I'll free your
Boys
Behind closed doors and under stars
Girls
It doesn't matter where you are
Boys
Collecting jewels that catch your eye
Girls
Don't let a soulmate pass you by
Boys in the girl's room
Girls in the men's room
You free your mind in your androgyny
Boys in the parlor
They're getting harder
I'll free your mind
I'll free your mind
Boys in the girl's room
Girls in the men's room
You free your mind in your androgyny
Boys in the parlor
They're getting harder
I'll free your mind
I'll free your mind
I'll free your mind
I'll free your
Boys
Girls
Boys
Girls
Written by: Butch Vig, Duke Erikson, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker
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Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!) (2002) by Garbage
Verse
She gave you everything she had
But she was young and dumb, she'd just turned 21
She didn't care to hang around
So when the shit came down, why she was nowhere to be found
This life can turn a good girl bad
She was the sweetest thing that you had ever seen
Chorus
You're such a delicate boy
In the hysterical realm
Of an emotional landslide
In physical terms
Verse
With your cherry lips and golden curls
You could make grown men gasp when you go walking past them
In your hot pants and high heels
They could not believe that such a body was for real
It seemed like rainbows would appear
Whenever you came near the clouds would disappear
Because you looked just like a girl
Your baby blues would flash and suddenly a spell was cast
Chorus
You're such a delicate boy
In the hysterical realm
Of an emotional landslide
In physical terms
Verse
You hold a candle in your heart
You shine the light on hidden parts
You make the whole world wanna dance
You bought yourself a second chance
Chorus
Go baby, go, go
We're right behind you
Go baby, go, go
Yeah, we're looking at you
Go baby, go, go
Oh, we're right behind you
Go baby, go baby
Yeah, we're right behind you
Go baby, go baby
Oh, we're right behind you
Go baby, go baby
Yeah, we're looking at you
Go baby, go baby
Oh, we're right behind you
Go baby, go baby
Yeah, we're looking at you
Verse
You hold a candle in your heart (Go baby, go, go)
You shine the light on hidden parts (Go baby, go, go)
You make the whole world wanna dance (Go baby, go, go)
You bought yourself a second chance (Go baby, go baby, go)
Chorus
Delicate boy (Go baby, go baby, go)
In the hysterical realm (Go baby, go baby, go)
Of an emotional landslide (Go baby, go baby, go)
In physical terms (Go baby, go, go)
Go
Outro
Yeah, we're looking at you
Go baby, go, go
Oh, we're right behind you
Written by: Butch Vig, Duke Erikson, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker
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Boy in a Dress (2004) by Namoli Brennet
Verse 1
When I was a little girl
Free as a bird
Painting my world
I filled it with colors like birthday balloons
Verse 2
When I was seven years old
Out on the road
I once was called:
"A girl, you can tell by the way that she throws"
Verse 3
When I was only nine
Doing just fine
Stay in the lines
Fill in the dots with the picture you see
But I never saw no picture like me
Verse 4
When I was only thirteen
I looked at me
I could have seen
A girl or a boy in a dress or a girl
Boy in a dress or a girl or a boy in a dress
Chorus
What I call hard
Seems so damn easy for everybody else
Verse 5
Fifteen became twenty-one
Man, I was gone
But I had some fun
When I was not passed out on somebody's lawn
Oh no...
Verse 6
Twenty-one turned twenty-five
Turned twenty-nine
Biding my time
Trying to hide from the things I could feel
Hide from the things I could feel
I could hide
Chorus
What I call hard
Seems so damn easy for everybody else
What I call hard
Seems so damn easy for everybody else
Verse 7
When I was just thirty-three
I looked at me
I could have seen
A girl or a boy in a dress, or a girl
Boy in a dress or a girl or a boy in a dress
Or a girl, or a boy in a dress
Or a girl
Written by: Namoli Brennet
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For Today I Am A Boy (2005) by Antony and the Johnsons & ANOHNI
Verse 1
One day I'll grow up, I'll be a beautiful woman
One day I'll grow up, I'll be a beautiful girl
One day I'll grow up, I'll be a beautiful woman
One day I'll grow up, I'll be a beautiful girl
Chorus
But for today I am a child, for today I am a boy
For today I am a child, for today I am a boy
Verse 2
One day I'll grow up, I'll feel the power in me
One day I'll grow up, of this I'm sure
One day I'll grow up, I know whom within me
One day I'll grow up, feel it full and pure
Chorus
But for today I am a child, for today I am a boy
For today I am a child, for today I am a boy
For today I am a child, for today I am a boy
For today I am a child, for today I am a boy
For today, for today I am a child, for today, for today I am a boy
For today, for today I am a child, for today, for today I am a boy
Written by: Antony Hegarty
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Born This Way (2011) by Lady Gaga
Intro
It doesn't matter if you love him
Or capital "H-I-M", M-M-M-M
Just put your paws up
'Cause you were born this way, baby
Verse 1
My mama told me when I was young
"We are all born superstars"
She rolled my hair and put my lipstick on
In the glass of her boudoir
"There's nothing wrong with loving who you are"
She said, "'Cause He made you perfect, babe
So hold your head up, girl, and you'll go far
Listen to me when I say"
Chorus
I'm beautiful in my way
'Cause God makes no mistakes
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way
Don't hide yourself in regret
Just love yourself, and you're set
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way (Born this way)
Chorus
Ooh, there ain't no other way
Baby, I was born this way
Baby, I was born this way (Born this way)
Ooh, there ain't no other way
Baby, I was born this way
Right track, baby
I was born this way
Verse 2
Don't be a drag, just be a queen
Don't be a drag, just be a queen
Don't be a drag, just be a queen
Don't be (Don't be, don't be)
Verse 3
Give yourself prudence and love your friends
Subway kid, rejoice your truth
In the religion of the insecure
I must be myself, respect my youth
A different lover is not a sin
Believe capital H-I-M, hey, hey, hey
I love my life, I love this record and
Mi amore vole fe yah (Same DNA)
Chorus
I'm beautiful in my way
'Cause God makes no mistakes
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way
Don't hide yourself in regret
Just love yourself, and you're set
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way
Chorus
Ooh, there ain't no other way
Baby, I was born this way
Baby, I was born this way (Born this way)
Ooh, there ain't no other way
Baby, I was born this way (I'm on the)
Right track, baby
I was born this way
Bridge
Don't be a drag, just be a queen
Whether you're broke or evergreen
You're Black, white, beige, chola descent
You're Lebanese, you're Orient
Whether life's disabilities
Left you outcast, bullied, or teased
Rejoice and love yourself today
'Cause baby, you were born this way
Verse 4
No matter gay, straight, or bi
Lesbian, transgender life
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born to survive
No matter Black, white, or beige
Chola or Orient made
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born to be brave
Chorus
I'm beautiful in my way
'Cause God makes no mistakes
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way
Don't hide yourself in regret
Just love yourself, and you're set
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way, yeah
Chorus
Ooh, there ain't no other way
Baby, I was born this way
Baby, I was born this way (Born this way)
Ooh, there ain't no other way
Baby, I was born this way (I'm on the)
Right track, baby
I was born this way
Outro
I was born this way, hey
I was born this way, hey
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way
I was born this way, hey
I was born this way, hey
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way, hey
Same DNA, but born this way
Same DNA, but born this way
Written by: Edward Blair, Fernando Garibay, Jeppe Breum Laursen, Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta
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Cameron by Jillette Johnson
Verse 1
Cameron's in drag, makes his father mad
Since he was a little boy he always felt more comfortable in lipstick
Verse 2
People call him "fag," teachers turn their backs
Off the bus he runs and runs to get home before anyone can catch him
Verse 3
These days the world is full of aliens, the world is full of aliens
But you are a real, live human
Aren't you, Cameron?
Verse 4
Powder and a brush can cover any cuts
And quickly running cotton under cold water rinses out the blood marks
Cameron you're a star, a light where there is dark
And you're a hundred times the woman, a hundred times the man that they are
Verse 5
These days the world is full of aliens, the world is full of aliens
But you are a human, a real live human
Aren't you, Cameron?
Chorus
You're not an alien
You're not an alien
You're not an alien, Cameron
You're not an alien
You're not an alien
You're not an alien, Cameron
Verse 6
Cameron's in drag, makes his father mad
Since he was a little boy he always felt more comfortable in lipstick
Verse 7
These days the world is full of aliens, the world is full of aliens
But you are a human
You're not an alien
You are a real, live human
Aren't you, Cameron?
Written by: Hillary Johnson
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Annabel (2013) by Goldfrapp
Verse 1
When you dream, you only dream your Annabel
All the secrets there inside you, Annabel
Born beneath an emerald sky, sing Annabel
Nothing that they did will stop you, Annabel
Verse 2
Land of the lights, tangled there in porcelain
Under the stars you'll begin
Verse 3
When you dream, you only dream your Annabel
Sleep reminds you, takes you there, oh, Annabel
Gentle whisper, endless winters, Annabel
Why they could have let you be both, Annabel
Verse 4
Land of the lights, of the years below still lines
You are the truth they denied
Run like the sea, tangled there in porcelain
Under the stars you'll begin
Verse 5
On your own
Lonely girl
On your own
Lonely, you will go
Lonely, you'll go
Under night
Verse 6
On your own
Lonely girl
Lonely, lone
Lonely, you will go
Lonely, you'll go
Ta, da, dum
Written by: Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory
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Salt (2014) by Bad Suns
Verse 1
Stuck inside of the wrong frame
I don't feel attached to this name
My body, I must reclaim
With different eyes and no shame
Verse 2
Try, try
To just hear me out
Don't ask why, why
But I'm taking this route
It's alright, right?
That's what I tell myself
But I don't know, no
Chorus
So I ran
Till I couldn't
And I screamed
Till my voice was gone
I believed
What I shouldn't have
I don't know why
These memories are nothing to me
Just salt
Verse 3
Look in the mirror and tell me
What it is like to be free
How do I grasp reality
When I don't have an identity
Who, who
Can I look to? 'Cause I'm not like
You, you
And I don't believe in the truth, truth
'Cause all of my life's built on lies
Chorus
So I ran
Till I couldn't
And I screamed
Till my voice was gone
I believed
What I shouldn't have
I don't know why
Verse 4
I know what you're implying
I'm trying to get my feet off the ground
I know, I know, I'm trying
I'm trying
These memories are nothing to me
Just salt
Verse 5
Stuck inside of the wrong frame
Don't feel attached to this name
How do I grasp reality
When I don't have an identity?
Who, who
Can I look to? 'Cause I'm not like
You, you
And I don't believe in the truth, truth
'Cause all of my life's built on lies
Chorus
So I ran
Till I couldn't
And I screamed
Till my voice was gone
I believed
What I shouldn't have
I don't know why
Outro
Yeah, I ran
Till I couldn't
And I screamed
Till my voice was gone
I believed
What I shouldn't have
I'm trying to get my feet off the ground
These memories are nothing to me
Just salt in the wound
Written by: Christo Bowman, Gavin Bennett, Miles Morris, Ray Libby
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True Trans Soul Rebel (2014) by Against Me!
Verse 1
All dressed up and nowhere to go
Walking the streets all alone
Another night to wish that you could forget
Making yourself up as you go along
Verse 2
Who's gonna take you home tonight?
Who's gonna take you home?
Who's gonna take you home tonight?
Who's gonna take you home?
Does God bless your transsexual heart?
True trans soul rebel
Verse 3
Yet to be born, you're already dead
You sleep with a gun beside you in bed
Follow through to the obvious end
Slit your veins wide open, you bleed it out
Verse 4
Who's gonna take you home tonight?
Who's gonna take you home?
Who's gonna take you home tonight?
Who's gonna take you home?
Does God bless your transsexual heart?
True trans soul rebel
Verse 5
You should have been a mother
You should have been a wife
You should have been gone from here years ago
You should be living a different life
Verse 6
Who's gonna take you home tonight?
Who's gonna take you home?
Who's gonna take you home tonight?
Who's gonna take you home?
Who's gonna take you home tonight?
Who's gonna take you home?
Does God bless your transsexual heart?
True trans soul rebel
True trans soul rebel
Written by: Laura Jane Grace
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The Village (2017) by Wrabel
Verse 1
No, your mom don't get it and your dad don't get it
Uncle John don't get it
And you can't tell Grandma 'cause her heart can't take it
And she might not make it
They say, "Don't dare, don't you even go there
Cutting off your long hair, you do as you're told"
Tell you, "Wake up, go put on your makeup
This is just a phase you're gonna outgrow"
Chorus
There's something wrong in the village, in the village, oh
They stare in the village, in the village, oh
There's nothing wrong with you, it's true, it's true
There's something wrong with the village, with the village
There's something wrong with the village
Verse 2
Feel the rumours follow you from Monday
All the way to Friday dinner
You got one day of shelter, then it's Sunday hell to pay
You young lost sinner
Well, I've been there, sitting in that same chair
Whispering that same prayer half a million times
It's a lie though, burying disciples
One page of the Bible isn't worth a life
Chorus
There's something wrong in the village, in the village, oh
They stare in the village, in the village, oh
There's nothing wrong with you, it's true, it's true
There's something wrong with the village, with the village
Something wrong with the village
Chorus
There's something wrong in the village, in the village, oh
They stare in the village, in the village, oh
There's nothing wrong with you, it's true, it's true
There's something wrong with the village, with the village
Something wrong with the village
Written by: Andrew Jackson, Drew Pearson, WRABEL
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Nvr Pass by She/Her/Hers
Verse 1
Never felt less alone than I do right now
Never more like I was out of the closet and
The only thing that seems worse than never comin' out
Was the thought of having to get back in it and
I'll never pass
Not that I would want to, anyway
Verse 2
Lived my whole damn life as a doll on a shelf
Occasionally taken down to be passed around
I was told all the time how to be a man
Fit a mold, cut your hair, we'll tell you what to wear
I don't wanna spend the rest of the life I have
Tryin' to squeeze into a box that's even smaller
The only difference I could find is that it's painted pink
It's not the color I don't like, it's the obligation
And I don't have
An obligation
To anyone
But myself
Verse 3
So, I'll probably never pass
Seems more like hiding than being who I am
And I'll probably never pass
I'd rather live my life visibly trans
And I'll never pass
Not that I would want to, anyway
Verse 4
Never felt less alone than I do right now
Never more like I was out of the closet and
The only thing that seemed worse than never comin' out
Was the thought of having to get back in it and
And I'll never pass
I'll never pass
I'll never pass
Not that I would want to, anyway
Written by: She/Her/hers
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Bird, You Can Fly (2019) by Eyemèr
So the time has come
For your soul to finally belong
Stop the facade
Though the world is not ready for you and I
You're starting your life
From this moment now
Bird, you can fly
Bird, you can fly
You're breaking out
Out of your shell today
You're starting your life
From this moment now
Bird, you can fly
Bird, you can fly
You're breaking out
Out of your shell today
Kid, you'll be fine
Not a girl, you're not a boy
Nor am I
Kid, you'll be fine
Not a girl, you're not a boy
Nor am I
Kid, you'll be fine
Not a girl, you're not a boy
Nor am I
Kid, you'll be fine
Not a girl, you're not a boy
Nor am I
Kid, you'll be fine
Not a girl, you're not a boy
Nor am I
Written by: Arlo Devreese, Sarah Devreese
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The Tyranny of Either/Or (2021) By Evan Greer
Intro
Y'all better quiet down!
[Instrumental]
From the second we are born
We're forced to fight for every breath
The tyranny of either/or
You play the victim, our existence is a threat
But we were not the ones who declared war
Every year we read the names of those we lost
Every day we're sick and tired
Chorus
We just want to be ourselves
We just want to live our lives
And we refuse to comply
We deserve to do more than survive
Verse 1
You weaponize biology, twist science into bigotry
Anything to justify
Your projected insecurities become policies of purity
You debate about our right to be alive
When we defend ourselves, you call it an attack
Why can't you see our liberation's intertwined?
Chorus
We just want to be ourselves
We just want to live our lives
And we refuse to comply
With your pathological need to categorize
Outro
The tyranny of either/or
The tyranny of either/or
The tyranny of either/or
The tyranny of either/or
Written by: Evan Greer
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Reborn (2021) by Eyemèr, featuring Ryan Cassata
Verse 1
Now I am home
I can feel wind on my skin
Feel true love from within battle scars
Now I'm reborn
Can occupy space in my body
Surgery gave me freedom
How long can you put up
With doctors making decisions
About your life
My body, my choices
I am so fed up
Of asking for approval
And being doubted
Seen as abnormal
Verse 2
Now I am home
I can feel wind on my skin
Feel true love from within battle scars
Now I'm reborn
Can occupy space in my body
Surgery gave me freedom
Verse 3
No more waking up at 3 o' clock
Panic mode
Trying to accept this body is yours
Seeing in the window
Of a crowded street
I'm still not as flat as the boy next to me
Your binder in the closet
It gave you too much pain
But mentally this is suffocating too in a way
There's no one here
No one there
No one that looks like you
Your life is the joke in a Hollywood cartoon
Verse 4
Home
I've been searching for it
Like a snail
Lost without it
Home
I've been searching for it
Now I have found my
Home
I can feel wind on my skin
Feel true love from within battle scars
Now I'm reborn
Can occupy space in my body
Surgery gave me freedom
Written by: Arlo Devreese
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We March (Stronger Together) (2022) by Ryan Cassata
Verse 1
They want to rip off my identity
Make It an image
That you can put on and take off when it’s convenient
But I’ve been living this way for years
It’s not something that I think of much
Except when it’s thrown in my face
In the form of a sucker punch
And you would sing a sad song too
So we go around, we preach and preach
Wishing that the world would catch on
To the messages that we teach
But it seems they’re still stuck in 1943
Is it ‘cause of how they were raised?
Maybe their mamas told them to fear
Those who are authentic and brave
Cause that’s who’s gonna change the world
Chorus
So we’re taking the streets we march
Brothers, sisters, siblings in arms
And we’re raising our voices we march
To be heard, near and far
We’re stronger together than we are apart
We’re raising our voices, we speak from the heart
And we will keep marching 'til freedom is ours
We’re stronger together than we are apart
Stronger together than we are apart
Stronger together than we are apart
Verse 2
They want to plaster our look in the media
Call it edgy, it’s trendy
But we’re not your commodity
When we’ve been struggling for safety for all this time
We’re the hot topic selling magazines
But we’re still picked last and we’re kicked to the streets
And our youth need relief
And we all need a home to run to
We're the soldiers who are unfit to serve
We are the parents, they say don’t deserve love
But everybody deserves to be loved
It’s not something that I think of much
Except when it’s thrown in my face in the form of a sucker punch
And you would need to march too
Chorus
So we’re taking the streets we march
Brothers, sisters, siblings in arms
And we’re raising our voices we march
To be heard, near and far
We’re stronger together than we are apart (Stronger together)
We’re raising our voices, we speak from the heart (We sing it from the heart)
And we will keep marching 'til freedom is ours ('Til freedom is ours)
We’re stronger together than we are apart (Yeah, together)
Stronger together than we are apart
Stronger together than we are apart
So we’re taking the streets we march (We march)
Brothers, sisters, siblings in arms (Siblings in arms)
And we’re raising our voices we march (We march)
To be heard, near and far
We’re stronger together than we are apart (Stronger together)
We’re raising our voices, we speak from the heart (We speak from the heart)
And we will keep marching 'til freedom is ours ('Til freedom is ours)
We’re stronger together than we are apart (Stronger together)
Stronger together than we are apart
Stronger together than we are apart
Stronger together, yes we are
Written by: Clayton Bryant, Jennifer McKenna, Kyle Dombroski, Loren Barnese, Ryan Cassata, Stephen Spies
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The Villag - mtf version ( 2024) by WRABEL,
Verse 1
No, your mom don't get it and your dad don't get it
Uncle John don't get it
And you can't tell grandma 'cause her heart can't take it
And she might not make it
They say, "Don't dare, don't you even go there
Growing out your long hair, you do as you're told"
Tell you, "Wake up, take off all that makeup
This is just a phase you're gonna outgrow"
Chorus
There's something wrong in the village, in the village, oh
They stare in the village, in the village, oh
There's nothing wrong with you, it's true, it's true
There's something wrong with the village, with the village
Something wrong with the village
Verse 2
Feel the rumors follow you from Monday
All the way to Friday dinner
You got one day of shelter, then it's Sunday hell to pay
You young, lost sinner
Well, I've been there, sitting in that same chair
Whispering that same prayer half a million times
It's a lie though, buryin' disciples
One page of the Bible isn't worth a life
Chorus
There's something wrong in the village, in the village, oh
They stare in the village, in the village, oh
There's nothing wrong with you, it's true, it's true
There's something wrong with the village, with the village
Something wrong with the village
Outro
Whoa-oh-oh…
Ooh-ooh…
Written by: Andrew Jackson, Drew Pearson, WRABEL
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Young Lion (2024) by Sade
Verse 1
Young man
It's been so heavy for you
You must have felt so alone
The anguish and pain
I should have known
With such a heavy burden
You had to carry all on your own
Forgive me, son
I should have known
PreChorus
So close your eyes
Arms open wide
And feel the light
Arms open wide
Chorus
You shine like a sun
Shine like a sun
Young gun
See how far you've come
Verse 2
You were hiding down
Where you almost drowned
Then a light like yours
We can't put out
Chorus
You shine like a sun
Shine like a sun
Young gun
Bridge
So run down the mountains
Run down the hills of your dreams
You are everything
You have everything you need
So run down the mountains
Arms open wide
Run down the hills of your dreams
Arms open wide
Chorus
Feel the light
Shine like a sun
Young gun
See how far you've come
Written by: Aaron Taylor Dean, Ben Travers, Sade Adu
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GERM (2025) by Kate Nash
Verse 1
Girl, listen up!
You're not radical (germ)
You're not rad at all (germ, germ, germ)
Girl, listen up!
You're not radical
Exclusionary, Regressive, Misogynist (germ, germ)
No, you're not at rad at all
Verse 2
I feel no threat from any trans person that might be in the toilets
I've never felt threatened by a trans person, as it turns out
The 69,958 thousand rapes
That were reported between October 2023
And September '24 in the UK
Do slightly concern me though
91% of people prosecuted for sexual offences are cis men aged 18 plus
The biggest threat to cis women sadly comes from cis men
These stats are from Rape Crisis
Chorus
Girl, you're not radical
Exclusionary, regressive, misogynist (germ, germ)
Yeah, you're not at rad at all
Girl, listen up!
Verse 3
Women are facing serious dangers
Not during boxing matches or from trans people needing a piss
But from actual violence that is carried out against them every week
According to End Violence Against Women
Every three days, a woman is killed
By a man
More than 100,000 girls are at risk
And living with the consequences of FGM
Forced marriage and honour-based abuse
Kathryn Bromwich from The Guardian states
That trans people make up roughly 0.5% of the UK population
And are twice as likely to be victims of crime than cis people
According to Home Office figures
This country has seen an increase in hate crimes towards trans people
And cis women are supposed to focus on a threat
We have yet to see manifest
From a small minority of the country
Who are struggling to stay safe themselves
Chorus
Girl, you're not radical
Exclusionary, regressive, misogynist (germ, germ)
Yeah, you're not at rad at all
Er, ew
Girl, listen up!
Verse 4
Using feminism to erase the rights of others
And endanger them
Is inherently un-feminist
In my opinion, it is the responsibility of a feminist
To be progressive
To learn from previous waves
But to always be pushing towards a new one
Feminism must be intersectional
It must never be used to discriminate against others
Feminism must not be used to bully and berate
Both cis women and trans people
So let's start labelling things correctly, shall we?
These types of behaviours are transphobia and misogyny
You are not defending or protecting me
You are not defending or protecting me
You say a cigar is a cigar
But a cigar cannot be compared to a human being
Can it? You fucking idiot
By aligning yourself with the likes of Peterson, Elon, and Trump
You empower the mentality that women serve a purpose
And that's to be controlled and fucked
Men with power can do what they want
Men that struggle to express emotion
Or are living under the constant financial, social, and familial pressures
Of what society tells them "being masculine" is
Well, apparently they can just kill themselves
Suicide is the biggest killer in men under 50
125 people die by suicide every week according to Calm's website
"Toxic masculinity" isn't telling you that masculinity itself is toxic
It's telling you that toxic masculinity is toxic
Gender norms have harmed us
Society is nonsense
It's just a social construct
It's all a load of bollocks
And whilst things feel so unsafe
You've given the government more control over my body
And you make millions
And you have the audacity to critique what I say
To critique what they feel
To incite slander and hate
You don't even have the right to perceive me
What are you protecting?
You do not protect me
Chorus
Girl, listen up!
You're not radical
No, you're not rad at all
Girl, listen up!
Yeah, you're not radical
Exclusionary, regressive, misogynist (germ, germ)
You're not rad at all (ah, ah, germ)
Girl, listen up!
Yeah, you're not radical
Exclusionary
Exclusionary, regressive, misogynist
You're not rad at all
Germ, germ, germ-
Written by: Kate Nash, KoOol Kojak