I've got bi-polar disorder My s**t's not in order I'm overweight I'm always late I've got too many things to say
I rock mom jeans, cat earrings Extrapolate my feelings My family is dysfunctional But we have a good time killing each other
They tell us from the time we're young To hide the things that we don't like about ourselves Inside ourselves I know I'm not the only one Who spent so long attempting to be someone else Well, I'm over it
I don't care if the world knows what my secrets are, secrets are I don't care if the world knows what my secrets are, secrets are So-o-o-o-o what So-o-o-o-o what So-o-o-o-o what So-o-o-o-o what
I can't think straight, I'm so gay Sometimes I cry a whole day I care a lot, use an analog clock And never know when to stop
And I'm passive, aggressive I'm scared of the dark and the dentist I love my butt and won't shut up And I never really grew up
They tell us from the time we're young To hide the things that we don't like about ourselves Inside ourselves I know I'm not the only one Who spent so long attempting to be someone else Well, I'm over it
I don't care if the world knows what my secrets are, secrets are I don't care if the world knows what my secrets are, secrets are So-o-o-o-o what
After her round-trip transgender journey, she wrote this song.
"I Am Stardust" by Cat Power
When I was young I felt so different I never fit in I said something wrong again
And I felt trapped inside my body I thought that's not me Not who I want to be
Couldn't see the beauty in This life that I was given But I'm grateful I survived Long enough to realize
I am stardust I came from outer space It was the world who told me I should change
Perfectly imperfect I break the mold in every way But now I won't forget my name
Told my friends and family to forget me I was inventing A better human being
Didn't understand what I was risking Thought that I was fixing The broken parts of me
Thought it was my only choice Even if it cost my voice Past the point of no return Falling on my knees I learn
Stardust, Stardust, I free myself Stardust, Stardust, I'll be myself Stardust, Stardust, They try to shout me down Stardust, Stardust, but I will stand my ground
And now I'm all alone again Nowhere to turn, no one to go to Without a home, without a friend Without a face to say hello to And now the night is near Now I can make believe he's here Sometimes I walk alone at night When everybody else is sleeping I think of him, and then I'm happy With the company I'm keeping The city goes to bed And I can live inside my head On my own Pretending he's beside me All alone I walk with him 'til morning Without him I feel his arms around me And when I lose my way I close my eyes And he has found me In the rain, the pavement shines like silver All the lights are misty in the river In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight And all I see is him and me forever and forever And I know it's only in my mind That I'm talking to myself and not to him And although I know that he is blind Still I say, there's a way for us I love him But when the night is over He is gone The river's just a river Without him The world around me changes The trees are bare and everywhere The streets are full of strangers I love him But every day I'm learning All my life I've only been pretending Without me His world will go on turning A world that's full of happiness That I have never known I love him I love him I love him But only on my own
On My Own Éponine, Les Misérables
Sing it sister!
_________________ I never give you my number, I only give you my situation. Beatles
Think of me, think of me fondly When we've said goodbye Remember me, once in a while Please promise me you'll try When you find that once again you long To take your heart back and be free If you ever find a moment Spare a thought for me We never said our love was evergreen Or as unchanging as the sea But if you can still remember Stop and think of me Think of all the things We've shared and seen Don't think about the way Things might have been Think of me, think of me waking Silent and resigned Imagine me trying too hard To put you from my mind Recall those days Look back on all those times Think of the things we'll never do There will never be a day When I won't think of you
(Can it be, can it be Christine? Long ago, it seems so long ago How young and innocent we were She may not remember me But I remember her ...)
Flowers fade, the fruits of summer fade They have their season so do we But please promise me that sometimes You will think of me
Think of Me Christine, The Phantom of the Opera
_________________ I never give you my number, I only give you my situation. Beatles
All you folks think you own my life But you never made any sacrifice Demons they are on my trail I'm standing at the crossroads of the hell I look to the left I look to the right There're hands that grab me on every side
All you folks think I got my price At which I'll sell all that is mine You think money rules when all else fails Go sell your soul and keep your shell I'm trying to protect what I keep inside All the reasons why I live my life
Some say the devil be a mystical thing I say the devil he a walking man He a fool he a liar conjurer and a thief He try to tell you what you want Try to tell you what you need
Standing at the point The road it cross you down What is at your back Which way do you turn Who will come to find you first Your devils or your gods
All you folks think you run my life Say I should be willing to compromise I say all you demons go back to hell I'll save my soul, save myself
Save my soul, save myself Save my soul, save myself Save my soul, save myself Save my soul, save myself
^ I’m not sure if it’s especially for women. I certainly relate to it in a very personal way though. Tracy Chapman is an awesome song writer so I wanted to feature a few of her songs.
Of course she was sad, but now she's glad she dodged a bullet Took a few years to soak up the tears, but look at her now! Watch her go Mmm mmm mmm Wow, look at her now! She knows she'll find love, only if she wants it https://youtu.be/gciyyXS0u-8?si=ROF0c5GGmpJCnAef
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06 May 2024, 5:37 pm
TwilightPrincess wrote:
^ I’m not sure if it’s especially for women. I certainly relate to it in a very personal way though. Tracy Chapman is an awesome song writer so I wanted to feature a few of her songs.
Yes she's written and performed some wonderful songs IMO.
I found solace in the strangest place Way in the back of my mind I saw my life in a stranger's face And it was mine
I had a one-way ticket to a place where all the demons go Where the wind don't change And nothing in the ground can ever grow No hope, just lies And you're taught to cry into your pillow But I survived…