"Queer" is Easier ;)
NSFW Skirmish: Queer and/or Quirky (@kahlo2013)Liner Notes
I'm late but I COULDN'T NOT do this challenge!! As a certified queer mess, I wanted to take a stab at summarizing my complex romantic/sexual attraction in a song :)
I'm not in love with the Banjo instrument option on the #omnichord, but sometimes it hits right
Lyrics
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Spoken: Sometimes people ask me what kind of "queer" I am, because I just say I'm "queer" because the real answer would take an HOUR.
Because I'm--
Sung: Bisexual, more conceptually 'Cause I don't really want to do anything 'Cause I'm so demisexual I might as well be Ace But there's still some pretty people who I'd let sit on my face, but
There's a hard way to tell you how I am romantically, 'Cause I love to fall in love with people I know I can never have I love the challenge, and the failure's just part of it
When I fall for a friend, I write several songs about them And I try to get them on my side But after I fail three times, I give up and write more songs about unrequited love!
I love my muses, but I keep them at arm's length And it doesn't matter what's in their pants 'Cause I know that it's all a mistake
That's why I just say that I'm "Queer" It's so much easier!
And I'm not a person who has a gender I gave it up for Lent 11 years ago (this is a joke) Or was it seven? I can never remember, when I change things
But now I'm neither a man nor a woman I'm not a boy, I'm not a girl And sometimes people ask me if I'm everything But there's a void--there's nothing where that would be
A7 Dm G C And I still like to wear dresses, And they make me feel pretty And I like to wear bowties, And they make me feel cool And sometimes I wear both at the same time And maybe that makes me look a fool But I think it's pretty cool, so,
I just say I'm "Queer", 'Cause it's so much easier than telling you all that And the real answer is that I'm sitting alone in my room And I've been single for four years, And that's good by me!
Comments
Fantastic! Lots I relate to here for sure.
Pretty and cool song and take in the prompt. Happy vibes and fun.
Ummmm soooo me too? Except for the nonbinary, but yeaaaah lol Also... when I learned the word "limerance" I was like π€― cuz that describes all the unrequited bullπ© I put myself through.
Anyway, hi bi/demi/single fren!
You sound like you're having so much fun singing this, and you have so much to say! I couldn't help but smile while listening. Sounds great!
That was fun and informative. That banjo is almost a harpsichord? Really love the matter of fact and at times comical capturing of a complicated thing. And really really love the ownership of being pretty and cool at the same time.
Oh I really really love everything about this song! I love the introspective feel and the quirkiness of it! There are so many great lines - like the so demisexual one and the totally relatable stanza about songwriting from the desire to unrequited love. And the melody delivered by your stunning vocals is brilliant, love the lilt and the little vocal bits! I would love to see this on stage! Great song ππΌππΌππΌπππΌππΌππΌ
It is so much easier. That's one of the reasons I really like "queer"; it's easy and inclusive and works for people still defining (or redefining) themselves. "Gave it up for Lent"-- this made me laugh.