How to Build a Girl
I was out with some transgender
friends, we were having a real nice time
When a bunch of cishet dickhead boys yelled at us from behind
And as the smell of their Lynx Africa wafted from every pore
I said, "Oh no, Toto, we're not in Transas anymore"
I sat down at my computer, I was feeling pretty damn shitty
So I Googled "21 year old trans
girl" to know there's people just like me
But all I got was death tolls and
porno sites tattooed across my screen
And there's quite a great deal more than that I think I wanna be
So stand up straight and say the wrong things in the right fashion
And walk this way, do all that's in your power not to draw a stare
Or show the ones that you love you that you're hurt
I'm just a product of the world, trying to build a girl
Midnight, trying to hail in a cab in ripped stockings and a dress
When a West Footscray Police car parked in front of me instead
And they asked me what a girl like me was doing selling sex
It took ten minutes of "It's just a joke" before they finally left
Yeah, I've got cuts all over my body, shaving head to toe each week
I've got blisters on both my ankles from size 8 heels on size 12 feet
I just wanna be 100% myself and nothing less
So baby, tell me how my cock looks in this brand new Kmart dress?
The kids from school will say,
"I should have got that faggot when I had the chance"
And, "Doesn't he know he still looks just like a man?
I wouldn't even fuck him, it, or her"
I'm just a product of the world, trying to build a girl
They screamed at us on every train, every tram and every bus
You stared into me, eyes full of tears, "Why do they hate us so much?"
And how the fuck are we to prosper in a world that's so messed up?
And how the fuck are we to survive
in a world that's trying to kill us?
Sometimes I think about the life I might have had in Brisbane
If I stayed inside, if I never transitioned
Yeah, I might be fine, but since you helped me realise
That I needed to try, I haven't tried to die
friends, we were having a real nice time
When a bunch of cishet dickhead boys yelled at us from behind
And as the smell of their Lynx Africa wafted from every pore
I said, "Oh no, Toto, we're not in Transas anymore"
I sat down at my computer, I was feeling pretty damn shitty
So I Googled "21 year old trans
girl" to know there's people just like me
But all I got was death tolls and
porno sites tattooed across my screen
And there's quite a great deal more than that I think I wanna be
So stand up straight and say the wrong things in the right fashion
And walk this way, do all that's in your power not to draw a stare
Or show the ones that you love you that you're hurt
I'm just a product of the world, trying to build a girl
Midnight, trying to hail in a cab in ripped stockings and a dress
When a West Footscray Police car parked in front of me instead
And they asked me what a girl like me was doing selling sex
It took ten minutes of "It's just a joke" before they finally left
Yeah, I've got cuts all over my body, shaving head to toe each week
I've got blisters on both my ankles from size 8 heels on size 12 feet
I just wanna be 100% myself and nothing less
So baby, tell me how my cock looks in this brand new Kmart dress?
The kids from school will say,
"I should have got that faggot when I had the chance"
And, "Doesn't he know he still looks just like a man?
I wouldn't even fuck him, it, or her"
I'm just a product of the world, trying to build a girl
They screamed at us on every train, every tram and every bus
You stared into me, eyes full of tears, "Why do they hate us so much?"
And how the fuck are we to prosper in a world that's so messed up?
And how the fuck are we to survive
in a world that's trying to kill us?
Sometimes I think about the life I might have had in Brisbane
If I stayed inside, if I never transitioned
Yeah, I might be fine, but since you helped me realise
That I needed to try, I haven't tried to die
Credits
Writer(s): Leah Romero, Lee Jackievic, Jonathan Keeling, Ruby Markwell, Vanessa Grillo
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