Be Extra
Sometimes this town can feel like yesterday, now
Walk fast as you're hearing everything they say, now
Feeling like the outcast that you've always been
Didn't know dressing better than you could be a sin
Walk slow so that haters soak up all the realness
Make them gag so that they're speechless in their ignorance, yeah
There's a world full of outcasts who will drink your tea
We love you being beautifully you so don't worry
Be extra
Just twirl in broad daylight
Be extra
To me too much is alright
Be extra
Be glamour, dance and sing
Be extra, who cares what they might think?
Here is where the queer kid starts rapping
Although the industry doesn't want that to happen
Yeah, I'm like Eminem but I'm not homophobic
I'll break the rude boys from the crazy hypnosis
You got a problem with me?
If you're really bothered here's the tea
I'm loud, I'm proud, and you're just a clown
I'm here, I'm queer, and you're shedding a tear
You're afraid of my bravery, you don't like that I'm strong
I have more courage than you because I wrote this song
And something tells me you can't even spell Prague
(I have to laugh)
You think I'm doing this just for the spotlight?
Cute theory sis, but that just ain't right
I'm representing the kids who are scared
In a country called America that needs to be repaired
For Milk, for Bowie
For Matthew and for Sylvia
For Freddie and for Alan
And for Marsha, we remember her
This is more than a song
It's a voice in a movement that continues to be strong
Be extra
Just twirl in broad daylight
Be extra
To me too much is alright
Be extra
Be glamour, dance and sing
Be extra, who cares what they might think?
(Visibility first, visibility foremost, visibility always
And for this boy who spent his whole life feeling invisible,
How profound it is for me to know
That my living has not been in vain
It is only when we can be visible
It is only when one can be visible to themselves
That they can share that visibility and empower others
And I vow to wear this visibility like a badge of honor
With the hope of transforming hearts and minds
For the rest of my days)
Walk fast as you're hearing everything they say, now
Feeling like the outcast that you've always been
Didn't know dressing better than you could be a sin
Walk slow so that haters soak up all the realness
Make them gag so that they're speechless in their ignorance, yeah
There's a world full of outcasts who will drink your tea
We love you being beautifully you so don't worry
Be extra
Just twirl in broad daylight
Be extra
To me too much is alright
Be extra
Be glamour, dance and sing
Be extra, who cares what they might think?
Here is where the queer kid starts rapping
Although the industry doesn't want that to happen
Yeah, I'm like Eminem but I'm not homophobic
I'll break the rude boys from the crazy hypnosis
You got a problem with me?
If you're really bothered here's the tea
I'm loud, I'm proud, and you're just a clown
I'm here, I'm queer, and you're shedding a tear
You're afraid of my bravery, you don't like that I'm strong
I have more courage than you because I wrote this song
And something tells me you can't even spell Prague
(I have to laugh)
You think I'm doing this just for the spotlight?
Cute theory sis, but that just ain't right
I'm representing the kids who are scared
In a country called America that needs to be repaired
For Milk, for Bowie
For Matthew and for Sylvia
For Freddie and for Alan
And for Marsha, we remember her
This is more than a song
It's a voice in a movement that continues to be strong
Be extra
Just twirl in broad daylight
Be extra
To me too much is alright
Be extra
Be glamour, dance and sing
Be extra, who cares what they might think?
(Visibility first, visibility foremost, visibility always
And for this boy who spent his whole life feeling invisible,
How profound it is for me to know
That my living has not been in vain
It is only when we can be visible
It is only when one can be visible to themselves
That they can share that visibility and empower others
And I vow to wear this visibility like a badge of honor
With the hope of transforming hearts and minds
For the rest of my days)
Credits
Writer(s): Gavin Connell
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