Nineteen Eighty Eight
I'd like to start off with
How wrong you are
And how wrong you are
Could push you to improve
I've been this way since
Nineteen eighty eight
Never was straight
Except in front of you
From my roommate to my best friend
It might not be what you planned
But if you really saw who I am
You could've listened
Could've learned
Instead you put yourself first
And a phrase written by man
I'm going all in
So count your blessings
I've been living in
This shallow closet
It's dogma to the core
You just see me as sin
It's a magnet near your moral compass
You're not moving north
You're not getting far
I understand that
They won't understand
But I don't have to gratify them
Why should we cater to their
Blind ignorance
Or the choice to become bigoted
They're not my roommate
Or my best friend
The words are important
And what I'm given
You need to respect
You didn't listen didn't learn
Instead you put yourself first
And your embarrassment
I'm going all in
So count your blessings
I've been living in
This shallow closet
It's dogma to the core
You just see me as sin
It's a magnet near your moral compass
You're not moving north
You're not getting far
The only thing I choose
Is to live my truth
It's not about you now
I am glad where I am
And the only thing to do
Is give up some of what you knew
I'm going all in
So count your blessings
I've been living in
This shallow closet
It's dogma to the core
You just see me as sin
It's a magnet near your moral compass
You're not moving north
You're not getting far
How wrong you are
And how wrong you are
Could push you to improve
I've been this way since
Nineteen eighty eight
Never was straight
Except in front of you
From my roommate to my best friend
It might not be what you planned
But if you really saw who I am
You could've listened
Could've learned
Instead you put yourself first
And a phrase written by man
I'm going all in
So count your blessings
I've been living in
This shallow closet
It's dogma to the core
You just see me as sin
It's a magnet near your moral compass
You're not moving north
You're not getting far
I understand that
They won't understand
But I don't have to gratify them
Why should we cater to their
Blind ignorance
Or the choice to become bigoted
They're not my roommate
Or my best friend
The words are important
And what I'm given
You need to respect
You didn't listen didn't learn
Instead you put yourself first
And your embarrassment
I'm going all in
So count your blessings
I've been living in
This shallow closet
It's dogma to the core
You just see me as sin
It's a magnet near your moral compass
You're not moving north
You're not getting far
The only thing I choose
Is to live my truth
It's not about you now
I am glad where I am
And the only thing to do
Is give up some of what you knew
I'm going all in
So count your blessings
I've been living in
This shallow closet
It's dogma to the core
You just see me as sin
It's a magnet near your moral compass
You're not moving north
You're not getting far
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Writer(s): Erica Wolfling
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