Gentleman

Everyone's faces are obscure shapes
This shit of a suburb is not to my taste
I'm sick of the car chases
And the sirens and 3am
I hate to sound up myself, but I'm an anomaly
Pretty is not the normality here
I play heads, shoulders, knees and toes
To make sure I'm not exposed

Or their eyes will undress me on the street
Keep my expression like concrete
I'm not a piece of meat
This is not how you treat a person
So try not to be to feminine
You might give off too much estrogen
And then no one will blame him when he doesn't act like a gentleman

Everyone knows everyone's a sad story
But god help you if you show pity out here
The game is avoiding the predator before they decide you're prey
Passed away parents from withering veins
Smashing the glassware and screaming out names
Soft-spokenness is a crime, so is a smile

Or their eyes will undress me on the street
Keep my expression like concrete
I'm not a piece of meat
This is not how you treat a person
So try not to be to feminine
You might give off too much estrogen
And then no one will blame him when he doesn't act like a gentleman

Oh, I hate the gender divide
It messes with my mind
And I'm fine
But I'm speechless at how the world is still so behind
And oh, I hate the gender divide
And its bias to prioritize
And I'm fine
Just exhausted from the cauterize
When every movement feels contrived

And when their eyes undress me on the street
Keep my expression like concrete
I'm not a piece of meat
This is not how you treat a person
So try not to be to feminine
You might give off too much estrogen
And then no one will blame him
No one will blame him
No one will blame him

So try not to be to feminine
You might give off too much estrogen
And then no one will blame him when he doesn't act like a gentleman