1. |
Pearl
02:29
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You took her name, you took her cause,
Carried her flame, picked up her sword.
You felt the pain you can't ignore
Rolling round your brain since you were born,
Like the grit in the oyster.
It was never you choice to
Run with the boys, to fight and destroy.
Drowning in noise, you followed her voice;
Oh Pearl!
You don't have to be at war with the world.
Oh Pearl!
You finally found your flag to unfurl,
but your mind is not a battleground;
Yes you are allowed,
to be a girl.
Your heroes will pick their sides
and those you hold close will compromise.
Turncoats will twist the knife
but they can choke on your right to survive.
Ignore what the paper's say,
it's not normal to be hated every day.
Remember your father's face
as you looked at him from the stage.
He said,
"You look just like your
Mother did at your age.
I'm so proud of the change you've made.
I know the world's a scary place,
my daughter let me
shoulder your rage."
Oh Pearl!
You don't have to be at war with the world.
Oh Pearl!
You finally found your flag to unfurl,
but your mind is not a battleground;
You should be allowed
to be a normal girl.
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2. |
Fix Your Heart (or Die)
03:39
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Would you tell me that my eyes aren't green
'coz you know my body better than me?
Would you break the law for a greater cause
of would you straight up call the police?
I'm done explaining to you
That there's more than one and two
'coz you'll tell me that my eyes aren't green
if you've never seen,
eyes that aren't brown or blue.
You're the Binary Police
but you can't touch me.
I've heard every argument
that you could argue and
I hear them in my head
when I'm trying to sleep.
You're the Binary Police
and you can't catch me.
I've done time in your jail cell,
escaped from male hell.
You think I don't know what
it feels like to be free?
Would you tell me how to spell my name
'coz you know a hundred others spell it the same?
Do you really think you know
more about me even though
I'm living it every day?
It's a matter of respect,
and if you care about being correct.
But if you're happy to be wrong,
just call me what you want.
Don't expect me to waste my breath
on the
You're the Binary Police
but you can't touch me.
I've heard every argument
that you could argue and
I hear them in my head
when I'm trying to sleep.
You're the Binary Police
and you can't catch me.
I've done time in your jail cell,
escaped from male hell.
You think I don't know what
it feels like to be free?
And if I make your life so difficult
why do you not even seem to try
to see my side, if you're so critical
why do you refuse to criticise
the bile, the spite, you spit in my eye
while you tell me it's not green
and I don't have the right to
fight or scream.
And if you're always being silenced
why is your voice always louder than mine?
If I'm the one who's violent
then why am I scared for my life?
Fix Your Heart or Die
'Coz I don't have time
to fix it for you.
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JC Quick Bristol, UK
JC is a non-binary DIY musician from Bristol, UK. They make lo-fi, poppy songs about gender, queerness and identity.
Twitter, Insta & FB:
@JCQuickDIY
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