I'm writing this in 2021
I'm not done yet, I've only just begun
What a sick world are we living in
Where some kind of love is still a sin
Let's set this straight, this one is up to me
So swallow your hate and just let me be me
In your eyes we might be a minority
But I will not bow to your authority
If you knew the real me would you treat me the same?
Would you despise me, and make me feel ashamed?
Everyday I am haunted by eyes of mistrust
Constantly confronted by words of disgust
Friend and foe, relatives and family
Suddenly, everyone can be an enemy
Friend and foe, relatives and family
Suddenly, everyone can be an enemy
If you knew the real me would you treat me the same?
Would you despise me, and make me feel ashamed?
If you knew the real me would you treat me the same?
Would you despise me, and make me feel ashamed?
Can you imagine in how many places
I can't be myself, show my real face
In so many countries I still risk punishment
Or even death penalty by homophobic governments
"Judgement and prosecutions for consensual same, sex sexual acts
Have continued unabated across the world in 2021"
I still can't be myself in 70 countries
If you knew the real me would you treat me the same?
Would you despise me, and make me feel ashamed?
Friend and foe, relatives and family
Suddenly, everyone can be an enemy
If you knew the real me would you treat me the same?