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For Who I Am
02:25
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I had dreams of a little girl, a perfect thing in a crooked world
seems I’ve strayed far from the plan. It's made me feel like a confidence man.
Yes I have lied before, but that just isn't me any more.
I couldn't pick a rougher way, I'd rather fight to live than be held at bay
I’m making changes, I’m resetting the score. Now I can tell you who I’m living life for.
I’ve got to spend my whole life with me—when I was younger this was too hard to see.
They said this was a Phase, they tried to tell me I got lost in a maze.
This ain't a phase, this is who I am. you don’t like it? Well I don’t give a damn!
I'm not gonna grin and bear it
Not gonna hide this anymore
If you can't hold me for who I am
Then let me go.
Live your own life, and let me have mine. You think you own me? Then you've crossed a line.
I'm not your man, I'm not your woman. I'm not your man, I'm not your woman.
That choice is all my own. A bombshell bettie or a working jo.
If I’ve got, then I’m gonna flaunt. I’ll be what I need: what ever I want.
I'm not gonna grin and bear it
Not gonna hide this anymore
If you can't hold me for who I am
Then let me go.
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2. |
Keep Talking
03:11
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I know I strayed too, I strayed to close
But it was all I could do to keep from
Just keep talking so I don’t,
Just keep talking so I don’t,
Don’t I dare, don’t you dare,
Keep talking so I don’t.
Take these hands from me, for I can’t be trusted
While my mind is free and my chains have rusted.
My heart and mine dawn a phrygian cap
But what liberties do I receive?
Caught between the corporeal things
And pleasantries, penalties from which
I can find no reprieve
Just keep talking so I don’t
Take these hands from me, for I can’t be trusted
While my mind is free and my chains have rusted.
Take these hands from me, for I can’t be trusted
While my mind is free and my chains have rusted.
Why can’t I push this aside?
Let nature take it like a tide.
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3. |
Soldier On
02:36
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Lately I’ve been feeling like I’m playing a game that I just can’t win
And maybe I should embrace it, let the tinge of defeat get beneath my skin
Well, that’s not my paradigm. I’ll die before I cross that line
Throwing caution to the wind
I’ll soldier on
This whole world is a great big mess. I’d like to fix it if I could, but it’s the same damn test.
It’s like the closing of the west. We’re just too sedentary sides fighting for what we think is best
I’ll take a break for a while before I climb that hallowed mile
Throwing caution to the wind
I’ll soldier on
Won’t you come along with me
Dip you paddle in the water
we’ll float down stream
We’ll dance among the stars tonight
Bathe ourselves in the cold moon light
Throwing caution to the wind
I’ll soldier on
Throwing caution to the wind
I’ll soldier on
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4. |
Red Rider
05:09
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5. |
Rearrange
03:52
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Im starting to fear that I’m too far gone
I don’t feel and that just seems wrong
could it be that I’ve become numb
or all this worry has tethered down my tongue.
I’m hoping the change will rearrange
I used to care about the world at large
I carried the flag and I would lead the charge
It might have been that I pushed to hard
to keep my head down; to get on though the dark
I’m hoping the change will rearrange my hero's heart
and give me what I need for a second spark
I out grew my fears, and I can relight my flame
setting light to void and I’ll be taking aim
no time like now for me to join the fray
to take a fighting stance and make my way.
I’m hoping the change will rearrange my hero's heart
and give me what I need for a new spark
there’s too much pain in the world for me to feel done.
I’m done being numb, to lazy to run.
Banner in hand—here we come.
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6. |
Sway
05:25
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Somehow you convinced me
To shoot myself in the foot
Stick around for just a little more
As the walls come crashing to the floor
You’re worse than the tide
You’re making me long for the ocean
Back and forth you’re pulling me
and my poor emotions
Try to focus on what I need to do
But I feel those prying eyes on you
you’re trying to free up some payroll
so you put me on parole
You’re worse than the tide
You’re making me long for the ocean
Back and forth you’re pulling me
and my poor emotions
Once again, I feel we are at odds
I’m swaying in the wind, you’re holding all the cards
I’m begging you please don’t betray my trust
I’m hanging on the wire and praying it won’t rust
You’re worse than the tide
You’re making me long for the ocean
Back and forth you’re pulling me
and my poor emotions
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The Variants Portland, Oregon
The Variants are a transwoman lead five-piece rock band from Portland, OR. They have been creating danceable, socially minded music since 2016. Last year, NPRmusic called them “the most Pacific Northwest band” and “punk rock”, but their music fiercely refuses to be easily described—Genre, like gender, is a palate to use, rather than a lane to ride in. ... more
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