Verse 1
Right now I'm sitting in a chair
Holding hands with someone of my own sex
And I'm criticized because I'm not in your sect
Why do you care if I'm straight, huh?
All this hate is making me completely irate
I don't understand why you think I'm a mental case
'Cause I've always got a place, and it's here
Where no one really cares if I shed a tear
No one cares if it emmasculates me
'Cause you have no right to make or break me
But you still think its right to be fake and forsake me
'Cause there's more at stake than whether you'll hate me
It could mean the difference between murder or rape
It could mean the difference between love or the yellow tape
All you people disgust me with your verbal brutality
Why can't you accept that there are abnormalities
Why are you so afraid of homosexuality
Are you guilty of being artsy like a painter's gallery?
Or maybe enthused about cutting your calories
Are you so afraid of being gay that you wanna go out and kill one today?
Chorus x2
If you want war, we're gonna be killed first
Because you must insist we are under a curse
If we want love that's all we give you
If we hated you than we would have tried to shiv you
There's no war to fight, your hate makes you blind
Like folklore we endure, your fate keeps you tied
Verse 2
So all I wanna do here is spread a message
Why does our sexuality determine greater than/less than
As far as value goes, we are better than you
Because we accept people for who they are, do you?
No, you just can't see, what this hate and unnacceptance has done to me
It's like slavery, remember when blacks used to be property?
Now it's gone and you racists and facists are pissed
'Cause you never thought anything worse could exist
But when gays came along, you found something new to write about in your hateful songs
So now you wanna play the fool and say its
Right to persecute those who are different than you
Say the word of God tells us we are wrong
But you wont be able to distort the truth for long
You wanna come to us and slaughter us in our homes?
Go ahead and try, 'cause not all of us are alone
See, we got a little thing called self defense
And we use it when people like you lose your sense
If you wanna shoot us up like 50 Cent
You better hope your wife can pay the rent
Chorus x2
If you want war, we will survive
We endured the past years and we're still alive
If you wanna kill us, go 25 to Life
And good luck explaining this to your wife
Why you killed a man because he's gay
Why you had a hold of yourself that day
And you had retained all your sanity
But soon enough you'll be behind the yellow tape
After your first day in prison when you got raped
We preach non hate but we still can get mad when you
Decide to call us fags
Author notes
fuck homophobia.
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A contest entry
- Project Rainbow Around the World by HisOneTrueLove6107.
550 points, ended November 14, 2008, 3 entries
Silver trophy winner
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Comments
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Oh wow! This is an amazing write. You did a wonderful job on this. I was going to say it sounded like a song and then I realized you had it written out like one. Great work and keep up the great writing!
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amazing
i luved it i cud really feel the emotion behind it wel done
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wow you have left me speechless. there are no words to describe how great this song is. its a subject that hits close to home with me since i am gay. and it really is a struggle to live day to day when your not accepted for who you are. so thank you for capturing that so well.
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Thanks, I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment. I'll do the same when I get a chance.
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I really really like this. You have convayed a lot of emotion in this song. I think the whole concept of homophobia is complete stupidity, who has control over who they love? I'd be happy to be able to love anyone, no matter the gender. This is possibly the best section in the whole song, just for the message it convays:
So all I wanna do here is spread a message
Why does our sexuality determine greater than/less than
As far as value goes, we are better than you
Because we accept people for who they are, do you?
A very powerful write. Keep it up.
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I have enough points now...
so here's some clappys
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Sounds like a great rap-
great message. Keep it up
Khia
(would have given you clappy things, but I don't have enough points
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Wonderful message, good luck with your song, hope it's a #1 hit.
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Oh my, this is wonderful. "There's no war to fight, your hate makes you blind
Like folklore we endure, your fate keeps you tied" That is such a true statement, and I love it!
You have amazing talent, and I could definitely hear this on the radio.
What our community goes thorugh on a daily basis is tragic. The LGBT family is the group of people most discriminated against these days, and this song is a perfect way to let it out.
Lauren
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thank you, I'm glad you liked it that much!
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you unleashed your hopes, fears, tears and dreams of
freedom.....and we couldn't help but recognize the power
and strength it must have cost your ink and soul
to write out fearlessly every word.
So I will be just as honest with you:
Rise higher...you have been called to RISE Higher,
the ignorant..and that is what they truly are,
walk in the realms of constant fear...
can you imagine how painful that is...
to never know or embrace unconditional love.
It will be many generations yet to come,
hopefully before my own death,
that these "ignorant" will be mocked,
and laughed at for their shallow souls
and in-ability to love honestly.
So...the next time someone riles your soul,
look at them tenderly....
and mean every word that comes out of your
mouth;
say to them: "you poor poor soul,
never have you known or are you able to
embrace the beauty of unconditonal love,
i forgive you."
then...watch their mouths drop!
ears/seattle sis
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remind me never to piss you off.....i love this bro wounderful write and i say if ya like ya own sex then great for you and i suport you!!!!! and even my boyfriend does!!! -
WOW that is really good. I imagined that as a rap and i specially liked "Now it's gone and you racists and facists are pissed
'Cause you never thought anything worse could exist"
But i can imagine that as a song and it would be awesome!!! Very true to life aswell!! The only thing I would change is the last line.
But otherwise I thought that was fantastic!!!!!
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Thats deep. Wow. It really shows a point. You made one. Its ture.
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very rap-esque
nice flow and it would make a great song!
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w000t! my rapper name is YUNG WALRUS!
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i'll be watching the youtube screen for you Alex
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Great job! This feels like it should be a rap, which I love. Fantastic message, and catchy flow. Good luck in the contest!
~Robby~
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funny you should say that, because I'm gonna make it into my very first rap single!
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Nice! Maybe we'll get to hear it someday :-D
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lol and you shall. my rapper name is Yung Walrus!
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Inspiring
A lot of memories came back to me when I was reading this. It also made me think more of what you said: comparing gays to blacks. I never really thought of it like that and I can see that point rather clearly now.
I also love the form you put it in. Lyric poems are always the hardest (at least for me) to write. It's a nice change to see that form of poetry. The greatest of luck to you.
HOTL6107
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thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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This is fantastic!
Honestly...
I really think this is a powerful write,
full of emotion.
Such emotion.
Wow.
Great work, buddy.
This is a touching write.
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thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
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love is love is love.
A strongly penned write, with a lot of emotions. My fiances mother is lesbian, and her girlfriend lives with her. And anyone who has issues with that is just wrong. Can't help who you love!! So love who you want and love without bounds!
ing alone,
Mylee
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