Life in Drag

[Verse 1]
I tried to keep a steady hand
Tumble blocks, start again
I held your side when you let go
And you came back well-rehearsed in holding your own
A broken seal, a past self known
Retrieve my heart from Alamo
I need it here to touch your skin
Reconfigure, deconstruct, and begin

[Verse 2]
The centers shrunk between your eyes
Sharper corners, broader sides
And I felt weak in woman's wear
Genderfucked, dilated, stuck holding a stare
You taught me how to guard my self
To keep my heart unscathed in health
I think you got carried away
Reached out your hand... it carried you away

[Chorus]
Well, it's life in drag
Well, it's life in drag
You wore an armor that covered your face
It's life in drag
I wore hands high to show truce and embracing
It's life in drag

[Verse 3]
Who taught you how to hate your self?
Who forced you to confide in spell?
Mistook 'pathetic' for empathy
Cast a stone at the foe, and the stone hit me

[Bridge]
I held your hand in ritual
To show disarming
While you were a weapon inside your self
Inside your body, oh
I can't pretend
I can't conceal my apprehension
When pressed against the callous of your palm
I reconciled, because you couldn't feel me there

[Outro]
And you wore binary like a badge of fucking honor
While I struggled dealing with the loss of yet another
Life in drag