This song is about talking to your parents about being queer/trans or just talking to your parents in general. The song title is a pun on ‘Erving Goffman’ an influential sociologist and author of ‘The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life’, in which Goffman theorizes that when an individual comes i...
I used my favorite pen to draw outside the lines
Until the lines got blurry, the lines got blurry
I called my mom on the phone today
I told her not to worry, not to worry
I held my breath in a suit and a tie
Because I didn't know I could fight back
I want to put the whole world in drag
But I'm starting to realize it's already like that
Am I making a fool of myself?
Am I making a fool of myself?
Am I making a fool of myself?
I hope so, I sure hope so
It's so difficult to say what you mean
To find the right words and breathe in between
So I've been taking it slow
I found out people aren't that mean
But it, it still feels like they're laughing at me
When they're just saying "hello"
What's your favorite color?
Do you need to borrow my bike?
Do you have a lucky number?
Do you like the movies I like?
Serving Goffman was written by Liv Bruce & Ben Hopkins.
Serving Goffman was produced by Christopher Daly.
PWR BTTM released Serving Goffman on Fri Sep 18 2015.