On the surreal and tongue-in-cheek single “Virile,” Moses Sumney ironizes about the stereotypical definition of masculinity, as part of the wider concept of the album the track belongs to, græ, which explores the various types of grey areas and binaries present in everyday life.
[Intro]
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah...
[Verse 1]
On the long hike through
Blue Ridge Mountains
I can feel the earth
Overtake my skin
And I realize none
Of this matters
'Cause I will return
To dust and matter
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Cheers to the patriarchs
And the marble arch
Playin' the part
The gatekeeper's march
[Chorus]
Desperate for passing grades
The virility fades
You've got the wrong guy
You wanna slip right in
Amp up the masculine
You've got the wrong idea, son
Dear son
We pick our own prisons
[Verse 2]
To stake dominion over all that one surveys
Is the virile, viral way
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Here's to the boys
And the noise
Playin' the part
The gatekeeper's march
[Chorus]
Desperate for passing grades
The virility fades
You've got the wrong guy
You wanna fit right in
Amp up the masculine
You've got the wrong "I"
Too much is not enough
Too much is not enough
You've got the wrong idea, son
Dear, son
You pick your own prison
[Bridge]
You want dominion to make minions of the stars
Made up of what you are
Are, are, are, are, are
You are, are, are, are, are
[Chorus]
Desperate for passing grades
The virility fades
You've got the wrong guy
You wanna fit right in
Amp up the masculine
You've got the wrong idea, son
Virile was written by YVETTE (NY) & Moses Sumney.
Virile was produced by Moses Sumney.
Moses Sumney released Virile on Thu Nov 14 2019.