True Trans Soul Rebel Lyrics
Walking the streets all alone.
Another night to wish you could forget,
Making yourself up as you go along.
Who's gonna take you home?
Does god bless your transsexual heart, True Trans Soul Rebel?
You sleep with a gun beside you in bed.
You follow it through to the obvious end:
Slit your veins wide open,
You bleed it out.
You should've been a wife.
You should've been gone from here years ago,
You should be living a different life.
This song can never ever get old... Seriously, it can't, unless I am unable to find them in my desperate and exhausting search, its only one of two (transgender dysphoria blues being number two) explicitly trans songs from even remotely mainstream that we trans can take some refuge in.
I know not your sorrow, but I know mine...
I know not your sorrow, but I know mine...
Hang in there, be strong (I'm sure you are, but just a reminder) And yes I agree, this is a great song :D
Hang in there, be strong (I'm sure you are, but just a reminder) And yes I agree, this is a great song :D
@ferocioussoc Offers a hug.
@ferocioussoc Offers a hug.
Laura's pain comes through so clearly in this song, and it's making me cry at the office. Oh goodness, this makes me think of some of the most horrible lows in my life and transition, and it's so sad.
Laura Jane is a true trans soul rebel... what Against Me! has created over the course their career is very special, put all their albums together and you have an epic story of turmoil, regret, alienation, redemption... all through outsider perspective... who's more of an outsider than a street punk kid from Florida?... and this record may be the crown jewel of their career. In addition to being another great chapter added to the story, it's a mark in history regarding acceptance of modernized gender identity and expression in modern society. Pinhead Gunpowder had a guitar player years ago who later came out as trans, but unfortunately she died of a genetic disease before making a mark. Laura Jane stands relatively alone in the rock community as a trans person, and... take what I say with a grain of salt, because I'm a cis white male... she's probably a hell of a damn great representative.
Chuck Ragan is often thought of as the East Coast's resident badass punk rocker, but despite all the fish he's caught and houses he's built over the years, nobody approaches the level of badass that Laura Jane has shown the world... not just in recent times in the face of transitioning, but all her life.
My admiration for Laura Jane, and for the rest of this band, is immeasurable.
The catchy upbeat music makes these lyrics particularly empowering... Laura Jane Grace is my fucking hero.
The catchy upbeat music makes these lyrics particularly empowering... Laura Jane Grace is my fucking hero.
I get the true-trans (Laura is transgender) and the rebel (punk rock) but what is the soul ?
It's okay as a song but it really bugs me that she doesn't seem to even bother to try to sing at a higher pitch. If you're a professional musician who take pride in your craft, you should put some effort into it. This just sounds like a man singing. Then again, punk has always disrespected virtuosity.
@amanda1020 so you logged in on songmeanings.com just to be transphobic. idk why you thought it was ok to tell a musician with a 20+years career how she should sound. there is no one way for a woman to sound, even cis women have deep voices, so your comment is totally uncalled for. also wtf does it have to do with virtuosity.
@amanda1020 so you logged in on songmeanings.com just to be transphobic. idk why you thought it was ok to tell a musician with a 20+years career how she should sound. there is no one way for a woman to sound, even cis women have deep voices, so your comment is totally uncalled for. also wtf does it have to do with virtuosity.
@amanda1020 Buddy, I know it's been a year now, but fuck I hope you've grown away from this train of thought. Her singing in a higher tone specifically to pass for your sake is ridiculous. Idk if your trans or nonbinary yourself, given the comment, I hope not -- because if so, that's some internalized transphobia right there; but this just ain't it.
@amanda1020 Buddy, I know it's been a year now, but fuck I hope you've grown away from this train of thought. Her singing in a higher tone specifically to pass for your sake is ridiculous. Idk if your trans or nonbinary yourself, given the comment, I hope not -- because if so, that's some internalized transphobia right there; but this just ain't it.
@amanda1020 I am indeed trans and do have internalised transphobia to a considerable degree. However, that isn't all that's going on. It's also about punk. I've seen a lot of almost deliberate flakiness in political activism and community projects which I believe stems from a lack of respect for virtuosity and skill which basically means the establishment can walk all over alternative society with no effective opposition. This is why I'm so angry with punk as a genre. It's led to an organised establishment being effectively unopposed by anything progressive.
@amanda1020 I am indeed trans and do have internalised transphobia to a considerable degree. However, that isn't all that's going on. It's also about punk. I've seen a lot of almost deliberate flakiness in political activism and community projects which I believe stems from a lack of respect for virtuosity and skill which basically means the establishment can walk all over alternative society with no effective opposition. This is why I'm so angry with punk as a genre. It's led to an organised establishment being effectively unopposed by anything progressive.