Todd Kowalski: This song was inspired by Caster Semenya from South Africa, a runner who did so well in the world’s in 2009 they put her through this humiliating gender verification because they thought she had an unfair advantage because she was "too manly." It really ruined her and her spirit. There was also a South African soccer player named Eudy Simelane and she was murdered for being a lesbian. So the idea of the song is to be yourself in a dangerous world and supporting other people who are also trying to be themselves.
It’s also about this idea that people in the world are such cowards and they bite on days that they’re feeling bad about themselves. So people are insecure about someone doing something they’re afraid to do or afraid to think of, so they start to point at other people and make them out to be a misfit or freak of nature because they’re afraid of falling behind in the world.
Todd Kowalski: This song was inspired by Caster Semenya from South Africa, a runner who did so well in the world’s in 2009 they put her through this humiliating gender verification because they thought she had an unfair advantage because she was "too manly." It really ruined her and her spirit. There was also a South African soccer player named Eudy Simelane and she was murdered for being a lesbian. So the idea of the song is to be yourself in a dangerous world and supporting other people who are also trying to be themselves.
It’s also about this idea that people in the world are such cowards and they bite on days that they’re feeling bad about themselves. So people are insecure about someone doing something they’re afraid to do or afraid to think of, so they start to point at other people and make them out to be a misfit or freak of nature because they’re afraid of falling behind in the world.
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