Sexual identity, but also just the effort to be "cool." Everyone can point to times in their lives when they were faking it, and maybe a few where they were at the pinnacle of hipness, but it's a relief to not be self-conscious. "Being punk" is maybe the weirdest form of being cool since it's an effort not to make an effort, a very conformist model for non-conformity.
It's also like dnddmdb points out a huge relief to come out of the closet!
So this awesome mumbly song is about finding yourself and looking back on a period where you either had it, or were totally faking it.
Sexual identity, but also just the effort to be "cool." Everyone can point to times in their lives when they were faking it, and maybe a few where they were at the pinnacle of hipness, but it's a relief to not be self-conscious. "Being punk" is maybe the weirdest form of being cool since it's an effort not to make an effort, a very conformist model for non-conformity.
It's also like dnddmdb points out a huge relief to come out of the closet! So this awesome mumbly song is about finding yourself and looking back on a period where you either had it, or were totally faking it.