Bringing This Up Lyrics

I have a memory

Of being thirteen

And the boys didn't like me

Or the ones I liked couldn't see me

Or they could see but they didn't like me

Cuz they were gay

I have a memory

Of wondering

Why the guys that I felt such kinship with

Couldn't see me as someone to make out with even though

I'd be into it

And you

Are bringing this up in me

I know my memories

Are in the past

I don't want to assume

That this also applies to you

There could be some other reason you don't

See me

There could be someone else,

You could be going through a crisis of mental health,

Or any other number of things,

But there's one that historically rings

True for me

And you

Are bringing this up in me

So if you're gay

It's okay and I can confidently say I am

Also persuaded in a gay way

And that doesn't need to keep us

Gender is a construct of our

Society

At the risk of

Sounding like a homophobe

I just want to make sure you are sure

You've deconstructed your perception of gender

And even after that,

It remains an undeniable fact

That you don't like me

And you

Are bringing this up in me