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Exterior Dangers

by Cadence Quick

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1.
Tidy Up! 02:48
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This there That here Put your toys away my dear That there This here Tidy up the room 'cause we're Showing the furnishings to some company Knowing that we'll be judged by somebody he looks around at the corners and the carpet sees that we've shoved it all in the closet Tidy up (x16) I tried to hide you my true self and it shows Despite my best effort I think that he knows Well I put away the pretty things I like but he saw right through that and called me a- Tidy up (x16) Tidy up Tidy up-up-up (x2) This there That here Put your toys away my dear That there This here Tidy up the room 'cause we're Showing the furnishings to some company Knowing that we'll be judged by somebody he looks around at the corners and the carpet sees that we've shoved it all in the closet Tidy up (x16) Tidy up Tidy up-up-up (x2)
2.
Perfect Me 02:34
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Coy self; boy pelt Straight from the bible belt Straight from the onset Least that's what they all said I've got a good relationship with my dad So anyone who doesn't, it's a lot more sad I've got a good relationship with my mom She's gay enough and brave enough to drop the fucking d bomb Reclamation don't appeal to me I've never been one to vent freely Sometimes I feel like All of my peers might See me as my perfect me Speed bump; speed bump I don't wanna trauma dump I don't wanna bring back Playback all that I've got a bad relationship with my past I'd tell you with a smile and a laugh if you asked I've got a bad relationship with myself Took me till adulthood to fix my mental health Medication don't appeal to me I've never been one for therapy Sometimes I feel like All of my peers might See me as my perfect me On occasion it appeals to me To talk about my problems openly Sometimes I feel like All of my peers might See me as my perfect me Got my shit figured out Not a moment of doubt Confidence comes naturally My fashion sense is passing me Dysphoria is foreign, yeah Anxiety behind of me Depression out the question Sure I've given that impression I'm neurotypical Far from miserable Perfect little version of me
3.
Bi Disaster 02:49
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There’s no way to say this without it sounding like desperation I want someone who wants me Imagination runs wild Could I be with another Another like me Could I see, see the colors The colors of “we” Us together I’m a mess so hereinafter I’ll confess I’m a bi disaster By the way I like your outfit I’m not gay or straight so now it Seems like I am into you I’m not unless you are too How do I convey this? without it sounding like bad flirtation I think you look lovely Imagination runs wild Could I be with another Another like me Could I see, see the colors The colors of “we” Us together I’m a mess so hereinafter I’ll confess I’m a bi disaster By the way I like your outfit I’m not gay or straight so now it Seems like I am into you I’m not unless you are too Could I be with another Another like me Could I see, see the colors The colors of “we” Us together Please if only If he or she or they liked me Can’t you see? I’m lonely
4.
Exterior Dangers 03:37
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Who needs voice therapy when you’ve got auto-tune? Me, I do I sound like a man now Guard down, I’m out Dodging all the wrong shouts Come with me on my walk as an extra pair to look around I will never really be safe The exterior dangers are no match to your faith I will hide away from your aid The exterior dangers manifest their own way Who needs skin coverage when it’s comfy and it’s cool? Me, I do I look like a man now Guard down, I’m out Dodging all the wrong shouts Come with me on my walk as an extra pair to look around I will never really be safe The exterior dangers are no match to your faith I will hide away from your aid The exterior dangers manifest their own way And I always feel like a trillion eyes are looking over here Scanning every curve and angle to see if I’m queer Of course I am a god damn man if you look at where I began But now we’ve got to understand the problem with that, don’t we then?
5.
Curveball 03:20
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Looking ahead at my life got it planned out Every little detail on a schedule, no doubt Ten years down got a wife that I banged out Seven kids and counting and successful, sold out But there’s a curveball and now I am infertile and I might want a husband instead Another curveball my hobby’s not a cure all my future it was all in my head Open a wormhole Yeah we’re all ignorant of what’s in store for us Yeah we can swerve off be worse off different from plans we tried to trust Looking behind at my life, naivety Can’t believe I thought I was a top when I was a teen Ten years back lacking spontaneity Things they went my way but my way wasn’t by me But there’s a curveball a cur-cur-cur-cur-curveball and I might want another instead Another curveball a cur-cur-cur-cur-curveball my future it was all in my head Open a wormhole Yeah we’re all ignorant of what’s in store for us Yeah we can swerve off be worse off different from plans we tried to trust "Foul ball!" Toxic masculinity Heteronormativity Brainwashed by society and the voice inside of me (x4)
6.
Distant 04:07
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I’m distant to those who are close to me I’m far away from everyone, everyone who sees There is not a single person who’d call me their best friend So is it bad that I can think of more than on one hand? People like me, I can see the Names in my yearbook People strike me, wanna be the One to which you’ll look There is not a single person who’d call me their best friend So is it bad that I can think of more than on one hand? Ooh, and it seems like you and me We're one in the same So let's stay near after you tell me your name I’m distant to those who are close to me I’m far away from everyone, everyone who sees me

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released February 10, 2023

album art by ploosh.carrd.co

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