Jynx deLygh

Lyrics

Almost forty years in a stranger's skin
A perfect portrait, grinning from within
Learned all the lines, played the part so well
A living tomb, a self-made hell
The handshake firm, the suit and tie
A silent, screaming, internal cry
This was the bargain, this was the price
To smother every flicker of a true device

But the paint is cracking, the frame is set to break
For a truth I can no longer fake

So BURN IT DOWN!
the life they drew in chalk
Let the bigots and the transphobes balk
I lost the house, my wealth, the name on the door
To finally feel something worth living for!
This is the cost, this is the cure!
A shattered past, to be so damn sure

The phone went quiet, the papers signed
The love I had was redefined
From "forever love" to a stranger's glare
Left with the ashes and the empty chair
The partners fled, a poisoned well
"A shame," they said, "you'll burn in hell"
Traded a kingdom for a single key
The one that finally fucking, unlocked the real me

And the wreckage smolders, a cleansing, holy fire
Fueled by a forgotten, fierce desire

So BURN IT DOWN!
the life they drew in chalk
Let the bigots and the transphobes balk
I lost the house, my wealth, the name on the door
To finally feel something worth living for!
This is the cost, this is the cure!
A shattered past, to be so damn sure

And in the quiet, in the afterglow of all the pain
I looked in the mirror and I knew my own name
Not a ghost, not a story, not a plea
Just a woman, who is finally free
And this comfort, this joy, this electric hum
Is a power they can never overcome
I lost it all, but I found good health
All the haters and the losers can fuck themselves!

Now the world outside just sees a threat
A debt they think I haven't paid yet
They hate the power they can't understand
This woman standing, with empty hands...
But these hands are mine, this skin fits right
I face the coming, lonely night
With a power they can never beat...
...A heartbeat, steady, strong, and sweet.