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1980 (bliss)

from History Repeats Itself by Lil Figurative

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this is the one about being trans

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vilified and ostracized on every media forum
that only mentions our labels when it’s convenient for em
they say police are looking for us, and when we say please inform us
they don’t tell us shit, cause they can flush us out like fleas and hornets
some say “just don’t make it your whole personality”
even though some bad faith actors will do exactly that
and some will point to the rates of self-inflincted fatalities
but fail to realize they’re the reason all of us feel so attacked
and the blatant projection from all the other side
it feels like the pedo accusations are what you’re tryna hide
one day they make it so our existence is undermined
then act like we’re these villains, they tryna make all the mothers cry
they’d rather act like we’re a threat to everyone
than actually learn about our feelings and where they’re stemming from
they can’t take time out of their day to educate themselves
because that threatens the system that they’ve been benefiting from
when one of us steps out of line, they’ll mention our name
but when one of us is a victim, they won’t say what’s to blame
they create a stigma
then when the repercussions hit they say it’s an enigma
they disregard all of the resources at their disposal ready to inform
cause acting like we’re evil is clearly easier for em
i wish the ones in power cared about the people they ruled over
more than staying in their office and keeping their seat warm
they keep the masses scared, then proclaim themselves the savior
they rule people through fear by proclaiming us a danger
they keep the masses uninformed to make themselves seem witty
they accuse the other side of that which they are guilty
Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi Propaganda Minister
tell me what they’re doing right now doesn’t sound similar
misinformation, false panic, it fits aptly
plus a transphobe directly cited Mein Kampf at a rally
they talked about 'the big lie'
it’s essentially the concept of a lie so insane, told so intensely
that everyone believes it, because there’s never been a bigger lie
they said that trans people use that strategy to get by
the nazis claimed this big lie was used by Jewish people
they used that as justification to subdue those people
the Nazis used the big lie they accused them of
perfectly paralleled by the ones that are accusing us

to any trans person listening
you already knew everything i mentioned word for word, shit
all the conditioning these motherfuckers force out of hate, fear, ignorance
you’ve already heard it
and it’s not just those who plot, some of that is people
who think they’re on the right side, controlled by those who know they’re not
but once the world realizes that they’re only built on hatred
they’ll have nothing to stand on, their thoughts left naked
i know they won’t win, cause even if they did, love
they’d move on to the next group to effectively get rid of
it goes trans, gay, nonwhite, women
i’m not saying they’ll kill ‘em all, they’ll just legally end them
they take away our rights and voices and move on, next in line
they’re just onto us because they think we’re small time
if they were gone tomorrow, the world would be more at peace
if we were gone tomorrow, do you really think they’d cease?

it’s only getting colder outside

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from History Repeats Itself, released April 23, 2023

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