Born A Girl by Manic Street Preachers

Born A Girl by Manic Street Preachers

 

Do I look good for you tonight
Will you accuse me as I hide
Behind these layers of disguise
In the mirrors of my own happiness

I've loved the freedom of being inside
Need a new start and a different time
Something grows in the space between me
And it's twisting and changing this fragile body

And I wish I had been born a girl instead of what I am
Yes I wish I had been born a girl and not this mess of a man
And not this mess of a man
And not this mess of a man

The censorship of my skin
Is screaming inside and from within
There's no room in this world for a girl like me
And place around there where I fit in

And I wish I had been born a girl instead of what I am
Yes I wish I had been born a girl and not this mess of a man
And not this mess of a man
And not this mess of a man
And not this mess of a man
And not this mess of a man

 

 

 Hello!  Its been a while since my last blog.  This week, I wanted to try something new.  I feel that music is a passageway into thinking so I thought that a song would be suitable to talk about this week.  I personally have never heard of this song or group until I had looked it up so I thought I would give it a listen.  However, I could not properly take in what the song was saying by just listening to it so here are the lyrics.  This song, in short, talks about how the composer does not feel comfortable in their own male skin and if only he was born a girl, he/she would not have to hide who she really is.  However, he also says, "there is no room in this world for a girl like me".  I thought that this was implying that no one would accept him if he was who he felt he was, which was a girl.  Since she is different, she felt like, no matter who she was she would never fit in.  If only she was born a girl. She wishes she could live in a world where gender or appearance does not define people.  If he was born a girl he would not have to try to look good for others (first line) or hide
Behind these layers of disguise.  It is sad to think that this actually happens to real people and not just in a song.  When I first listened to it, it did not occur to me what it was actually saying until I sat down and read the lyrics.  This song helped to open my eyes to reality to see how easy it is to take advantage of simple things like knowing who you are.  I hope that one day, this song would be just a memory instead of reality where we could look back and think, "we do not have to worry about that anymore".