(By staying closeted we make ourselves invisible; by coming out
we shatter the popular illusion that the whole world is
heteros**ual. Gay men and women with high visibility can have a
tremendous impact by coming out, especially on the next
generation. We owe it to those who have brought our movement
this far to finish the job. We cannot a**ume someone else will
do it for us.)
There's a woman that we all know and love
She's made us laugh for years
We've watched as her talents unfolded
And blossomed into a career
But every time you see her
With her lover on TV
They call themselves "partners"
To keep up the myth
Of heteros**uality
There's a former host of a talk show
As gay as the day is long
But he always sang the wrong pronoun
When he opened with a song
Well it's true, he might lose a few fans
But he'd gain one more in me
If he just wouldn't try to live the myth
Of heteros**uality
Queers in the closet
In positions of power
Doing a dance on thin ice
Deals with the devil to be heroes for an hour
How long must we pay the price?
(It's time to think twice)
There's a famous fashion designer
Respected from east to west
We wear his name on our underwear
On our bu*ts and on our chests
But the ones who buy his clothing
Would prefer to never see
That they're also buying the myth
Of heteros**uality
There's a singer who's risen to stardom
She got famous overnight
They say that she signed a contract
To keep her lesbian lips sealed tight
When she feels that she's established
Will she come out for all to see
Or will she perpetuate the myth
Of heteros**uality
Think twice about taking a free ride to freedom
While many are making demands
And we should think twice
About protecting the people
Who think that there's safety in silence
And won't take a stand