can't won't don't (anxietyattack)

from m e s s y - a quarantine EP by Salem Corwin

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TW: VOLUME JUMPS AT THE END OF SEVERAL VERSES.

being trans, poor, and depressed is rlly fun y'all.

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they say they won't cover my surgery,
but please don't give me your money
this tangled aching in my chest won't stop, but stay away -
you won't like what you see
I don't want to have my memory smudged by this body I'm in,
but why should I win?
maybe I'm meant to drown, thrown in a dry river
with nowhere to swim.

(2X)
I can't
they won't
so don't
help me

what if I'm misgendered at my funeral?
that's a terrible fear of mine
must be so nice to not think about that at night (must be nice)
take your words and tell them that I was a boy
who likes flowers and tea and other soft things

I don't want to talk about this, but my ribcage isn't strong enough
to hold in all the words, and when that happens I sing...

(2X)
maybe I can
but they won't
so maybe don't
help me

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from m e s s y - a quarantine EP, released October 1, 2020
written and performed by Salem Corwin.

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Salem Corwin New York

🎃 He/Him 🎃
I'm a soft 'lil Jewish actor/songwriter from the Hudson Valley of NY.
Learn more about my music, acting, and general queer shenanigans at corwinsb01.wixsite.com/salemcorwin !

profile & cover photo were taken by Hannah Corwin. ... more

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