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Accept Me for What I Am Lyrics by Consolidated

Play More Music

1992

We've known each other
Since we were ten years old
Couldn't feel the cold
Growing up in Texas football, going to see the dicks and the big boys
Our identities ran parallel for thirteen years
Then the changes came
I can't explain
Brought confusion, challenge and fear
Many things they taught us worked for you, but not for me
So much pain, unanswered questions
High school is all about sex and violence
I was the antithesis and the target
A reason for kids to be hateful and violent
Because I'm Gay this was hard for you
The other kids put pressure on you to move away from me, ostracize me
I hoped that you wouldn't patronize me
Why can't they accept me just for what I am?
I'm not the elephant man
They act as though this is some choice I made
You say that I'm unnatural
My sex is against your religion
Then how's it a bigger sin than trying to make some woman suck your kiss?
Eighteen years old in a far away city, but I'm not alone
I've got convictions love and life, but you've got to be strong
I wrote you a letter, and I never expected it to be returned
Hatred is something that will never leave
But from ignorance you've got to learn
If we want equality, we've got to open our eyes
Hate is rationalized, it cannot be justified!
STRUGGLE!
STRUGGLE!
"...we're your brothers, we're your sisters, we're your sons, we're your daughters, we're,we're your best friends, we're your neighbors, we're-we're people you've never seen before, we're people you see all the time."
"Um, I'd like to thank Consolidated for promoting queer peace, gays and lesbians, dykes, fags, everything."
"No one can be really happy with themself unless they feel they can be themself."
"Everybody out there, you got to rally around the gay, lesbian, bisexual brotherhood. We really need your help." [Cheers]
"Should we fight for the rights of gays and lesbians? The same way we fight for the rights of people of different races and religions. Is there any difference?"
"If you're going to respect the rights of animals and other human beings, women, you also need to respects the rights of gays and lesbians."
"The evils of hate crimes."
"No more hate crimes.... against gays and lesbians."
"It's gotta stop!"[echo]
"No one can be really happy with themself unless they feel free to be themself."
"No one can be really happy with themself unless he feels free to be himself."
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Consolidated

Consolidated

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"Accept Me for What I Am" appears on "Play More Music" in 1992.

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