Romanovsky And Phillips - Queers In The Closet lyrics

(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