(will try to post it on YouTube as soon as possible, and will be performing it in Juneau this weekend):
1) I know that your body was the wrong one for your soul
You tried to find your way out, but you were not in control
Of that choice
They told you you were wrong, they said that "God would not approve"
They sent you off to men who twisted Gospels to disprove
Your inner voice
CHORUS:
Leelah, I’m so sorry
That this world could not let you be who you were.
Those who should have loved you let you down,
because they couldn’t see you clear.
And now your spirit’s flying through the silence
To a place where all are free.
I wish we could have showed you
You were truly loved and you deserved to be.
2) Eyes so lost in yearning stared from photos you would post
windows to a secret place where you were left to hide, most
Of each day.
With your nimble hands you’d quickly sketch a stranger’s soul
Yet when you tried to draw your truth, tried finally to be whole
They shut you away.
(Chorus)
3) You felt your life could not be yours, that you could not be you
And in the end you thought there was just one thing left to do…
…so you went away…
Now your young life’s over, But I think you’ve taught us well
We must be there for each other, in this small world where we dwell
Each crying day.
(Last Chorus)
Leelah, you have shown us
That we must let everyone be who they are-
All of us in some way let you down
Because we couldn’t see that clear.
There are many many other Leelahs
And someday all may be free
And you will live in all of them,
For you are loved and you deserve to be.
And you will live in all of us,
For you are loved and you deserve to be.
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