FAWM: "Can’t Make Me Gay :("

Can’t Make Me Gay :(

Liner Notes

#needscollab always, of course. So, quick lunch stairwell recording, had things in my head, thinking about oh you know dumb people thinking if someone is raised by gays they will be gay, cause of course that is how it works. I myself was raised by 2 closeted gays, out of the closet after I was 18, had THESPIANS from CSUF theatre department at the house a lot (so gay!), yet with all these genetics and influence, well,... still not gay. Sucks, cause gay people are the nicest of folk!

Anyway that is the vein this was created in, I hope you enjoy!
Track 1: rhythm and singing
Track 2: stomp and handbone percussion
Track 3: muted strings percussion, bit of whistle, and lead part

Lyrics

(wish I knew! Haven't listened back enough to know and write down what I said!)
(Update 2-12-25: here's as much as I can figure so far!!!!)

Well...

But I don't know
Thought about it lots of times

many people out there they say
Living with them can make you gay
But I don't know
Cause it ain't that way

My parents, they were gay
Both had me genetically
I'm as straight as can be
Black sheep in my family
Oh boy
They don't know what I got here
They don't know what I'm talking bout
They don't know what I got here

....talking bout the gayness around me
CSUF theater department - you know those thespians - ha!
So, got gayness in the family
What the heck you think hurts me ha!
Well, what you think we're talking bout (?)

I'm gonna tell you now my first even away (?)
Oh yea
I'll tell you that the nice people I've met
well, hey, they're gay!
Hey it's true
well what you gonna do?
You know what I'm saying
Hey man I ain't playing

JUst about the pieces on (?)
We don't want to be wrong
Cause, liar's truth man
JUst about what we do

Comments

@matthewsanford 1w

@cathreu shoot away! I may but it was one off thing….though I’ll likely buckle down on listening super hard at some point

@cathreu 1w

Oh sweet! Yeah this reads like a stomping rock tune to me. There's so much attitude, a little spit in their faces for thinking such outlandish things. I definitely will give this a shot. If you come up with a first first you'd prefer, throw it in here!

@matthewsanford 1w

@dudachris
@cathreu
Ok, I took a stab, totally can't get my first paragraph of it and bits here and there, but did post it in here for your reading enjoyment and possibly matching it up with the sounds!

@matthewsanford 2w

@cathreu
Oh! You definitely can take a run at it if you like! :)

@matthewsanford 2w

@cathreu
I….probably will go through and figure them, maybe add as a new vocal track. I need to cause I’m not sure what I said! :)

@cathreu 2w

How I wish I could make out the words. I would love to take a run at this one. Sometimes, oftentimes, someones needs to remind some folks how it works. Thanks for this

@matthewsanford 2w

@dudachris to tell it true, I can’t really here them either! They were top of the head one-off playing in a stairwell on break at work.

I always wondered why I’m not gay. My parents were (and hiding from society at that time), many family members (could it be genetics?) but I’m a black sheep. Still, pride night at Dodgers stadium, watching Queer Eye, parades…all things that make me feel like I’m around family!

I may take a bit to hear and write, then re-record it. I tried to use EQ to bring them out more, alas same range as guitar. C’est la vie

@dudachris 2w

Dude, there's been so many moments where I wished I were gay, but just to support and be supported by the community is enough. Huge fan of the fellow regretfully straight allies 😂

I'm really struggling to hear the lyrics, but if you can pick em put and post a new demo please poke me, I'd love to hear. 🌈