Animal Style Lyrics - Love & Rockets 1: The Transformation - Murs

Fresh outta high school 

Glad cus he hated it 

Everybody in the senior class would call him gay but it 

It never bothered him 

His name Jonathon 

Best friend Julie she was cool she went to Prom with him 

The principle said prom was no place for a queer couple 

If he showed up with a boy then there'd be real trouble 

Empty threats 

But what really got to him is that his boyfriend didn't wanna go to prom with him 

Boyfriend Roderick kept his secret closeted 

Scared to come out into this world of zero tolerance 

Kinda popular 

Played a lot of politics 

Jonathon was book smart 

Just received a scholarship 

Off to college 

Wanted Roderick to follow him 

He see him in the halls but Rod would never acknowledge him 

Away from school though he was so affectionate 

Jon had a good thing, no use in upsetting it 

Besides at college everything would be different 

Everyone is educated no one would be trippin 

He had it all figured out plus his parents were excited just to get him out the house 

So they bought him a ticket 

Even bought one for Roderick 

Said to leave the end of summer they would pay for all of it 

So excited on his way to work at In-N-Out 

End of the shift he drove straight up to Roderick's house 

He hopped out 

Saw him with his crew 

He walked right up 

He was ready to share the news 

It had been a few days 

He forgot how much he missed him 

So exited that he moved in and kissed him 

Roderick dissed him 

Threw him to the floor 

Said, "You faggot what you have to go and do that for? " 

Looked at his homies, "Ya'll know I'm not gay" 

They just shook their heads 

Turned and walked away 

("Fuck. Fucks wrong with you? ") 

Now he's screaming at Jonathon 

"What the hell is wrong with him? " 

"Ok it's over then let's be honest then. 

They never knew the real you they're not your real friends." 

He drove away and vowed to never speak to him again 

It had been a few weeks 

Before Jon left to college 

He thought that they should speak 

Scared to do it for fear of rejection 

But either way he knew the world would never accept them 

(Dear America, When you tell gay Americans that they cannot serve their country openly or marry the person that they love, you're telling that to kids too) 

Roderick was seventeen 

In n out of jail since ten 

Never knew his father 

Or spent time with any other men 

He started runnin in them circles with the hustlers 

Gang bangin' dope slingin' 

Had some loyal customers 

Locked him up at a very young age 

Found religion and it ended all his criminal ways 

He also found his first boyfriend when he was locked up 

Came home conflicted 

So he really didn't talk much 

The beginnings of a double life 

The chaplain back in juvie used to tell him that it wasn't right 

His bond with God was so strong it was until he met Jon 

And it felt so perfect 

But suffering eternal damnation, 

Was it worth it? 

He still had to see him it had been two years 

He knew that he could never leave him 

So he lived in fear of God's wrath 

The preacher said God loves us all except fags 

That made him so mad he started packing his bags 

Said he's run away with Jon until it went bad 

("Like, did you know, did you hear about him? I mean like, Jonathon, he's my friend, he's my gay best friend, of course, but like, Roderick? I fucking kissed him. He tried to fuck me! What the fuck? I hope I don't have anything. Should I go get tested? What a fucking faggot. I fucking hate that piece of shit faggot. What a fucking bitch. Fucking cunt. I fucking hate him.") 

The big incident 

Jon slipped in front of his friends and started kissing him 

Now everything was different 

He shut him out 

Never thought about forgiving him 

Until he got that text 

Jon wanted to meet up the day after next 

They met at In-N-Out 

On his dinner break but he was so mad he couldn't look him in the face 

Soon as he spoke they both started crying 

Said he missed him so much it felt like he was dying 

Jon said, "I can't describe how much I missed you" 

That's when Roderick pulled his pistol 

Shot him right between the eyes 

Then turned it on himself cus he refused to live a lie 

Suicide was against his beliefs but he knew it was the only way they'd ever find peace 

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