Queers In The Closet Lyrics - Romanovsky And Phillips

(By staying closeted we make ourselves invisible; by coming out 

we shatter the popular illusion that the whole world is 

heterosexual. 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 assume 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 heterosexuality 

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 heterosexuality 

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 butts and on our chests 

But the ones who buy his clothing 

Would prefer to never see 

That they're also buying the myth 

Of heterosexuality 

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 heterosexuality 

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