05-02-2017, 05:55 AM
This One's For the Kid in the Back Row
Ask me anything.
We need to talk about it.
You don't have to phrase it in any particular way,
or worry about saying something non-PC.
Let's be real and talk about everything
to do with the freak.
a natural born freak – not as an insult
but as identity and power.
Freak, to me, is rarity. I see
people describing themselves as freaks
because they want to seem
less human. I use it to feel
more human. I love the bed of nails,
I like putting a nail up my nose,
that fine line between pleasure
and pain. I use my sense of touch,
I use my sense of hearing
to do aerials, hula hoops –
have you ever hooped?
Hold it behind your back with your hands tight,
turning little circles with your stomach.
Front, side, back, side; front, side, back, side.
Give it a bit of momentum;
you’ve got to fling it.
Ask me anything.
We need to talk about it.
You don't have to phrase it in any particular way,
or worry about saying something non-PC.
Let's be real and talk about everything
to do with the freak.
We have a history of the ‘freak’, like,
“you’re a freak, get away from me.”
I've reclaimed the words – I ama natural born freak – not as an insult
but as identity and power.
Freak, to me, is rarity. I see
people describing themselves as freaks
because they want to seem
less human. I use it to feel
more human. I love the bed of nails,
I like putting a nail up my nose,
that fine line between pleasure
and pain. I use my sense of touch,
I use my sense of hearing
to do aerials, hula hoops –
have you ever hooped?
Hold it behind your back with your hands tight,
turning little circles with your stomach.
Front, side, back, side; front, side, back, side.
Give it a bit of momentum;
you’ve got to fling it.
Let’s talk about this idea
of what is beautiful, what is grotesque.
Beauty is absolute awareness of experience.
It's a dangerous idea.
It's a dangerous idea.
People don’t dare ask me about love
and relationships, if I’m really honest.
Nothing is more dangerous
than falling in love.