THEY / THEM
Verse 1
Whispers in the hallway, shadows in the crowd
“Are they a girl or a boy?” spoken out loud
Pointed fingers cutting deeper than a blade
Called it confusion, but it’s how they were made
He’s different… she’s a he… behind closed doors they cry
Prayers to the heavens, asking God “why?”
Pre-Chorus
Every label they gave me, every scar that it left
Still I rise with my truth, though my soul’s been bereft
Chorus (soulful, heavy beat, layered harmonies)
They / Them… I’m more than what you see
They / Them… God’s image lives in me
Love is love, a rainbow in the storm
Don’t need your judgment to know I’m reborn
They / Them… don’t try to cage my soul
They / Them… I am already whole
Verse 2
Congress took my story, turned it into a fight
Argued over my body like they owned my rights
Said I was broken, said I was strange
Tried to legislate my heart, tried to force me to change
But shame is a prison, abuse is the chain
Still I sing for the others who feel the same pain
Pre-Chorus
You can try to erase me, you can try to condemn
But my truth is eternal, I am more than they or them
Chorus
They / Them… I’m more than what you see
They / Them… God’s image lives in me
Love is love, a rainbow in the storm
Don’t need your judgment to know I’m reborn
They / Them… don’t try to cage my soul
They / Them… I am already whole
Bridge (spoken / soft melodic)
You call me weird… you call me wrong
But God’s been with me all along
In every color, in every skin
In every woman, in every man within
The rainbow shines, His promise is true
If God loves me… who are you?
Breakdown (haunting, echoing “they / them”)
They said I’m dangerous… they said I’m lost
But I bear this cross, I bear this cross
They said I’m broken… they said I’m sin
But love is the power, the light within
Final Chorus (lifted, soulful)
They / Them… I’m more than what you see
They / Them… God’s image lives in me
Love is love, a rainbow in the storm
Don’t need your judgment to know I’m reborn
They / Them… don’t try to cage my soul
They / Them… I am already whole
Outro (gentle, fading ad-libs)
They… them…
Still loved by Him…
They… them…
God lives in them…
