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There’s nothing I hate more
Than the detached manly man
So many of y’all try to be

And when I first met you
I thought you’d fit that archetype
But you pleasantly surprised me

You clean-shaven Lone Ranger
Portland weird Virginia sweet

And the more I came to know you
The more I felt at home in our midnight conversations
When you’d smoke your cigarette

You loved a part of me
That I was so scared to see
I never will forget

Three years one ocean later
I finally feel free

So thank you once again
Dear John
Had you pinned down before I met you
But you proved me wrong
Tried to paint you in a corner using black and white
Till I saw you flashing rainbow right before my eyes

You shined your light on me
Opened my eyes to see

That love takes many forms
It’ll wash up on any shore
Never felt one like this before
I love you for loving me like you did.

And when that summer ended
I thought we’d grow apart
And you’d just forget about me

And leave me all alone
To find your face in every mushroom in the park that I’d see

But you kept tabs on me and helped me to realize this girl I’m fucking trying to be

And maybe I felt some type of way
That I was always just too scared to say
Projected loneliness that I felt back then
Stuck in my head playing pretend
Time to let this fantasy end
You’ve done enough by being my friend

Dear John
Had you pinned down before I met you
But you proved me wrong
Tried to paint you in a corner using black and white
Till I saw you flashing rainbow right before my eyes

You shined a light on me
Opened my eyes to see

That love takes many forms
It’ll come knocking on any door
Hope to come knock on yours
To thank you for loving me like you did.
For loving me like you did.
Thank you for loving me like you did.

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from A Boy's Guide To My Galaxy, released May 2, 2019

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Wren Dove Lark Newark, New Jersey

I'm Wren (she/her). I write weird pop music for trans girls to cathartically cry to. If others get something from my music, that's awesome too. :)

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