Strategies to Live

Songs of Substance ©2021 Sockpuppet https://sockpuppet.band/ Cover artwork by Awkward Starstuff Track 14: Strategies to Live Get the album at https://sockpuppet.band/album/songs-of-substance *ABOUT THIS TRACK* This was written for Circle of Titles in 2016, when I was assigned the title "Strategies to Live," which felt super relevant given the then-recent Presidential election which was at odds with my safety as a trans person. It took me five years to release this album, and I kept on feeling like it was too late to release this topical song, and yet, somehow it manages to remain topical. *LYRICS* You can hide yourself down a deep, dark hole Or hoist yourself on a really tall pole Anything that’ll help you get away You can do heavy drugs to numb the pain, or Ask a surgeon to remove your brain So you can fit right in and start to play Change your face and change your name Hide everything that brings you shame Or go on a preemptive sneak attack Dig deep into the viper’s pit Emb