Alien Party

I won’t be a father, never a mother

Nobody’s sister, nobody’s brother

The only box that I check is “other”

I think I must be from another planet

And on my birthday my ship crash landed

And every moment since I’ve had to discover

How this species works

Here on earth

And why everybody’s gotta be a him or her

But I’m just not

And that’s a lot

For humans who were born saying ma’am and sir

It’s hard to keep my green eyes starry

Living here feels like an alien party

Middle of summer, we’re at the lake

A little self-conscious in different ways

‘Cause you’ve got stretch marks and I’m treated like the plague

Beach full of strangers who don’t understand

Whispering why can’t you just be a man?

You’re wearing boxers and a snapback anyway

Don’t know

How this species works

Here on earth

And why everybody’s gotta be a him or her

But I’m just not

And that’s a lot

For humans who were born saying ma’am and sir

It’s hard to keep my green eyes starry

Living here feels like an alien party

Where are all the aliens like me?

Where are all the

Missing spaceships crashed into the sea?

Where are all the

Where are all the others wondering

How this species works

Here on earth

And why everybody’s gotta be a him or her

But we’re just not

And that’s a lot

For humans who were born saying ma’am and sir

It’s hard to keep my green eyes starry

Living here feels like an alien party