Cross-Dressing in a Freudian Slip

Art is timeless, priceless
Art's a freshly pressed record
Pressed against a stylus
Stylists, designers, from pages of magazines
To the Met Gala, voguing down the runways
Of the New York Ballroom Scene

I read Brautigan, then I painted!
On top of hatred, buried rage!
I read Brautigan, then I painted
Painted, painted, page for page!

I read Brautigan, then I painted!
On top of hatred, buried rage!
I read Brautigan, then I painted
Painted, painted, page for page!

The art of protest is essential, change is fundamental
Art is Basquiat, Boal, art is Amy Sherald
Indya Moore, Maya Angelou, Warhol
Influential, and at the heart of every protest
You'll find art is instrumental

Art is gentle, on our side
Art marched alongside women in their march for women's lives
Art's the creation, the celebration, embodiment of pride
Art is drag, art drapes homophobes in a rainbow flag
And demands you have your rights

I read Brautigan, then I painted!
On top of hatred, buried rage!
I read Brautigan, then I painted
Painted, painted, page for page!

I read Brautigan, then I painted!
On top of hatred, buried rage!
I read Brautigan, then I painted
Painted, painted, page for page!

Art's an accurate statement in the time that it's made
Art reaches every segment of the people
It's the forefront of change
Art shaped my childhood, it's my livelihood
It cannot be replaced!

Art elasticates the mind, art is an escape
Art is education, art's a peaceful demonstration
Art is inclusive, open to interpretation
Art is rehabilitation, a means of communication
Art is for the people, art has zero limitations

I read Brautigan and I painted! (Page for page!)
I read Brautigan and I painted! (Page for page!)
I read Brautigan and I painted! (Page for page!)
I read Brautigan and I painted! (Page for page!)
I read Brautigan and I painted! (Page for page!)
I read Brautigan and I painted! (Page for page!)
I read Brautigan and I painted, painted, painted, page for page