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headache

by a small bird

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lyrics

Assigned at birth as headache,
One the family’s never gonna live down
Every breath that she takes
Can evacuate a town
An odd one, to be honest,
Though no mortal dares to say
Androgynously immodest,
Idol of the clever,
Born to be a headache

The legacy of Metis
A case for sea-grey eyes of
otherworldly menace
An intentionally bad disguise for
Manliness’s empress
Every stuffy scholar’s bane,
Lavender and henny,
Undisputedly every-
body’s favorite headache

Pallas Athena, the girl nobody can hold down
Armies run for cover from that alto sound

Maybe you’ve never been a rebel,
Got no nerves of steel, no bones of metal,
A gentle kind of heart not made for trouble
And yet the stars scream out your fate:
To live your life in earnest,
Make the orthodoxy nervous,
You're born to be a headache

Like Nike Athena,
Always leave 'em out of breath
Hotter than hell and taller by a head than death
Pallas Athena, the girl nobody can slow down
Armies run for cover from that alto sound

credits

released April 14, 2023
written, performed, and recorded by a small bird
mastered by folie
cover by a small bird and plasmophage

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a small bird Chicago, Illinois

a small bird is the solo project of a queer trans artist based in Chicagoland.

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