I'm a Boy
Discovering Identity: Hollywood Vampires' I'm a Boy Unveils a Journey of Self-Expression
Lyrics
One girl was called Jean Marie
Introducing a girl named Jean Marie
Another little girl, Felicity
Introducing another girl named Felicity
Another little girl was Sally Joy
Introducing another girl named Sally Joy
The other was me, and I'm a boy
Revealing the speaker's identity as a boy
My name is Alice, I'm a headcase
Speaker introduces themselves as Alice and describes being a "headcase"
They practice making up on my face
People practice applying makeup on the speaker's face
I feel lucky if I get pants to wear
Expressing gratitude for getting pants to wear
Spend ages taking curlers out of my hair
Describing the effort to remove curlers from the speaker's hair
I'm a boy, I'm a boy
Affirmation of being a boy
But my ma'am won't admit it
Conflict with the speaker's mother who refuses to acknowledge their gender
I'm a boy, I'm a boy if I say I am, I get it
Asserting identity as a boy and the difficulty in being acknowledged
I wanna play baseball on the green
Expressing the desire to play baseball and engage in typical boy activities
Ride my bike across the street
Wishing to ride a bike across the street
Cut myself and see my blood
Expressing a desire for self-harm to see one's own blood
Wanna come home all covered in mud
Expressing a desire to come home covered in mud
My name is Alice, I'm a headcase
Reiteration of the speaker being Alice and a "headcase"
They practice making up on my face
Repetition of people practicing makeup on the speaker's face
I feel lucky if I get pants to wear
Expressing gratitude for getting pants to wear (repeated)
Spend ages taking curlers out of my hair
Describing the effort to remove curlers from the speaker's hair (repeated)
I'm a boy, I'm a boy
Reaffirmation of being a boy
But my ma'am won't admit it
Continued conflict with the speaker's mother regarding gender
I'm a boy, I'm a boy if I say I am, I get it
Reiterating the challenge of being recognized as a boy
I'm a boy, I'm a boy
Reaffirmation of being a boy (repeated)
But my ma'am won't admit it
Continued conflict with the speaker's mother (repeated)
I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy
Repetition emphasizing the speaker's identity as a boy
I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy, I'm a boy
Further emphasis on being a boy through repetition
I'm a boy i'm a boy
Reiteration of being a boy (repeated)
I'm a boy
Final repetition of the speaker's identity as a boy
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