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You begin life as a manifestation of your parents hopes and dreams.
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They teach you the ways of life — how they walk and talk.
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But sometimes you're not like the other marionettes. You see blue fairies.
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You're blessed by the magic that fairies have embraced since the dawn of mankind.
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You want to dance to the beat of your own drum.
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But stick to the moves your parents taught you.
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Out in the real world — you're taught what it's like to be a "man."
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You're just skipping through life.
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But bullies will never just let you live.
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You embrace the bullies' mentality and keep what you know to be true about yourself buried deep so you'll fit in.
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The world's idea of "masculinity" is plastered everywhere.
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You feel like you're in a spotlight, people are always watching you.
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As uncomfortable as it may be.
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Because you just want to fit in.
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But you feel like you're in a cage. That's what the closet is, a cage.
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You want to embrace the magic within you.
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Because the closet turns you into something awful when you lie.
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You may slowly flirt with coming out.
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But you might be shamed into still hiding who you are.
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So other boys don't treat you differently.
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But you find that anyone who wants you to behave a certain way to be a "man" is dangerous.
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And that society's idea of "masculinity" can be toxic.
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Dangerous to your health, even.
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And you'll hate what you've become.
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So you decide to face coming out of the closet — and you brave the great wide open, jumping into unknown territory.
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You may be terrified of rejection.
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But hopefully your parents love and embrace you just the way you are.
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That's the only way to become who you truly are — a real person.
