Themself

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she's afraid to come out, and she can't wait to leave
and he longs for the day when he can wear his heart there on his sleeve
they don't know which box to choose form the two on the machine
and there's no one that looks like him projected on the screen

let him be, let her be, let them be
let her be, let him be, let them be themself

he calls out the hate when he sees it
their friends get mad - can't you just get along?
she's out of the group left alone again
can't believe she's got no friends
knocked down for standing strong

he gets stares and no one cares, she's different
she's not the same, they won't use his name
the butt of a joke, not so innocent pokes, disappointed by his folks
she's depressed, and they just want to scream

let him be, let her be, let them be
let her be, let him be, let them be themself

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from Themself, released October 15, 2021
written and produced by Jeff Danos / Testube (BMI)
bass guitar by Corbin Danos

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Testube Eureka Springs

Testube was formed by Jeff Danos in 1994. Approaching each new musical release as an experiment in sound, Jeff fuses atypical idm, industrial, glitch, and ambient textures into complex cohesive compositions...which is a fancy way of saying that he has a knack for making strange and experimental music somehow more palatable. ... more

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