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My Once Hero

from Gender by Nox Nave

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This is a personal song dedicated to my late uncle who died of AIDS in October 1996. These were thoughts I had at the time, the words from a young boy who didn't understand gay life just yet. With the rise of monkey pox, it has given bigoted people an excuse to "justify" their bigotry by treating it like a gay disease, much like GRID in the 1980s and earlier.

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You were cool in your own way
But there are things that I have to say
Why did you go away
I lost you I wish you had stayed
You taught me what you thought I should know
Well guess what I still feel so low
You were the best to me
But I don’t like what I turned out to be

You were my hero
I looked up only to you
But you left me all alone
Not knowing what path to choose

I’ve done a great deal of wrong
My life shouldn’t last so long
Would I have changed if you were here
Or would I stay the same without you near
I’ve always been so blind
I can’t figure out what I need to find
I know it’s up to me to be strong
I just cannot forget what I did so wrong

I grew up knowing you well
Why didn’t it ring a bell
I thought that the things you did
Were meant for me
But you had the AIDS disease
Now you’re gone away
Gone away

You left me all alone

You were my hero
My once hero

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from Gender, released November 11, 2022

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Nox Nave

I am an artist who creates various styles of dark music: synthpop, electronica, alternative, and avant-garde. I write songs in multiple languages, but mostly English.

All lyrics, vocals, production, and artwork are done by me, unless stated otherwise.

I also write in various genres of fiction under multiple pen names.
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