Scissor Sisters -: Take Your Mama

He’s spent weeks trying to find the words to tell her he’s gay, but every time he starts, the air leaves his lungs. Today, he’s given up on words. He’s going to use the rhythm.

By the time they reach the city lights, Mary is laughing, her head back, singing along to the falsetto chorus. The song acts as a bridge; the flamboyant, campy energy of the Scissor Sisters is stripping away the tension of the "sleepy town" they left behind. Scissor Sisters - Take Your Mama

Leo grabs her hand and pulls her toward the door. They hop into his beat-up hatchback, and as they hit the main road, he cranks the volume. He starts singing, his voice cracking with a mixture of fear and liberation. He’s telling her, through the lyrics, that he wants to take her to his world—to the "monsters" and the "queens," to the places where people like him don't have to hide. He’s spent weeks trying to find the words