burn bright is THE gay song and the end is THE trans song. yes i will elaborate

for anyone wondering: i’ll start with burn bright. this is just based of lyrics btw.

“Kissed all the boys in your city lights”
pretty obvious with that one

“'Cause it makes me who I am”
sexuality i’m guessing. proud of who they are

“Not ashamed of what I am”
again, sexuality

“They always told me that
"You never get to heaven"
With a love like yours”
this one is also very obviously about sexuality

the song also repeats variations of “'Cause it makes me who I am” for a lot of it

bonus for burn bright:
“It's like a chemical burn
I'm peeling off your skin, yeah
And when you see your face
Well you'll never be the same again, yeah”
this gives me trans vibes

next: the end

this one has a LOT packed into it for such a short song. it makes me sad how so many people don’t even think about it because it’s an “intro” to the album.

“Wipe off that makeup, what's in is despair
So throw on the black dress, mix in with the lot
You might wake up and notice you're someone you're not”
wow. i just love this part. this is pretty obviously about not being cis. love it

“If you look in the mirror and don't like what you see
You can find out firsthand what it's like to be me”
don’t like what you look like, but it’s more dysphoria (or just feeling uncomfy in your body?) than just disliking what you look like i think. could also have something to -

- do with weight :(

“Here's my resignation, I'll serve it in drag”
fun fact (that a lot of ppl know already but ), gerard sometimes went to school (college) in drag

“When I grow up I want to be nothing at all”
trans vibes

end of thread i think :)