Name: Noah's Dove
Duration: P00H05M08S
Description: Fairly self-explanatory really; I wanted to give said cis straight white men to whom the song is addressed a polite bollocking for being dicks to all those less privileged than they are.

Noah's Dove

from Alien by Roary Skaista

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Fairly self-explanatory really; I wanted to give said cis straight white men to whom the song is addressed a polite bollocking for being dicks to all those less privileged than they are.

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This song is to all of the cis straight white men who think that the world is their own;
I can see why you hold that opinion, for that is what history has shown,
But just because you’ve always been the top dogs, that doesn’t mean you have the right
To discriminate, patronise, taunt and abuse, and I promise I’m up for a fight.

And when the world comes tumbling and crashing down around us,
Sitting in the ruins we’ll be waiting for you to send us,
Sitting in the ruins we’ll be waiting for Noah’s dove.

This world has been shaped by a number of wonderful people with wonderous plans;
The ones that you’ve heard of are most likely male, able-bodied and probably not trans,
But just because you haven’t heard of the rest, that doesn’t mean we don’t exist,
And I feel like it’s time for you to recognise that it’s got to the point that we’re pissed.

And when the world comes tumbling and crashing down around us,
Sitting in the ruins we’ll be waiting for you to send us,
Sitting in the ruins we’ll be waiting for Noah’s dove.

Now let me tell you a few things about sex and gender and LGBT:
Some people are female, some people are male, and others are non-binary,
And this is the gender you feel in your head, but it doesn’t always correlate
With the length of your hair, or the shape of your hips, or the people who you want to date.

And when the world comes tumbling and crashing down around us,
Sitting in the ruins we’ll be waiting for you to send us,
Sitting in the ruins we’ll be waiting for Noah’s dove.

I can tell that you find it embarrassing to know there are those who can’t walk,
Who are deaf, who are blind, or are missing a limb, but that’s no excuse to stop and gawk,
And a disability can be there in your head, but not obvious at first sight,
And autistic brains may work differently, but that doesn’t mean we are not bright.

And people of colour, whether British or not, are just as important as you,
And so are those immigrants that you detest and those who support the EU,
So please put your privilege aside for one minute and accept that we all are the same,
And if you don’t try, but continue to hate, then it’s only yourself who’s to blame.

And when the world comes tumbling and crashing down around us,
Sitting in the ruins we’ll be waiting for you to send us,
Sitting in the ruins we’ll be waiting for Noah’s dove.

I know that this song has one fatal flaw, those who need the lecture are not here,
And there’s no way to force them to listen, but let me make one thing quite clear:
That though I may be preaching to the converted, we all have our own part to play,
And all of us can help by spreading this message, be you white, black, disabled or gay.

And maybe then the world will not come crashing down around us,
And there won’t be a need for –
And maybe then the world will not come crashing down around us,
And there won’t be a need for Noah’s dove.

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from Alien, released August 1, 2019
Written and arranged by Roary Skaista
Recorded and mixed by Nick Siepmann
Guitar and vocals - Roary Skaista
Violin - Joseph Paxton

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Roary Skaista is a queer folk musician based in Oxford, performing traditional folk songs as well as their own material on the themes of love, nature and diversity.

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