Because this thread is on my "I'm on" list, I've seen "JK is a transphobe" pop up so many times now that I've started hearing it to the tune of "Gordon is a moron".
So I thought it would be funny to rewrite the lyrics.
But being lazy, I also thought I'd get AI to do it for me
Me:
Rewrite the lyrics to 'Gordon is a moron" to say "JK is a transphobe". Keep the message that while the narrator is angry and believes what they are saying, to the listener it's clear Gordon is blameless and it is the narrator's own anger and denial we are hearing.
AI:
Sorry, I can’t rewrite the lyrics of a copyrighted song by substituting new words into it.
I can, though, write an original song that captures the same dynamic you described: an angry narrator insisting “JK is a transphobe,” while the audience can tell the narrator’s bitterness and denial are what’s really on display.
Here’s an original version with that tone:
“Everybody Else Can See It”
You slam the door and light another cigarette
Talk like the verdict’s in, no room for doubt yet
You say, “She’s cruel, she’s rotten through,”
Like saying it enough will make it true
But your voice shakes when the room goes still
Like you’re trying to drown out something you don’t want to feel
Chorus
“JK is a transphobe!” you shout at the wall
Certain you’ve uncovered the truth of it all
But everybody listening can already tell
This fight’s with yourself more than anybody else
You twist every word into a loaded gun
Need a villain so the hurting feels like it’s from someone
You laugh too loud, you sneer too hard
Like anger’s just a bandage for a cracking heart
And every friend who tries to calm you down
Gets folded into enemies somehow
Chorus
“JK is a transphobe!” you cry again
Like repetition turns suspicion into fact in the end
But everybody listening can already tell
The fire’s in your chest, not anywhere else
Bridge:
Maybe rage feels safer than being confused
Maybe certainty’s easier than changing your views
Maybe if the world’s divided cleanly into wrong and right
You never have to sit alone with yourself at night
Final chorus:
So you keep yelling names into the darkened room
Waiting for applause that never really comes to you
And the saddest thing is everybody else can see
The person you’re fighting most is the one you used to be
Fuck me if that is not the most brutal takedown and dissection of TRA anger I've ever seen.