A few years ago I met a stranger on a park bench
Somehow I found myself opening up to him
Revealing recent changes in my life that had altered its course
And he said, "Change is good. Go with it."
I realized that I had never heard that sentiment expressed before
Transphobia, biphobia, homophobia
These words hold a weight of threat
And it occurred to me that the threats they bare
The fеars they describe
Arе rooted in a fear of change
A fear of the unknown
Of a future that is not yet familiar
One in which there is a change of traditions, definitions
And distributions of power
So gender, too, was on my mind while creating this album
As I came to find myself writing about love and connection
But not wanting to place relationships in a gendered context
This collection of songs is not celebrating a fear of change
Rather, it's the opposite
It's about who we are capable of becoming
If we recognize these fears in ourselves
And rise above them