neurodivergent-shenanigans

Disclaimer: I am transmasc so I will be analyzing it with my own personal experiences and with the lens that Len, in this song, is transmasc

The lyrics

(As of writing the song lyrics aren't publicly available so I will be doing this while having the song on loop lmao. When they lyrics are out maybe I'll rewrite this)

The song itself follows Len being "prosecuted" for "killing" Rin. This is seen through multiple references in the lyrics and mv (as well as being directly stated). Although that's not what the song is about.

As seen by the chorus and other references in other verses ("live a lie or watch your daughter die", "its wrong, its right/god im so alive!"), this killing of Rin is heavily implied to be a metaphor for transitioning.

Many (non supportive) parents of trans kids claim the kid "killed their daughter/son and that's likely what is being referenced in the song. Its best seen by the fact that in multiple parts of the song, Rin's voice bank is used which implies she's (he?) not actually dead.

There's also lines about how Len "knows Rin" better than how others knew her (him? I don't know what to refer to Rin as in this case) and later in the bridge its shown that Rin/Len did think about this choice and this is for the best ("Did you know her?/Did you know her Heavy heart?", "Did you know her?/Did you know the nights spent crying in a voice drown low?")

While there is a negative air of people prosecuting Len for being his true self ("lethal injection, guillotine, electric chair"*, "but what a disgrace we're mourning while the killer freely walks", "jury's out we cry for retribution/voices shout: 'her blood is on your hands!' ", etc), there is still an air that Len is ultimately happy about this change and would choose it over being Rin, as seen by "I'd give it one last try, if I could/Leave it behind for the renegade life" and similar lyrics interspersed throughout the song. Good for him!

*Also this could be a nod to how being trans/gay/etc is illegal in many countries and is a punishable offense by death.

The Music Video / Art

Quick shout out to say that the artist did a great job on the mv and I love every second of it!!!

There are many very telling shots that this is about being trans, but before that let's talk about Len/Rin's outfits.

(This is the only good full body shot I could find lol)

Notably they're wearing practically the same outfit, just Len has an jacket that resembles a orange prison uniform, as well as Len's shackles. This further implies they're the same person but just one of them deserves to be incriminated.

Other shots that implies the same as what was said above. (I'm sure there's many more but I've already spent like half an hour relistening to this song to make sure I was confident in my interpretation of events)

Another thing I wanna point out is how Len is meant to come off as menacing and dangerous in the shots of him as seen in other's eyes, while Rin looks all innocent and (like when people completely ignore any actual feelings/experiences of those who choose to transition*) is "better" as a girl

*not sure how this came off as, basically trying to reference how some people despite always being gnc (gender non conforming) are treated like before they transitioned they were a paragon of masculinity/femininity

Do I even have to say anything for this one. He's transgender your honor and we're all happy for him