Specifically every version of the song "The Sword of Damocles" which is, in my humble opinion, one of the most underrated songs from the movie/musical.
Maybe I'm just not deep enough in the RHPS fandom, but everyone knows Time Warp and Sweet Transvestite. But I rarely see praise for SoD. And that is a pretty big downer if you ask me.
Like, Rocky is given life an immediately goes "Oh, this is going to SUCK.". He's been given life by someone who wants to use him, he's been resurrected using half of some biker dude's brain. He wakes up with a feeling of dread, and the only thing he learns is that sexuality is the one way he can stifle those feelings. He's given no genuine love or room to grow. Everyone sees him as little more than an object or a creature. In "Rose Tint My World" he even points out that he's only seven hours old. He lives for seven hours total, and in that time his life starts with a feeling of dread and ends in terror.
And I think SoD is a great window into his thoughts when he first comes-too. He feels like something terrible is hanging right over him, that he can never be comfortable or else something horrible will happen. The dread of knowing he's not safe, and probably never will be. He's literally a minute old and already he's wrestling with feelings of depression and hopelessness. He knows he's trapped, with no real identity.
Someone smarter than me can probably type up an essay on how Rocky can relate to the trans experience, tbh. Like, I could see him being an allegory for a trans or maybe neurodiverse experience. Something something being brought into a world that refuses to accommodate or understand you. Being seen as less than human. Your behavior being controlled by other's expectations. A lack of autonomy. Being sexualized against one's will, and then punished for expressing sexuality.
I just really like RHPS ok?
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