Pride Month Music 10-THEY! by corook

Happy Pride Month! 🌈🏳️‍🌈

As we approach the end of Pride Month, I’m creating lettering pieces celebrating music related to LGBTQIA+ community. My goal is to expose people to good music and artists while also help bringing the community filled with diversity together, since music is like a universal language that can touch anyone’s heart.

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In my opinion, They! by corook is the perfect song for anyone wanting to come out and tell everyone they prefer the pronouns They/Them. I truly love this line: “I’m just a little more me in the middle.” To me, this lyric beautifully captures the essence of being non-binary and non-conforming, expressing how identities can exist across a spectrum rather than within rigid categories. And this shade of spectrum is what makes us different yet so unique.

What makes this song special is how it can be a good introduction for the concept of being non-binary to those who may find it difficult to understand. No matter how challenging it is for you, you should never disrespect someone’s request (such as using They/Them pronouns in this case) or their existence, just because it feels confusing to understand. Even if you still don’t fully grasp it, that’s okay as long as you remain open-minded and willing to see the world as a spectrum instead of a box.

However, what I love most about “They!” is its emphasis on patience—both for ourselves as we navigate our identities, and for others as they learn to understand and support us. Mistakes and frustrations are natural, but what matters is the intention to do better and to keep growing.

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For the lettering in my design, I aimed for a sticker style, though in hindsight, a “Name Tag” design with “My Pronoun is They/Them” could have worked better. I added a touch of graffiti style to the lettering, and since I chose a sticker theme, I made the background resemble a wall board with paper and a sticker to tie everything together.

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THEY! by corook

Ahem, ah-ah-ahem
This is a public service announcement
Anyone dressed in androgynous outfits
This is a sweet and friendly reminder
That you are safe here, show off your binder (whoa!)
(La-la-la-la-la)

The outside world gets a little bit crazy
Trying to figure out, "Are you a man or a lady?"
Not rocket surgery, it's very simple
I'm just a little more me in the middle

And when they put me in the hot, hot, hot seat
And everybody wants to bo-o-ox me
If I'm feeling accepted and comfy and safe
I'll say

"It's been a while, nice to see ya
There's something I've been meaning to say
No, I'm okay
You know how I'm gay?
Well, now I go by 'They'
It's no big deal, I'm more me now (me now)
I understand if you make mistakes
It's all okay
I'm still the same
But now I go by 'They'"

And it feels like (ah)
Prefect, perfect, perfect

So you grew up Christian (ay)
In a rigid system (ay)
So it's hard to listen (ay)
When that little voice says, "Something's missing"
But no one's rushing you (rushing)
We're just loving you (loving you)
When you're ready to (ready)
We'll be here with open ears when you say

"It's been a while, nice to see ya (see ya)
There's something I've been meaning to say
No, I'm okay
You know how I'm gay?
Well, now I go by 'They'
It's no big deal, I'm more me now (me now)
I understand if you make mistakes
It's all okay
I'm still the same
But now I go by 'They'"

Po-Po-Po-Pokémon shirt, but you know that it's a crop-top
(They-them energy! They-them energy!)
I wish I had a beard and a bright green mohawk
(They-them energy! They-them energy!)
A tote bag filled with erotica poetry
(They-them energy! They-them energy!)
I wanna feel seen, but I hope no one will notice me
(They-them energy! They-them energy! They!)

It's been a while, nice to see ya (see ya)
There's something I've been meaning to say
No, I'm okay
You know how I'm gay?
Well, now I go by 'They'
It's no big deal, I'm more me now (more me)
I understand if you make mistakes
It's all okay
I'm still the same
But now I go by 'They'

And it feels like
Prefect, perfect, perfect

But now I go by 'They'