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AutobiographyReality is a concept dependent … © Glenda Dilley/Cea Hearth, March, 1978
When I became seriously involved in gay rights work in 1977, I used my other name, my real name, whatever, and I learned the meaning of paranoia. I had a 5 by 7 picture in the newspaper and became assaulted by reporters calling at all hours of the day and night, being on televison and having threats against me in the newspaper. It was very fine in many ways to be that role, but it was somewhat hard in other ways. So this song, Autobiography, is about that, comes from that period of time. I used to have visions; I had a running debate in the public column with some Bible-waving people. They would write in, and I would write in with the voice of reason. One letter had me consigned to Hell in the newspaper. So I went back with my reply, and the editor said they were finished with that series and wouldn't print it . . . So anyway, this is where this Autobiography song comes from. I lived at a farm then. I was glad that I lived at Rural Route 1 then, so people that I didn't want to see couldn't look me up. Lately I've seen both extremes of certain human traits— So much, so completely contradictory When I was a small girl Instead I work the night shift When growing up I knew quite well And I look around and there I go Then I look around and there I go |