Anonymous
"Anonymous" is a song by LorD and Master about the perceived threat of homosexuals and other members of the LGBTQ+ community perceived by certain individuals and communities. The idea for the song came about when Dan ran out of song titles to use for the album and randomly selected a word from a rhyming dictionary - anonymous - and thought about what the word might mean. Unlike minorities which are, to some, defined by physical characteristics that have been called out through bigotry in the past (race or disability, for example), being LGBTQ+ has, in and of itself, no identifying physical features in everyday life. This means that people who are gay, for instance, have to come out as such to be identified as part of that minority. The song plays with this idea, harking back to the United States' denizens' paranoia of "reds under the bed", whereby suspected Communists were equally as difficult to identify during the Cold War.
Lyrics
A threat you can't detect Something is wrong I dead you can't reject We are so strong We're coming for your children We want your wives We're coming by the million Run for your lives 'cause we're anonymous We're anonymous 'cause we're anonymous We're anonymous It used to be so easy Back in the day Things that made you uneasy You'd cast away But things are getting better At least for me How can you fight a stranger That you can't see? 'cause we're anonymous We're anonymous 'cause we're anonymous We're anonymous 'cause we're anonymous
Versions
- Appears on Forbidden.
- Single mix appears on "Anonymous" EP (q.v.).
- LorD and Master extended mix appears on "Anonymous" EP.
- LorD and Master think of the children remix appears on "Anonymous" EP.
- E39 NYC club edit appears on "Anonymous" EP.
- Single mix appears on Singular.
EP release
- "Anonymous" (single mix) - 3.20
- "Explain yourself" - 3.10
- "Anonymous" (LorD and Master extended mix) - 6.32
- "Anonymous" (E39 NYC club edit) - 4.10
- "Anonymous" (LorD and Master think of the children remix) - 5.51
Released 3 October 2015.
Personnel
- Written, produced and performed by Daniel Bailey-Graham.
- Additional production and remix on tracks 1, 3 and 5 by Daniel Bailey-Graham for LorD and Master.
- Additional production and remix on track 4 by Peter Tanico for E39.