Cyndi Lauper

Sometimes I'm afraid when you go
Sometimes I'm afraid when you come home
Underneath it all
I think I'm afraid when there's nothing wrong

But if I was fearless
Could I be your wreckless friend
And if I was helpless
Would you be the one comes rushing in

There's something that I never told
When I find myself slipping off
Of my pedestal
I'm a fierce believer afraid to fall

But if I was fearless...
Could I be your wreckless friend
And if I was helpless...
Would you be the one comes rushing in

Sometimes I'm afraid of the dark
I can't find the light in my heart
I can see my hand
Pushing away from you hard as I can

But if I was fearless...
Could I be your reckless friend
And if I was helpless...
Could you be the one comes rushing in

Sometimes I'm afraid when you go

An 80’s pop starlet that skyrocketed her way to the top of the mainstream game, Cyndi Lauper has made her mark as an artist both socially and musically.

Beginning her solo career in the 1983 with hit debut album She’s So Unusual, Lauper came to be a household name with the four top-five hits that came with the record, including breakthrough single “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and the visceral, chart-topping “Time After Time”. Her camp attitude, electrifying vocals, and unrelenting earworms made an impression on the general public, and she would take home Best New Artist and Best Album Package at the Grammy’s for She’s So Unusual, amidst 4 other nominations. Lauper would never reach the same sort of stardom again musically following She’s So Unusual, but her legacy was far from over.

She’s So Unusual set the ground for her next True Colors. Released in 1986, the album most notably contained title-track “True Colors”, which would grow to become a primary anthem of the gay rights movement. Lauper would later serve as a key advocate of the LGBT community, and she has fairly consistently addressed homophobia throughout her career.

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