Ezra Williams, A Shitty Gay Song About You | Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈

In the 62nd edition of Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 (2025), we highlight “A Shitty Gay Song About You” performed by Ezra Williams. 

Prepare to beam with P-R-I-D-E 🏳️‍🌈! Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 celebrates, embraces, and spotlights songs by LGBTQ musicians or allies.  Here, we provide background and insight into musicians, analyze, plus go gaga over the decadent bops served up.  When songs dictate deeper and more transcendent discussion, we ensure the point is fully articulated.  All styles of music are welcome, whether the songs are classics or brand-new. So, without further ado, in the 62^nd edition of Beaming with Pride 🏳️‍🌈 (2025), we highlight “A Shitty Gay Song About You” performed by Ezra Williams.

“Watching my fish swim in my room / Floating around, I think of you.” Noted, Ezra Williams (they/them). The Irish singer-songwriter continues, “No rhyme or reason, you’re just in my head / And I’m alone in my bed.” That loneliness is a bear… I know from experience. Williams keeps things succinct in their 2018 single, “A Shitty Gay Song About You”. How succinct? Well, the shitty gay song, which isn’t shitty at all, clocks in under two minutes in duration.  Throughout, Williams expresses their feelings about someone they like. In the second verse, they listen to songs that their love interest is into, even if they don’t like them.

In the third verse, they assert, “I know that I can make [your shitty life] better,” adding, “And I’m not saying I’d be the best boyfriend / But I’d always lend you my sweatshirt / When you’re cold.” Unfortunately for Ezra, her love is an unrequited one.  In the chorus, she reveals, “When I’m not around you don’t care / And when I make a sound you don’t know that I’m there.” This is confirmed in the fourth and final verse, where Williams sings, “You’re oblivious to my feelings and that’s fine,” hoping they’ll add “A Shitty Gay Song About You” to “a playlist of your favorite songs of all times.” Williams’ unrequited experience is universally experienced. It sucks, but, they turn it into a compelling song. A little ukulele, glockenspiel, and vocals go a long way.