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The second track on Reflektor deals with a young man coming to terms with his homosexuality.
There’s a song on “Reflektor” called “We Exist”, which is about a gay kid talking to his dad . In dominant cultures there’s what’s normal, and everything else is abnormal. It’s one of the darker tendencies of humanity to think everyone should fit into a mould.
-Win Butler, Time Out Magazine
This song is an example that Reflektor’s most straightforward pop songs are fractured and haunted, reminiscent of the way Achtung Baby summoned the ghosts that had always been dormant in U2. When people talk about James Murphy’s production on Reflektor, the Brian Eno comparisons will be obvious, unavoidable, and earned.
The music video tells the story of a pre-op transwoman. Finally summoning the courage to visit a bar, she is attacked. The realism of the video then disappears; there is a very camp dance sequence, and she is shown performing with the band (footage taken from their Lollapalooza performance in 2014).
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