Music: Shake Shifters – The Gender Bender Ballad
Now while the graphics of the comic can’t hold up with my modern creations any longer, I think the story is still pretty cool, and it is retold with this song. Maybe you like it 🙂
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Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
Brandon and Anika killing time at the mall,
Sharing fries, dodging perfume clouds and all,
He said, “Hey, got time to hang a little more tonight?”
She laughed, “No chance, Jenny’s sleepover’s tonight!”
“Whole squad’s gonna be there, pajamas and junk food too,
Face masks, bad movies, the usual thing we do.”
Brandon coughed and turned about eleven shades of red,
Then whispered one dumb question floating in his head—
[Pre-Chorus]
“Uh… is it true what all the guys say?
That girls at sleepovers kinda… swing that way?”
Anika froze like the Wi-Fi had died,
“Where do boys even get these stupid ideas?” she cried.
He said, “Sorry! I didn’t mean it like that!
I just kinda wondered—”
Then she grinned.
“Oh. Well actually… that part’s facts.”
“…Wait!”
“Seriously?!”
[Verse 2]
“Jenny’s party is girls-only, that’s the rule,
No boys allowed, that’s the school.”
Brandon shrugs, “Yeah, figured as much…”
Then Anika leans in with a playful touch:
“Unless you try something kinda strange—
Ever heard of Shake Shifters change?”
She points down the mall, glowing stand in sight,
“Best weird drinks you’ll see tonight.”
[Chorus]
SHAKE SHIFTERS!
Sip it down and switch your style!
Trade your hoodie for a skirt awhile!
SHAKE SHIFTERS!
Cherry blast identity twist!
One weird slushy and your chromosomes quit!
Brandon screamed, “HOLY CRAP, IT WORKED!”
As his whole world flipped in a blur,
Anika laughed, “Party starts at seven—
Now learn to walk like a proper girl first!”
[Verse 2]
Hair got longer, voice got sweeter,
Jeans fit tighter, sneakers looked cuter,
Brandon stared at the mall shop glass,
“Dang… okay… I kinda got sass.”
Anika dragged him straight to the makeup aisle,
“Less linebacker, more smile-and-style.”
By six-thirty Brandon was “Brandy” instead,
Still trying not to panic in his own head.
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Doorbell rings at Jenny’s place,
Six girls cheering in satin and lace,
Jenny yelled, “Tonight we PARTY hard!”
Brandy nearly fainted in the yard.
[Chorus 2]
SHAKE SHIFTERS!
Temporary lady mode!
Questionable science in a paper cup sold!
SHAKE SHIFTERS!
Midnight’s when the magic quits—
Read the tiny warning labels, kids!
[Bridge – slower, dramatic]
Jenny spins the bottle on the bedroom floor,
Everybody screaming, “One round more!”
Sweaters vanished, pillows flew,
Lip gloss chaos and Mountain Dew.
The room gets louder, the dares get bolder,
Brandy’s nervous heartbeat only grows stronger,
Then Jenny grins and Anika smirks,
Quietly slipping out while the others flirt.
The four “girls” keep turning up the heat,
Too distracted to notice the scheme complete.
“C’mon, babe, don’t be shy—
Tonight we live before midnight!”
[Breakdown]
But the clock kept ticking…
11:58…
11:59…
Brandy thought:
“Well… maybe these girls are into me either way.”
Worst.
Assumption.
Ever.
[Final Verse]
One girl blinks and grabs her head,
Another groans, “Why’s my voice so deep instead?”
Hair zips shorter, shoulders spread wide,
Mascara panic intensified.
“DUDE?!”
“BRO?!”
“OH NO, NOT YOU TOO?!”
Four former “girls” stand horrified and confused.
Then Jenny and Anika burst through the door,
Absolutely dying on the floor.
Anika gasps between laughing fits:
“So THAT’S what you boys think happens here?!”
The four guys bolt in total disgrace,
Still wearing glitter, skirts, and lace,
Too ashamed to ever speak again
About “what girls do” on the weekend.
[Final Chorus]
SHAKE SHIFTERS!
Everybody learned tonight!
The slushy worked exactly right!
SHAKE SHIFTERS!
Midnight hit and truth came out—
Now four dudes gotta move towns outta doubt!
[Outro]
Some ran home in glitter and heels,
Some grabbed curtains to preserve their feels,
And Brandon sighed, “I’m never living this down…”
While Jenny spun the bottle “one more round?”.