Lil Nas X is gay and he’s surprised that we took so long to figure

Pointing out to a single from his new EP, 7, Lil Nas X marked the end of Pride month by coming out of the closet and proclaiming to the world that he is gay. The Old Town Road star posted a tweet, wondering how many of us couldn’t find out that he was not straight.

In the song “C7osure”, that was mentioned in the tweet with a video snippet, the lyrics go something like this—

True say
I want and I need
To let go
Use my time to be free
It’s like it’s always what you like
It’s always what you like

Why it’s always what you like?

It’s always what you like, huh

Ain’t no more actin’, man that forecast say I should just let me grow

No more red light for me, baby, only green, I gotta go

Pack my past up in the back, oh, let my future take a hold

This is what I gotta do, can’t be regretting when I’m old

Clearly, he was meaning something from the verses. He also pointed out 7’s artwork, with a distant building emanating rainbow lights.

Lil Nas X’s Old Town Road featuring Billy Ray Cyrus created waves and ruled BillBoard for the highest span of time this year.

The Internet reacted in weird ways following his revelation:

Some were outrageous knowing his sexuality

Whereas some embraced his decision to come out of the closet.