Attention
Beauty's Struggle: Embracing Imperfection in 'Attention'
Lyrics
You messaged me
You reached out to me
And said you wanna go out
Expressing a desire to hang out
So I gave the thought some time
So I took some time to consider
To think about
Reflecting on the idea
But it seemed that all my brain wanted to do
My mind fixated on comparing us
Was remind me to compare myself to you
Constantly highlighting our differences
Cause you're so pretty
Describing your attractiveness
And I'm so average
Noting my perceived mediocrity
It makes me sad
Elicits sadness
But I am proud of your advantage
Acknowledging your advantages
And I'm sorry if this makes you feel upset
Apologizing for potential discomfort
But I know you're bound to get
Acknowledging your inevitability to receive more attention
More attention
Highlighting the anticipation of more attention for you
You make it look so easy to be beautiful
Expressing the ease of your beauty
But my mirror does to me what it sees dutiful
My mirror reflects faithfully
It curves and curls and twists and bends
Describing distortions and imperfections in my reflection
And starts to wither at the ends
My appearance deteriorating
The reflection that I see
The image doesn't resemble me
Till it doesn't look like me
But you're so pretty
Emphasizing your beauty again
And I'm so average
Expressing my perceived averageness
It makes me sad
Elicits sadness once more
But I am proud of your advantage
Acknowledging your advantages again
And I'm sorry if this makes you feel upset
Apologizing for potential discomfort again
But I know you're bound to get
Acknowledging your inevitability to receive more attention again
More attention
Anticipating more attention for you again
You're so pretty
Reiterating your beauty
And I'm just not
Reiterating my perceived lack
And it makes me hurt inside
Expressing internal pain
An awful lot
Highlighting intense emotional distress
And I know that I have done this to myself
Taking responsibility for self-inflicted feelings
But I need a little help
Admitting a need for assistance
I need a little help
Reiterating the need for help
I need a little bit
Requesting attention
Of attention
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