I don't look at myself in the mirror because I'm a narcissist / I simply like to watch myself exist...(HHHH) / Now I'm in a fog and mist...(HHHH) / Now my reflection is anonymous... / Ponder this: /
I've seen a reflection of my soul in the store window / Caught in limbo 'cause I was dressed all in Timbo's (Timberland) / Having vivid fantasies of playing Polo with Ralph Lauren on a Tommy Hill / And my paper thin spirit was still grieving from the Versace kill / In Florida. Opened the door to the store and I walked through the corridor / To see they had a blow out sale on Nautica / But I've always been a Lord of the button down Flies? / And being they were half-priced, I just passed 'em on by...looking for Levis / But Guess...what? All my favorite clothing lines and hip designs / Were being liquidized and it made me sick to my eyes / I don't understand...when I had no ends...the price was quick to rise / I'd buy a pair of "trends" even if they didn't fit my size / Purchase a surplus of "fads" from merchants whose ads / Made these cheap ass fabrics that were so worthless and sad / Just look priceless. They used unethical devices / To attack my sense of self-worth during my prepubescent crisis / It fed into my insecurities, so instead of being righteous / I wan't everyone to see me like this. "Kid, it's all about who looks the nicest" / Ice is falling off my Rolie (Rolex) onto my body "Shoot! / I hope to hell it doesn't melt and ruin my Armani suit." / While I'm sweatin' this...some kid who doesn't got any loot / Is buying my necklace along with my same exact khakis and army boots / "What?! This is blasphemous!" / Since Adidas tried changing its logo there ain't been nothing as wack as this / It's probably a stunt being pulled by Animal Rights activists / Because of all that Third World country garbage, but I'm a pacifist / So while these monkeys sweat over my name brands that exchange hands / From enslaved lands, I wonder if I'm the same man / Without reward...for what I bought but CAN'T still afford / This is the type of self-realization that might have killed the Lord / I didn't mind working for free as a walking billboard / But now I want my money back...as my ice spilled and poured / Onto the floor I did see a distorted reflection of my Nike hat / Now I don't know how others might react / For me it was an unsightly act that helped me get my psyche back / I stood 5 feet back, afraid that it might strike me like "Shaclack clack!" / You think I'm kidding? Think it's no big thing? / What I saw made my heart hurt, stomach turn, throat burn, teeth cringe, spine tingle, and ribs sting / I noticed that the swoosh symbol was nothing but a whip in mid-swing... /
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Compositores: Joe Beats, Paul F Landry (Sage Francis) ECAD: Obra #2142651