She was to be beautiful
For our beauty-starved eyes
She's dying, she's dying, she's dying
But we never seem to mind
Her cry is in her toothpick legs
And attention-hungry smile
And as it goes on, the transfer occurs
From magazine to child
But the only thing these beauty magazines leave
Is low self-esteem
The only thing they leave is a low self-esteem
We're brainwashed to think that thin is pretty
But if beauty is love, why is she in pain?
I'm guilty, i'm guilty, i'm guilty
It's time we placed the blame
Let's also blame the media
And face the fact that this is insane
And spit in the face of their so-called beauty
And make a f**ing change
(Ref.)
We have got to open our eyes
If we want to make a change
We have got to open our eyes
If we want to make a change
Because there are sick and starving girls
Throwing up after they eat
So they can look thin and pretty
For the people they meet
The thing that scared me the most
Is there are people that I hold close
That are dying
And I never even noticed