4 –
War Within
Recorded by:
She Feels Like Pittsburgh
From the Album:
Groovin' The Mill
Lyrics and notesheavy like cement it rests upon my shoulders
right below my breast a weight that feels like boulders
as much as i protest this competition smolders
my eyes are tired now from constant comparison
it's a war beneath the skin its a war deep within
everybody is just dying to fit in
everybody is just dying to fit in
i see the images flash on the TV screen
see their glossy photos in the magazines
they say "look in the mirror and don't like what you see"
here paint your face with this and you'll be very pretty
they're telling us what womyn should be
they're blinding us so we may never see
they're creating a war beneath the skin it's a war deep within
everybody is just dying to fit in
everybody is just dying to fit in
i'm tired of all the trouble and toiling
of the constant jealousy boiling
i'm tired of being made to feel so ugly
i'm tired of us feeling guilty for our bodies
and i know that we are trying to break free
from the constraints of society
as we kick ourselves for our hypocrisy
constant feelings of inadequacy
but you know, it's just not that easy
oh sadly, it's just not that easy
so i'll try to keep myself out of reach
try to keep your culture out of me
but you know, there's just no guarantee
and i know, that it won't be easy
yeah i know, that it won't be easy.
