I WANT TO LOOK LIKE THE GIRLS IN THE MAGAZINES,
BUT THE GIRLS IN THE MAGAZINES,
DON’T EVEN LOOK LIKE THE GIRLS IN THE MAGAZINES,
THEY DON’T LOOK LIKE THE GIRLS IN THE MAGAZINES,
THEY DON’T LOOK LIKE THE GIRLS IN THE MAGAZINES.
HIDE MY LAUGHTER LINES WITH DERMAL FILLERS,
GIVE ME EYEBROWS THICK LIKE CATERPILLARS,
REMOVE MY HAIR, FROM EVERYWHERE EXCEPT MY HEAD,
MAKE IT LOOK REALLY THICK ‘CUZ.
I WANT TO LOOK LIKE THE GIRLS IN THE MAGAZINES,
BUT THE GIRLS IN THE MAGAZINES,
DON’T EVEN LOOK LIKE THE GIRLS IN THE MAGAZINES,
THEY DON’T LOOK LIKE THE GIRLS IN THE MAGAZINES,
THEY DON’T LOOK LIKE THE GIRLS IN THE MAGAZINES.
DON’T LOOK LIKE THE GIRLS IN THE MAGAZINES.
FOLLOW ME AROUND WITH A BIG BRIGHT LIGHT,
MAKE MY TEETH STRAIGHT, AND HOLLYWOOD WHITE,
GIVE ME A PERFECT COMPLEXION, NO PIMPLE SHALL BE SEEN,
PULL IN MY TUMMY, MY ARMS, MY LEGS MY THIGHS,
ENHANCE MY BOOBS, MY BUM AND MY EYES,
CHANGE THE COLOUR OF MY SKIN,
SO I DON’T LOOK SO PALE.
IS IT ANY WONDER WE'RE ALL SO INSECURE?
FEW ROLE MODELS TO BE SEEN, IN A BEAUTY MAGAZINE,
IF THE WORLDS GREATEST MODELS ARE PHOTOSHOPPED,
THEN WHAT CHANCE IS THERE FOR ME?
OF LOOKING LIKE A GIRL, FROM A MAGAZINE,
THERES NO CHANCE FOR ME, OF LOOKING LIKE A GIRL,
FROM A MAGAZINE.
FROM A MAGAZINE.
THERES NO CHANCE FOR ME, OF LOOKING LIKE A GIRL,
FROM A MAGAZINE,
FROM A MAGAZINE.
FROM A MAGAZINE,
FROM A MAGAZINE.
credits
from Magazine Girls,
track released October 9, 2020
Written by Rachel Jack
Produced, mixed & mastered by Dunt
Artwork by Sarah Kwan
A new album of perfect low-key gems from Kim Weldin of Tape Waves' unassuming bedroom pop side project Shiny Times. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 15, 2019