Wednesday, bleeding into Thursday
Trying to find the right time to go outside again
Monday, pushing into Sunday
Time to go to work again pretend to be OK
Do a bad job, asked what's wrong
Mouth opens up, sings the safe ground
I didn't sleep well, my body's been ill
my money is a mess, I've got some work stress
I'm not mad I'm big boned
I'm not mad I'm big boned
Weigh in, first thing in the morning
Naked, with your shoes off
Did you keep your mouth shut enough this week
Will you keep your mouth shut enough next week
What a bad job, you did your body wrong
If you were smaller you might get to be loved
But you're not bad, you're big boned
You're not bad, you're big boned
We all know that we'll turn on her when she puts the weight back on
Cos it's for her own good, it's for her own good, it's for her own good
You can't medicate, this type of hate away
This is not a game any of us are winning
And you are a body waging war on itself
There's nowhere to be exiled to
There's nowhere to retreat to
I think we know when we turn on her it'll keep us all in line
But it's for our own good, it's for our own good, it's for our own good
We're not bad we're big boned
We're not bad we're big boned
I'm not mad I'm big boned
I'm not mad I'm big boned
credits
from Built on a floodplain,
released May 15, 2021
Written and performed by Miriam Davies.
Production: Barnaby Brown | Bass, violin, piano & additional guitar: Barnaby Brown | Drums: Robert Burgess | Photographer: Hannah Smith | Graphic design: Miriam Davies
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