[Intro] [Verse 1] Damsel in distress is quite submissive Look how sun burnt my vanity is Effeminate human creature Superficial, seducing detour I'm going to the mall for the cookie-cutter The ugly duckling will always suffer Contaminated standards, don't try to fight it I better get back on my diet [Chorus] Obsessed with the beauty contest Beauty contest How'd my vanity get such a mess? Beauty contest I'm obsessed [Interlude] [Verse 2] Reduce myself, I've got the strict restrictions Not sexy enough without the regulations A melting point countdown my fading features Born to blossom and bloom to perish [Chorus] Obsessed with the beauty contest Beauty contest Oh I've got to get out of this mess? Beauty contest I'm ob- sessed And I've [Bridge] Fallen, I can't help myself I'm feeling envious of all the rest You're bringing out the lemming in me A victim of the cattle-call [Interlude] Disease Not easy To be me / (ad lib) x4 [Turnaround] I feel swollen [Chorus] Obsessed with the beauty contest Beauty contest How'd my vanity get such a mess? Obsessed with the beauty contest Obsessed with the beauty contest Beauty contest I've got to get out of this mess? Obsessed with the beauty contest Obsessed with the beauty contest Beauty contest How'd my vanity get such a mess? Caught up in the beauty contest Caught up in the beauty contest Caught up in the beauty contest Caught up in the beauty contest Caught up in the beauty contest [Outro] And I feel swollen How'd my vanity get such a mess? [Gwen's niece, Madeline] My vanity's a mess

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque les luttes liées à la quête de beauté et à la pression sociale qu’elle engendre. Elle parle d’une personne qui se sent submergée par des standards esthétiques peu réalistes, ressentant un besoin constant de se conformer à des critères imposés. Cette obsession pour l’apparence entraîne une expérience de désillusion et de souffrance, où la vanité prend le dessus sur sa perception de soi. Le contexte tourne autour des concours de beauté et des attentes qui en découlent, reflétant une critique de la superficialité qui peut régner dans notre société. On y voit une lutte personnelle pour retrouver son identité face à ces exigences qui semblent inatteignables et aliénantes.