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Artist: MAP
Canonical path: /map/the-gimmick
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The Gimmick
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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The Gimmick
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When you masturbate do you think of me?
Do you touch yourself when you talk to me?
I never wanted to be ugly
I just want somebody to love me
Every now and then do you salivate?
Do you picture it? Can you hardly wait?
I only wanted to be pretty
I just want somebody to want me
Oh, oh, this ugly duckling feels so low
Oh, oh, but TV says I'll get my turn...
You don't need me, no one needs me
No one wants, no one fucks me
I always get turned down but my time with come
The cheerleader captain will realise she's dumb
How could she ever be without me?
How could she ever live without me?
I hope this is no lie, I really need this dream
To end life happily and not bloated with cream
For every guy that is looking
There is a girl stood refusing
Oh, oh, this ugly duckling feels so low
Oh, oh, but films says I will get my turn...
You don't need me, no one needs me
No one wants, no one fucks me
A gimmick to make everybody who's weak
Believe they have a chance living happily ever after...
I can't see through this, there is no such thing
A girl that likes someone for the real him
So I'll stay here and dream about all that I am
Never likely to end up in somebodies arms
Drowning in my self pity I reach for my gun
Pull the trigger and now who's the beautiful one?
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