Crywank – An Academics Lament On Barbie (Guitar)
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[Intro]
Em Cmaj7 x2
[Verse 1]
Em Like a flip flop feminists relationship with Barbie Cmaj7 Hardly the unsung perfectionist, perhaps white supremacist Em Or Is this over-analysis of plastic? Cmaj7 A fanatic franticly forge five thousand words Em On the relevance and development of marketing to girls Cmaj7 Em And the harshness of the world, against all odds she worked 130 jobs Cmaj7 But still thrilled mostly by the presence of heartthrobs Em Unaffected by patriarchy or recessions, but soon it must be questioned Cmaj7 Does the doll face only represent what first is projected Em Grammar and spellcheck, half these points make no sense Cmaj7 The deadlines days away and their conclusions a conflicted mess Em So how did molded plastic become so problematic Cmaj7 Where negi readings are dramatic but posis over-romantic Em And maybe Barbie would rather be a gnarly dirty harpy Cmaj7 Tattoos drawn on with sharpie, kissing girls at a party Em A figure once seen as pristine whilst preserved in a box Cmaj7 Most barbies end up naked and limbless with their hair shaved off Em Perhaps it should be mentioned that Barbie would be sectioned Cmaj7 Em Having weigh-ins everyday for what others call perfection Cmaj7 You can say she's just a doll so what does their size really mean Cm 60s slumber party Barbie still read books saying don't eat Em Perhaps an ever-changing icon reflecting female progress Cmaj7 Em Perhaps a shallow feminism focused on individual success
[Verse 2]
Em Cmaj7 And now we are over the word count Em Cmaj7 Got to edit down what's written with no conclusion found out Em Tangled and confused and now scared of being misread Cmaj7 Em Wishing they'd done GI Joe male violence and conscription instead Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Exhausting approaches Barbies subtext seems absent Em A one dimensional character with endless multifacets Cmaj7 Em Time is nearly up they must be pragmatic Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7 Conclusion: the most human thing about Barbie is the fact she's problematic
[Verse 3]
Em Cmaj7 After quick and heavy editing Em Cmaj7 Self-flagellation for a cop-out ending Em Cmaj7 In time they hand their essay in Em Cmaj7 They forgot their referencing
[Verse 4]
Em Cmaj7 You have failed your degree Em Cmaj7 £27,000 down the drain Em Cmaj7 Ask yourself, "Was it worth it? Em Cmaj7 Em What did you learn about Barbie?"