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SKINNY SHOT lyrics
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Intro
Everybody getting thin, but the soul stay hollow One in eight Americans on it, watch them follow Shortcut to the body, but the mind still struggles Welcome to the era where the needle is the hustle
Verse 1
Twelve percent of America got a pen in they thigh Obesity down to thirty-seven, they don't ask why Telehealth ads saying you don't gotta be obese Just drop a few before the wedding, get the Instagram peace Target restocking protein, supplements through the roof Hair falling out, but the waistline shrinking, that's the proof Food noise gone, but the grocery bill getting thinner too Revolution in a syringe, question is: who is it for, who?
Pre-chorus
They say it's medicine, I say it's a mirror Showing us exactly what we fear here
Chorus
Skinny shot, skinny shot, everybody want it now Shrink the body, not the trauma, take a bow Skinny shot, skinny shot, billion-dollar cure But is it healing or just making us unsure?
Verse 2
Hundred fifty billion by 2035, they projecting Pills replacing shots, orforglipron they perfecting Insurance pulling back while the demand keep growing Rich folks shrinking fast, working class still not knowing Formal wear up eighty percent, they buying smaller sizes Plus-size getting pushed to online, that's the real crisis Nausea every morning, but the compliments keep coming Trading one addiction for the Instagram of stunning
Pre-chorus
They say it's medicine, I say it's a mirror Showing us exactly what we fear here
Chorus
Skinny shot, skinny shot, everybody want it now Shrink the body, not the trauma, take a bow Skinny shot, skinny shot, billion-dollar cure But is it healing or just making us unsure?
Bridge
What if the weight was never the problem at all? What if we're treating symptoms while the wound stays raw? Your worth ain't measured in milligrams or pounds But they made a market out of how the mirror sounds
Verse 3
Look, I ain't here to judge who need it for they health Diabetes, heart disease, that's protecting yourself But when the bride-to-be microdosing for the photos And the access gap is wide as the Rio Grande, we notice Pills coming soon, a hundred forty-nine a month Trump got a deal, but who getting left in the front? The question ain't if it works, we know it does, no debate The question is: are we healing, or just shifting the weight?
Chorus
Skinny shot, skinny shot, everybody want it now Shrink the body, not the trauma, take a bow Skinny shot, skinny shot, billion-dollar cure But is it healing or just making us unsure?
Bridge
Your body ain't the enemy, they just made you think That the answer lives inside a pen, not how you think Revolution in a molecule, I see both sides Just don't let the scale become the place your worth resides
Chorus
Skinny shot, skinny shot, everybody want it now Shrink the body, not the trauma, take a bow Skinny shot, skinny shot, billion-dollar cure But is it healing or just making us unsure?
Outro
One in eight and climbing, watch the numbers rise Bodies getting smaller, but the questions stay life-size They selling you a solution, but the problem's in the mirror Love yourself first, let that message ring clearer
Inside the recording
Everybody getting thin, but the soul stay hollow One in eight Americans on it, watch them follow
They say it's medicine, I say it's a mirror Showing us exactly what we fear here
One in eight and climbing, watch the numbers rise Bodies getting smaller, but the questions stay life-size
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