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DIRTY REFLECTIONS

from UNICORN VOMIT by The IZM.

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Low self-esteem and depression are two things I've been battling my entire life. After a conversation with a great friend of mine, Donavan Thorne, I wrote this piece. He said: "You should write a song about your insecurities so you can hear for yourself how you treat yourself." He said something of that nature. But it struck a chord. And I think I immediately got off the phone with him and then BAM! This happened.

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You keep letting society tell you’re ugly
as if you’re melanin isn’t good enough
I bet if you had the chance to swap skins, you’d consider it
but is it even worth giving up?
you’re too fat, you’re too skinny, you’re too ugly for me
“I mean, I’d date you but I have too many bad memories”
you reject yourself before anyone has the chance
switch the beat before you even get to dance
naaaah I can’t let you find my rhythm
you better dib and dab to the next
cuz once that light skin thing pass by, you gone surely flex
but if I were lighter with 10 inches and sick body you’d stay
long enough to dig into my insecurities and have your way
get the best of me and leave the rest of me to my sheets
you’re so unaffected by my loneliness, I’m just another of your casualties
this mirror is serving me a plate of dirty reflections
and my stomach is turning with every selection
my hair line is crooked, my nose is kinda big and I really hate my teeth
if everyone got a soundtrack to my thoughts, what would they really think of me?

credits

from UNICORN VOMIT, track released September 9, 2016
Written, recorded, engineered and produced by The IZM. (Anthony Lawrence Peterson/BMI) for Drowning Ophelia Entertainment in Newark, NJ. Mastered by Vespertine for Garden Studios in Durham, NC.

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The IZM. Newark, New Jersey

In 2005, a dream surfaced. 6 years later, it finally came to fruition. New Jersey. Producer. Songwriter. Best friend. Lover. God lover.

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