To Be Objectified
Jeffrey LewisVersion1
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I left a trail of myself
every place that I have been through,
And going bald is the most manly thing
that I'm ever gonna do.
I tell the earth, "thanks for the hair,
thanks for the skin, thanks for the bone",
Though I now slowly give it back
I still appreciate the loan.
Just tell me that you like me
in the same sentence as a mountain side.
'Cause it would be
such a relief to be objectified.
'Cause who says it's so important
to sort through these thoughts of ours.
Maybe be that's why we love to try
to see ourselves from the outside
In photographs and videos and diaries and mirrors.
'Cause it would be
such a relief to be objectified.
And the closest that I ever got
still seems to leave a lot to go,
but the horizon seems to be a place
that nobody can know.
Looking forth and looking back,
our vision can't extend
beyond the quaint vanishing points
our bodies' recommend,
and I'll help you move some furniture
somewhere it's never been before,
but the room's so small the dresser drawer
won't let us get back out the door.
Just tell me that you like me
in the same sentence as the building.
It would be such a relief to see
I'm just a natural thing.
We're only boats,
And the boats are only empty
And you can't blame an empty boat
that's on a river to the sea.
You can't blame a billion boats
without a sail, without a sailor.
And that's how we look
in photographs, and diaries, and mirrors.
And the plants turn into ants,
and the ants turn into plants,
And children are clumsy people,
and old people are rotting Children.
And I still don't have a cell phone,
but this sea shell gets Reception,
And the ocean won't stop calling,
and I want a restraining order.
Just tell me that you like me
in the same sentence as a building.
It would be such a relief to see
I'm just a natural thing.
We're just a natural thing.
Just like anything.
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Readable chord sheet for To Be Objectified by Jeffrey Lewis
[G]I left a trail of myself every [C]place that I have been through[G], [C] [F] [C] And going[G] bald is the most manly thing that I[C]'m ever gonna do. [G] [C] [F] [C] I tell the ear[G]th, "thanks for the hair, thanks for the sk[C]in, thanks for the bone"[G], [C] [F] [C] Though I now sl[G]owly give it back I still app[C]reciate the loan.[G] [C] [F] [C] Just te[G]ll me that you like me in the same sen[C]tence as a mountain side.[G] [C] [F] [C] 'Cause [G]it would be such a r[C]elief to be objectified.[G] [C] [F] [C] 'Cause who s[G]ays it's so important to sort th[C]rough these thoughts of ours[G]. [C] [F] [C] Maybe be that's w[G]hy we love to try to see ourselve[C]s from the outside[G] [C] [F] [C] In p[G]hotographs and videos and dia[C]ries and mirrors[G]. [C] [F] [C] 'Cause i[G]t would be such a rel[C]ief to be objectified.[G] [C] [F] [C] And the c[G]losest that I ever got still seems to l[C]eave a lot to go, but the h[F]orizon seems to be a place that nob[C]ody can know. Lo[G]oking forth and looking back, our v[C]ision can't extend bey[F]ond the quaint vanishing points our b[C]odies' recommend, and I'll h[G]elp you move some furniture so[C]mewhere it's never been before, but the r[F]oom's so small the dresser drawer won't l[C]et us get back out the door. Just t[G]ell me that you like me in the same se[C]ntence as the building. [F]It would be such a rel[C]ief to see I'm just a n[G]atural thing.[C] [F] [C] [G] [C] [F] [C] We're only boats[G], And the bo[C]ats are only empty[G] [C] [F] [C] And you can't bl[G]ame an empty boat that's on a ri[C]ver to the sea[G]. [C] [F] [C] You can't bl[G]ame a billion boats without a sa[C]il, without a sailor[G]. [C] [F] [C] And that's h[G]ow we look in photographs, and dia[C]ries, and mirrors[G]. [C] [F] [C] And the pl[G]ants turn into ants, and the an[C]ts turn into plants, And childr[F]en are clumsy people, and old pe[C]ople are rotting Children. And I sti[G]ll don't have a cell phone, but this [C]sea shell gets Reception, And the oc[F]ean won't stop calling, and I wa[C]nt a restraining order. Just t[G]ell me that you like me in the same se[C]ntence as a building. [F]It would be such a rel[C]ief to see I'm just a natural thing[G]. [C] [F] [C] We're just a natural thing[G]. [C] [F] [C] Just like anything[G]. [C] [F] [C] [G] Please Rate, Comment, Improve Thanks Markie31