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Goofballs Unite (The Body Image Anthem)
For all the peeps who are not into rap but want to shake their booty to original music made by yours truly I give you
Goofballs Unite!
What’s a revolutionary thing to do?
It’s to badly dance in your truth
Unconcerned with a perfect appearance
Or propagating eternal youth
Do you remember what you didn’t do?
All in the name of being cool?
Don’t waste tonight and realise
The marketing slogans made you shy
If you look at me from behind
It’s not a twerk that you will find.
Got no idea what my ass is doing
but I am having a great time.
You’ve skipped leg day all your life
your squats are shaky
but the groove’s divine
Hit the dancefloor
don’t be shy
Goofballs ahoi, let’s unite
(Bridge)
There they are
smirking away
Eyerolls rolling
throwing shade
Sometimes they’re
just in your thoughts
They should never
call the shots
In their world
they’re the height of cool
Unless they change
they peak at school
How bizarre would it be
to let losers determine your destiny?
My jiggly bits wrote half this song
how dare I praise ‘em? That’s so wrong
Imagine me having the gall
A big girl that claims space at all
Hey I bust out of my seams
still got plenty of self-esteem
Hit the dancefloor, don’t be shy
Goofballs ahoi, let’s unite
The most revolutionary thing to do
Is to badly dance in your truth
Unconcerned with a perfect appearance
Or propagating eternal youth
When you’re connected to your bliss
How will they sell their stupid shit?
How will they keep on ruling you?
If you live the values that you choose?