Boonaa Mohammed - Pursuit of Perfection lyrics
[Boonaa Mohammed - Pursuit of Perfection lyrics]
In my pursuit of perfection
I have dropped the fat that
Has been holding me down
And as you can tell I am pretty brittle guy
So that stuff went down without a sound
The bulk of pounds seeping
From my insecurities
Covering up my sorrow with long
Sleeves and baggy jeans
But today, I stand proud in front of
You, weighing a whole 122 L-B-S
Of stressed and worked out flesh
I've always been pretty thin
All my kin are scrawny before 12
I'd broken almost every single
Bone in my body i love to swim
But haven't hit the pools
Since junior high school
Because kids can be rude, ruin
Your day and your mood
Plus you know what they say
About East African dudes
I'vе heard every singlе joke
About world vision
Or my family not having food
But those fools, how do they know
That stuff could have been true
But it wasn't, I'm just a skinny guy
What do you really want me to do
Bulk up like those dudes in
The muscle mags do
I tried doing protein shakes but that
Stuff tastes like chunky poo
And no point lifting weights
10's about all I can do
Plus Cardio makes me tired and
Steroids just aint cool
I enjoy my way, sleeping in on Fridays
Everybody's gone crazy trying to lose weight
Hey throw some my way
With all your cool machines, and
Burn fat quick schemes
What about people like me who only
Get stretch marks in our dreams
No reality TV, documenting boney
People like me
As we attempt to gain weight for
The sake of our families
And every night I cry for rolls, you know
Sometimes I don't wanna see my toes
Cause seeing fat on a man is still
More culturally appropriate than
Just seeing bones
So chubby people chill out
You're not the only ones who've got it bad
Unfortunately my diet plan includes eating
Anything I wanna have
Anytime, occasional 3 am steaks
Are great everyday
But what sneaks in your body must
Also find a way to escape
Instantly, my metabolism is like
The US infantry
As soon as it smells trouble
It's quick to squeeze
At Ease, yes it was me who cut the cheese
I might as well just eat on the
Toilet the way food runs through me
Probably more than you needed to know
But all for a purpose, you see
My point is that I have never been perfect
And chances are that I will never be
But oh, woe is me, the sad little skinny boy
Writing his sad little skinny poetry
Please do not pity me
Because pity is for the weak
And trust me I am nothing
Short of a thousand Hercules
In my pursuit of perfection
I have realized that physically there
Is nothing wrong with me
All my joints and bones and everything else
Is where it's supposed to be i'm healthy
And to my knowledge I don't have
Any kind of sickness or disease
But all my life people have
Always been bothering me
I think I kind of know what it's like to
Be one of those little girls on Degrassi
Cause every time I take off my shirt
I think everyone's laughing at me
But what can I say this is just
The way that I was made
Yes, I'm skinny but some of you are ugly
And I could just gain weight
So don't be fooled by
This material world's façade
Just say Alhumdulie
Because everyday just another reason
To thank God so people, don't be sad
Be happy for all the blessing
You have in this life
On next weeks episode of "pursuit
Of perfection" we will discuss, my height
I have dropped the fat that
Has been holding me down
And as you can tell I am pretty brittle guy
So that stuff went down without a sound
The bulk of pounds seeping
From my insecurities
Covering up my sorrow with long
Sleeves and baggy jeans
But today, I stand proud in front of
You, weighing a whole 122 L-B-S
Of stressed and worked out flesh
I've always been pretty thin
All my kin are scrawny before 12
I'd broken almost every single
Bone in my body i love to swim
But haven't hit the pools
Since junior high school
Because kids can be rude, ruin
Your day and your mood
Plus you know what they say
About East African dudes
I'vе heard every singlе joke
About world vision
Or my family not having food
But those fools, how do they know
That stuff could have been true
But it wasn't, I'm just a skinny guy
What do you really want me to do
Bulk up like those dudes in
The muscle mags do
I tried doing protein shakes but that
Stuff tastes like chunky poo
And no point lifting weights
10's about all I can do
Plus Cardio makes me tired and
Steroids just aint cool
I enjoy my way, sleeping in on Fridays
Everybody's gone crazy trying to lose weight
Hey throw some my way
With all your cool machines, and
Burn fat quick schemes
What about people like me who only
Get stretch marks in our dreams
No reality TV, documenting boney
People like me
As we attempt to gain weight for
The sake of our families
And every night I cry for rolls, you know
Sometimes I don't wanna see my toes
Cause seeing fat on a man is still
More culturally appropriate than
Just seeing bones
So chubby people chill out
You're not the only ones who've got it bad
Unfortunately my diet plan includes eating
Anything I wanna have
Anytime, occasional 3 am steaks
Are great everyday
But what sneaks in your body must
Also find a way to escape
Instantly, my metabolism is like
The US infantry
As soon as it smells trouble
It's quick to squeeze
At Ease, yes it was me who cut the cheese
I might as well just eat on the
Toilet the way food runs through me
Probably more than you needed to know
But all for a purpose, you see
My point is that I have never been perfect
And chances are that I will never be
But oh, woe is me, the sad little skinny boy
Writing his sad little skinny poetry
Please do not pity me
Because pity is for the weak
And trust me I am nothing
Short of a thousand Hercules
In my pursuit of perfection
I have realized that physically there
Is nothing wrong with me
All my joints and bones and everything else
Is where it's supposed to be i'm healthy
And to my knowledge I don't have
Any kind of sickness or disease
But all my life people have
Always been bothering me
I think I kind of know what it's like to
Be one of those little girls on Degrassi
Cause every time I take off my shirt
I think everyone's laughing at me
But what can I say this is just
The way that I was made
Yes, I'm skinny but some of you are ugly
And I could just gain weight
So don't be fooled by
This material world's façade
Just say Alhumdulie
Because everyday just another reason
To thank God so people, don't be sad
Be happy for all the blessing
You have in this life
On next weeks episode of "pursuit
Of perfection" we will discuss, my height