Synthetic is a pop song that expresses the frustration with the unrealistic and harmful standards of beauty and body image that are imposed by society and media.
The song lyrics reveal Nicky Buell’s struggle with self-hatred, dysphoria, and eating disorders, as well as his desire to be free from the...
[Verse 1]
If I'm being honest I hate my whole body
My weird arms and my belly
If I could cut it all off
I would (I would, I would, I would)
I hate going to parties
To see a bunch of hotties
Only to compare myself to them
And honestly I'm over it
This superficial poser shit
I'm sick of counting calories
It drains my mental battery
Let's talk about the internet
And how that **** gets in our heads
It makes me so dysphoric
How the hell do we ignore it
[Pre-Chorus]
I've been anxious everyday
Critiquing my innate traits
I can't differentiate
What's real and what's self-hate (no)
Society tells me my body's unhealthy
If I look like those models we see on our TV screen
Try every diet to keep our conscious quiet
We starve ourselves in private just to feed the desirability
[Chorus]
Wish I was synthetic
Fake but not pathetic
All about symmetrics
We can't fucking help it
Maybe if I let it I'd be what society wants from me
[Verse 2]
Why (why why)
Why the fuck is my brain matter so distorted
I'm over it so
Please (please, please)
Take this weight off my brain and my shoulders
Play us like controllers
And honestly I'm over it
This superficial poser shit
I'm sick of counting calories
It drains my mental battery
Let's talk about the internet
And how that shit gets in our heads
It makes me so dysphoric
How the hell do we ignore it
[Pre-Chorus]
I've been anxious everyday
Critiquing my innate traits
I can't differentiate
What's real and what's self-hate (no)
Society tells me my body's unhealthy
If I look like those models we see on our TV screen
Try every diet to keep our conscious quiet
We starve ourselves in private just to feed the desirability
[Bridge]
It makes me think that is it genetic
Maybe if I'm synthetic
I'd break all my bones
Just to fit the aesthetic (ugh)
We are conditioned
To feel we need revision
Is it my brain or my body
[Chorus]
Wish I was synthetic
Fake but not pathetic
All about symmetrics
We can't fucking help it
Maybe if I let it I'd be what society wants from me
[Outro]
For the love of god y'all, just take it easy on yourself, love yourself, okay? Thanks
SYNTHETIC was written by Nicky Buell & Nic Casey.
Nicky Buell released SYNTHETIC on Sun Jul 31 2022.