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Another journey into the world of manual focus — this time with the TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 Macro X2 lens on the Canon EOS R7.

Handheld shot, using natural light.

Aperture f/5.6, shutter speed 1/100 s, ISO250.

 

HR

Plašimo ih se, iako nas ne diraju.

Skriveni u kutu svijeta, pletu niti svoga postojanja, nenametljivo.

Pauk – simbol straha, a zapravo samo još jedno biće koje traži svoje mjesto pod suncem.

 

EN

We fear them, though they mean us no harm.

Hidden in a corner of the world, weaving threads of their existence, quietly.

The spider – a symbol of fear, yet just another creature seeking its place in the sun.

  

I had a cousin that was a bit overweight. I am pretty sure that you have misunderstood the lesson.

happy Teddy Bear Tuesday

Background:

"Forget ME not" was created to raise awareness about M.E (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis) - an extremely debilitating, life changing, complex chronic disease that has received shamefully low attention and fundings for research for decades. Patients are being disbelieved, misunderstood and dismissed. There is no treatment and no cure.

 

Over 20 million people across the globe are affected and in the aftermaths of COVID this number is quickly rising (many Long Covid patients end up being diagnosed with M.E).

 

During our events in May we will create awareness, break the stigma and fundraise for the "Open Medicine Foundation" who conduct research into M.E, Long Covid, Fibromyalgia and related chronic conditions. They are a registered, US based non-profit organization that has been around for over 10 years.

 

You can also support by wearing this blue ribbon exclusively made by Enewa, when you click the information box at the Forget ME Not sim.

 

Get it here in-world: Forget ME Not events place and exhibit 💙

 

To know more about the event and how you can raise awareness and support the cause to research and find cure for ME/CFS, link here: Facebook: forgetMEnotSL 💙Flickr group: forget ME not SL

💙 Website and donation page: Forget ME Not SL site

   

Yumi and Maaco were posting moon photos...It's been cloudy at night here so I couldn't reciprocate. I was out yesterday and need to get some shots together for a photo duel I'm having with a friend. Heading for the streetcar stop, the clouds were moving over the sun, and made it look a bit like the moon. A little PS shenanigans and here we are.

 

Yumi

www.flickr.com/photos/cherrysakura/3259613113/

 

Maaco

www.flickr.com/photos/mako_side_b/3260456344/

To all the people who never feel good enough, who feel less than, who feel not pretty, skinny, smart enough... You Are Fucking Perfect!!

 

Taken at Silent Melody: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Silent%20Melody%202/172/19...

 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocDlOD1Hw9k&list=RDocDlOD1Hw9...

  

Made a wrong turn once or twice

Dug my way out, blood and fire

Bad decisions, that's alright

Welcome to my silly life

 

Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood

Miss No-Way-It's-All-Good

It didn't slow me down

Mistaken, always second guessing

Underestimated, look, I'm still around

 

Pretty, pretty, please, don't you ever, ever feel

Like you're less than fucking perfect

Pretty, pretty, please, if you ever, ever feel

Like you're nothing. You're fucking perfect to me

 

You're so mean, you're so mean when you talk, when you talk

About yourself. You were wrong

Change the voices, change the voices in your head, in your head

Make them like you instead

 

So complicated

Look how we all make it

Filled with so much hatred

Such a tired game

It's enough, I've done all I can think of

Chased down all my demons

I've seen you do the same

Oh, oh

 

Pretty, pretty, please, don't you ever, ever feel

Like you're less than fucking perfect

Pretty, pretty, please, if you ever, ever feel

Like you're nothing. You're fucking perfect to me

 

The whole world's scared, so I swallow the fear

The only thing I should be drinking is an ice-cold beer

So cool in lying and we try, try, try but we try too hard

And it's a waste of my time

Done looking for the critics, 'cause they're everywhere

They don't like my jeans, they don't get my hair

Exchange ourselves and we do it all the time

Why do we do that, why do I do that, why do I do that?

 

Yeah! Oh!

Oh, pretty, pretty, pretty

 

Pretty, pretty, please, don't you ever, ever feel

Like you're less than fucking perfect

Pretty, pretty, please, if you ever, ever feel

Like you're nothing. You're fucking perfect to me

You're perfect, you're perfect

Pretty, pretty, please, if you ever, ever feel

Like you're nothing. You're fucking perfect to me

  

We spend our summer vacations at the resort beach.

This beach has a really nice view.

We enjoyed the summer at the resort beach like kids.

But we weren't aware. The uninvited guests approach us. We'll be their best Dinner if we don't escape quickly.

 

01 - Jaws - Main Title

www.youtube.com/watch?v=14nTUjAeFas&list=PL7v_KFM4xhO...

 

BOULDER - www.flickr.com/groups/valium/

 

Beautiful photogenic coastal land inspired by the African Penguins of South Africa. Machinima friendly.

/*Windlight Sky: "Barcelona" Water: "Raymond's Water At Night"RegionOverride*/

 

maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Boulder/189/132/22

 

Luca

Nero - Magnus Beach Short - Slink - White \ Black

Modulus - Javier Hair - Catwa Size

Modulus - Set 5 Hair Base - Light Brown - Catwa BOM

 

Taby

✿ Hair: tram J0713 - Uber Event

✿ Minisuit: YELIZ - Hot Beach 2 Waikiki

 

Pose

+ Mouni Poses + Summervibes Couple Pose (wear to unpack)

 

Item

Swimming Shark 2.0

   

League of Legends - Get Jinxed

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On the Bavarian side of the River Inn a bench invites to rest opposite the Austrian town of Schärding.

 

Taken on an Autumn evening with a "toy" lens on a tiny camera: the 04 TOY LENS WIDE on a PENTAX Q. The lens has a focal length of 6.3mm, equivalent to a 35mm lens on "full-frame". The aperture is fixed at f:7.1, focussing is manual.

 

Post-processing in "Colour Projects" and SilkyPix Pro 9.

 

Happy Bench Monday!

 

***The PENTAX Q "Toy lenses" are tiny manual-focus primes with a fixed aperture. They were rather misunderstood and never caught on. I think that's a pity. If one takes the trouble, they can give beautiful results. They are not really toys, and are anything but simple to use well. As with any equipment, you have to recognise the possibilities and respect the limitations.***

  

 

But let's write a note because it's been a long time I didn't really focus ...

"Better die misunderstood than spend one's life explaining"

Vioflesh - Anymore

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☣ Lipstick: Someone - Pixie Lipgloss @ Astrophe

 

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# Oops. Posted last night. Accidentally deleted last night. The iPhone app and I are on less than... friendly terms. ;-)

 

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Cloth - Bakaboo

 

By the way.

This avatar is usually misunderstood, but it is a purely male avatar. This avatar has a mesh head and LeLutka Andrea, a body of Belleza Jake. And the skin is POEMA Tristan.

 

Photo & Model : Rehana Seljan (Homme)

Dandelions are one of the most misunderstood plants on Earth and one of my favorites. From ancient mythology to modern spirit work, the dandelion holds meanings of resilience, transformation, and intuition.

 

On/Off -Thank you so much for visiting and taking the time to comment or add to your favorites! It is greatly appreciated!

 

Two women arrive perfectly dressed for the occasion. Everyone else appears to have misunderstood the invitation.

I Was Drinking Last Night And Got Thrown Out Of The Casino...

 

I Totally Misunderstood The Craps Table.

Erauqs // Jalen Tank Top

@ Man Cave

 

Vuk // Misunderstood Shorts

@ Equal10

"Made a wrong turn, once or twice

Dug my way out, blood and fire

Bad decisions, that's alright

Welcome to my silly life

Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood

Miss "No way, it's all good", it didn't slow me down

Mistaken, always second guessing, underestimated

Look, I'm still around

Pretty, pretty please, don't you ever ever feel

Like you're less than fuckin' perfect

Pretty pretty please, if you ever, ever feel like you're nothing

You're fuckin' perfect to me!

You're so mean, when you talk, about yourself you were wrong

Change the voices in your head, make them like you instead

So complicated, look how big, you'll make it

Filled with so much hatred, such a tired game

It's enough! I've done all I can think of

Chased down all my demons, I've seen you do the same

Oh, pretty, pretty please, don't you ever, ever feel

Like you're less than fuckin' perfect

Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel like you're nothing

You're fuckin' perfect to me

The whole world's scared, so I swallow the fear

The only thing I should be drinking is an ice cold beer

So cool and limed and we try, try, try

But we try too hard and its a waste of my time

Done looking for the critics 'cause there everywhere

They don't like my jeans, they don't get my hair

Exchange ourselves and we do it all the time

Why do we do that, why do I do that?

Why do I do that?

Oh, pretty, pretty please, don't you ever, ever feel

Like you're less than fuckin' perfect

Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel like you're nothing

You're fuckin' perfect to me!

You're perfect, you're perfect

Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel like you're nothing

You're fuckin' perfect to me"

 

by Pink

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocDlOD1Hw9k

Hair Wasabi Spark for Kustom9

 

Ribbon Schelm Kanzashi for Okinawa Sakura Matsuri

 

Head Lelutka Avalon

 

Skin Aeoo Jiwoo

 

Eyeshadow HeartBreaker Bratz for Skin Fair

 

Eyes Misunderstood Sayuri for Skin Fair

 

Earrings Kunglers Petal for Cosmopolitan

 

Tattoo JC Flower meadow Branding for Skin Fair

 

Kiseru Jury PoP Sakura for Okinawa Sakura Matsuri

 

Gown Cococat Starry for Okinawa Sakura Matsuri

 

Pose WetCat Pink Petals for Okinawa Sakura Matsuri

"Don't waste your time trying to explain yourself to people that are committed to misunderstanding you. Instead, commit your time to explaining who they are to them."

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The Animals (music band) 😊 Happy Smile on Saturday! :-)

 

This is my version of The Animals playing at the local pub. There are 3 singers - the 2 Penguins and Crazy Harry. Rizzo is playing the Tambourine. You wouldn’t want to hear Rizzo sing! And Animal is playing the drums. Hope you enjoy. HSoS! :-)

 

The Animals are an English band from the early 1960s. Some of their hits were "The House of the Rising Sun", "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood".

 

The Animals are lip syncing here to House of Rising Sun, but it’s still fun. ;-) www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-43lLKaqBQ

 

 

installations, performances and concepts, who deploy the medium as one of a range of artistic strategies to complete their work. But photography for and of itself—photographs taken from the world as it is—are misunderstood as a collection of random observations and lucky moments, or muddled up with photojournalism, or tarred with a semi-derogatory documentary tag :-(

Paul Graham

 

HBW! Peace Now!

 

stachyurus himalaicus, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

Ophelia Malory - Misunderstood

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☣ Outfit: Loki - Tiffany Fur Set @ Kustom9

Andrew Gold - Spooky, Scary Skeletons

 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mKN6PDZTmc

 

Spooky, scary skeletons

Send shivers down your spine

Shrieking skulls will shock your soul

Seal your doom tonight

Spooky, scary skeletons

Speak with such a screech

You'll shake and shudder in surprise

When you hear these zombies shriek

We're sorry, skeletons, you're so misunderstood

You only want to socialize (but I don't think we should)

'Cause spooky, scary skeletons

Shout startling, shrilly screams

They'll sneak from their sarcophagus

And just won't leave you be

Spirits supernatural are shy, what's all the fuss?

But bags of bones seem so unsafe (it's semi-serious)

Spooky, scary skeletons

Are silly all the same

They'll smile and scrabble slowly by

And drive you so insane

Sticks and stones will break your bones

They seldom let you snooze

Spooky, scary skeletons

Will wake you with a boo!

Cardi B - Enough

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☣ Nails: Black Lotus - Dark Regalia @ Wasteland

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◦ Eyes: Misunderstood - Ubume

◦ Face Skin: Swagger - Naji Skin VE

◦ Earrings and Collar: BluWesh - Piko Set

◦ Keychain: Eepy - NyaNya (includes large plushy not shown)

Cardi B - Pretty & Petty

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☣ Septum: Opalite - Devilish @ Creepy Fair

 

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◦ Eyes: Misunderstood - Nahia

◦ Earrings: Ruin You Ruin Me - Girl Swallow XL Plug

◦ Eyeshadow: Depression - Smokey Eyeshadows

In Dutch it is called ‘Paarse dovenetel’, which suggests that the English ‘dead-nettle’ is a misunderstood Dutch ‘dode netel’, which is a netel that would not be alive, so maybe ‘purple archangel’ is the better English word for this plant (or Lamium purpureum as Linnaeus would have it).

It grows all year round and even makes flowers in mild winters such as ours these weeks, see photo. From next month March on, these flowers become an important source of proteins for the bees, while they are making their nests. It is always a special day, when you see the first bee of the year. The poor bees in our region are working hard on their comeback after the dark neonicotinoid-years that were almost fatal for their species, due to navigation problems caused by intoxication. Together with the maize and the sunflowers, the purple archangel helps them with their come-back. A bee that visited the flowers of this herb will have its red pollen in its hair and in this way you can see that the bee was there. So these little herbs are a blessing for the bees and therefore also for us, humans.

 

Until I took the picture in the first comment below, I had no idea of the flare potential of the tiny Pentax Q 04 TOY LENS WIDE 6.3mm f:7.1 - a few shots later I came up with this one...

 

wherewith I solemnly declare

this lens to be "The King of Flare"...

 

;-)

 

Seen on the Bavarian side of the River Inn, across from the Austrian town of Schärding.

 

Taken with the adorable little Pentax Q.

 

***The PENTAX Q "Toy lenses" are tiny manual-focus primes with a fixed aperture. They were rather misunderstood and never caught on. I think that's a pity. If one takes the trouble, they can give beautiful results. They are not really toys, and are anything but simple to use well. As with any equipment, you have to recognise the possibilities and respect the limitations.***

Black Bears are so fascinating to watch with their interesting individual personalities. A beautiful and too often misunderstood animal that is deserving of our profound respect. For one they help make our forests so beautiful with the way they fertilize the forests with the fish they eat.

When

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

One brushed by a trickster

The other a guardian spirit

I took the path I felt had the chance

Of finding a fox, don’t know why

But dread drummed like the woodpeckers

The further I looked down the trodden path

Those saplings, stretching out their infant arms.

So I came to your derelict patch

Eyes roving

Down the locks

Through the black smiles of factories, forlorn

When a voice found me:

“Why do you search so deep for a trickster so ‘sly?’”

“Because finding you means I’ve lost my way

And taking the path you’re expected to take seems the worst trick of all!”

Knowing the lesson was felt,

The fox revealed itself

With an eye that flashed the world in a line

And an ear that tuned out the fuzz, even in this dead silence.

 

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Eyeshadow - Shadowmend - Far Away Eyeshadow Set NEW!(@Vintage Fair)

 

Eyes - Misunderstood - IconiXX NEW!(@Vintage Fair)

 

Choker&Cuffs - AttackBun - Babette NEW!(@Vintage Fair)

 

Bodysuit - Elune - Nana NEW!(@Squishie Event)

 

Tattoo - Samia - Britney Bruise NEW!(@Vintage Fair)

(I understand) I know what it's like to be misunderstood for being a free thinker but I have no idea what it would be like to be judged by the color of my skin, I can only imagine the frustration, can't help but wonder if God made the whole world B&W would we still be as judgemental?.... Probably...I try to give everyone the benefit of the doubt until they prove otherwise. Be humble and kind to whoever you meet today, it's a rippling effect that can reach far and wide....:)

* I stopped to give a native girl who was broke down a boost yesterday, she was ever so grateful and amazed I knew how to do that.... still leaves me smiling today.

 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOuF3k_-asA

🎵

 

Baby, you understand me now?

If sometimes you see that I'm mad

Don'tcha know that no one alive can always be an angel?

When everything goes wrong, you see some bad

But oh, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good

Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

You know sometimes, baby I'm so carefree

Oh, with a joy that's hard to hide

And then sometimes again it seems that all I have is worry

And then you're bound to see my other side

But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good

Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

If I seem edgy

I want you to know

I never mean to take it out on you

Life has its problems

And I get more than my share

But that's me one thing I never mean to do

'Cause I love you

Oh, baby, I'm just human

Don't you know I have faults like anyone?

Sometimes I find myself alone regretting some little foolish thing

Some simple thing that I've done

'Cause I'm just a soul whose intentions are good

Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood

Don't let me be misunderstood

I try so hard so please don't let me be misunderstood

No, no, no, please

Vuk // Misunderstood Shorts

@ Equal10

Sleepy Eddy // Hooded Jacket

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DARK INK M S24

Misunderstood. Likha Eyes (lel evox, Genus Morph, Bom)

ASCENT - Everlast Mouth Piercing

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Skin Not Found Hynna

 

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Skirt Tentacio Alba

 

Rings Kunglers Juno for Cosmopolitan

 

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→Hair: Doux - Rosie

→Neck wounds: Obsidian - Possession

 

→Earrings: Swallow - Earrings Pixie Gauged S 01

 

→Shirt: Technofolk - Misunderstood

→Bra: Technofolk - Twiggy Top

 

Credits & Nophotoshop version

 

Squeezing me hard

In thorns that burn like a fire inside

Thrilling my head

Until they rip my shivering skin

 

Thorns they lurk on roses stem

They do intend no harm them

They lurk on bodies stem

They make my heart arise them

 

- Wumpscut, Thorns

 

Tune: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpCJRMmxArk

 

Credits:

 

Thirst: Steven

 

Trash: Missing Boy

 

Epicene: Hellfire Battle Paint

 

Misunderstood: Maxine Eyes

 

Fetch: Hawkins Vines

 

Secret Poses: Eleven

 

D&W: Basement of Adventures

 

Oh Deer/WetCat: Odd Stuff II

 

These items and MUCH more are currently available at Shotgun Popup Event's Things Got Stranger event!

 

Your ticket to the Upsidedown: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/VIVID/128/131/22

 

For Baz, who found this lost boy. I love you.

I welcome everyone to my new exhibition, This exhibition is an expression of transformation.

Wishing you a good time, stay with love.

Rita Glad

  

RITA GLAD SHOWROOM &ART

maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/DIXON%20Indoor/42/88/2616

  

Nina Simone - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtgJjYvv0dU

... almost human relics - one -

(looking at lost walls project)

When she asks you to come scramble her eggs....and you completely misunderstood the assignment.....

"در پی صبحی بی خورشیدیم، با هجوم گل ها چه کنیم؟"

سهراب سپهری

 

Beauty has a permanent presence in life. It is us who may be closed to it, but once its light has touched our hearts, we have no choice but to be better for it, to be better because of it, or we have misunderstood beauty.

 

to the inner awkward geek in you :p

  

and she knows she's more than just a little misunderstood

she has trouble acting normal ♬ when she's nervous ♬

  

the things:

Tres Blah - Tori sweatshirt @ Tres Blah

Tetra - Sonya skirt @ Tetra

OMY - Ruth animated & breathing @ The Fifty

Legal Insanity - fingertapes @ Legal Insanity & Miu

  

and some other things:

Doux - Jillian

Dead Doll - Luna slippers & socks

 

Two Temple Place is one of London's hidden architectural gems. Completed in 1895, this stunning neo-Gothic mansion was built for William Waldorf Astor. Originally known as the Astor Estate Office, it had a residential flat above the offices for Viscount Astor's use (Pevsner). It consists of two floors and a lower ground floor and is designed after the Early Elizabethan style. It is built entirely of Portland stone. The exterior stonework features splendid carvings by Nathaniel Hitch

 

Above the machicolated parapets is a weather vane, representing the caravel Santa Maria in which Columbus sailed to America. The intention was to symbolize the connection of the path of discovery of his ancestor John Jacob Astor and the linking of United States and Europe.It was executed by J. Starkie Gardner, the English metal worker, who was responsible for all metalwork inside and outside the building.

 

John Dibblee Crace, one of a family of interior decorators, decorated the interior of Two Temple Place for Astor in the style of French Renaissance from about 1892 to 1895.

  

From

spitalfieldslife.com/2023/12/05/at-two-temple-place-i/:

Standing at the foot of the staircase, you understand why Astor felt “safe,” in the sense that you are entirely enclosed by the wood-lined room which permits no window to the outside world. Comprising a square stairwell, the space rises to an enclosed gallery with arches similar to those in engravings by Esher.

 

At each corner of the stairwell stand Astor’s favourite protagonists from novels – Hester Prynne, Rip Van Winkle, The Pathfinder and The Last of the Mohicans – characteristically, all are outsiders who are misunderstood. Above them is a Shakespearian frieze with eighty-two identifiable characters from Anthony & Cleopatra, Henry VIII, Othello and Macbeth, significantly chosen as plays that dramatise the torments of power. Yet, remarkably, the proportion and order of the space, the lustre of the materials and the expertise of the workmanship place everything in perspective – the chaos of human endeavour is reconciled within this sanctuary of the imagination.

 

Astor’s private office is equipped with both a secret door and discreet drawers for the storage of champagne, the latter hinting at a brighter side to his nature. Through the secret panel is the largest room in the building, known as The Great Hall or The Mediation Room, where Astor summoned those he chose to do business with. I was told that Pencil Cedar was chosen for the panelling in this room, emitting a relaxing aroma calculated to dispel any tension, yet such is the grandiose nature of the seventy-foot long hall, I doubt anyone would seek controversy in the face of its creator.

 

At either end, stained glass windows portray the rising and setting sun while the epic mahogany hammer-beam ceiling above is modelled upon the design of the roof in Middle Temple Hall, a wooden frieze depicts a mixture of personalities from history and myth, including Bismarck and Pocahontas, and characters from Ivanhoe perch upon the beams – gilded, just in case you might fail to notice them in the flurry of literary references. Once the time comes to leave, overwhelmed by the wealth of detail, your eye falls upon the Arthurian heroines by George Frampton languishing upon the rear of the door.

  

F**kin' perfect - Pink

 

Made a wrong turn, once or twice

Dug my way out, blood and fire

Bad decisions, that's alright

Welcome to my silly life

Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood

Miss "No way, it's all good", it didn't slow me down

Mistaken, always second guessing, underestimated

Look, I'm still around

Pretty, pretty please, don't you ever ever feel

Like you're less than fuckin' perfect

Pretty pretty please, if you ever, ever feel like you're nothing

You're fuckin' perfect to me!

You're so mean, when you talk, about yourself you were wrong

Change the voices in your head, make them like you instead

So complicated, look how big, you'll make it

Filled with so much hatred, such a tired game

It's enough! I've done all I can think of

Chased down all my demons, I've seen you do the same

Oh, pretty, pretty please, don't you ever, ever feel

Like you're less than fuckin' perfect

Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel like you're nothing

You're fuckin' perfect to me

The whole world's scared, so I swallow the fear

The only thing I should be drinking is an ice cold beer

So cool and limed and we try, try, try

But we try too hard and its a waste of my time

Done looking for the critics 'cause there everywhere

They don't like my jeans, they don't get my hair

Exchange ourselves and we do it all the time

Why do we do that, why do I do that?

Why do I do that?

Oh, pretty, pretty please, don't you ever, ever feel

Like you're less than fuckin' perfect

Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel like you're nothing

You're fuckin' perfect to me!

You're perfect, you're perfect

Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel like you're nothing

You're fuckin' perfect to me

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