1/2 sour, 1/2 sweet. Duo in Chicago. Single below. Album coming soon!
1/2 sour, 1/2 sweet. Duo in Chicago. Single below. Album coming soon!
Wrinkles (lyrics below) by the sour sweethearts
Women after 40 are extinct
That’s what they want you to think
Cuz I seldom see ladies over that age
Not on TV, not on a stage
Bodies and faces photoshopped, filtered, botoxed
Why stick a needle in your face
When there’s nothing to fix in the first place?
Chorus:
Why do we alter ourselves to fit twisted standards of beauty
Shouldn’t it be the other way around?
Why do we smooth stretch marks, cover pigmentation, and hide any sign of aging?
Ya damn right, I’m getting old
I’ve earned all these wrinkles
My mama said it’s good to age
Beats being in the grave
It seems like common sense hasn’t been so common since
Facetune, Lightroom, shrink your nose increase your boobs
As if this isn’t skin being skin
Who are we fooling?
Chorus:
Why do we alter ourselves to fit twisted standards of beauty
Shouldn’t it be the other way around?
Why do we smooth stretch marks, cover pigmentation, and hide any sign of aging?
Ya damn right, I’m getting old
I’ve earned all these wrinkles
Old people say I’m young,
Young people say I’m old
I spend more seconds watching the clock
Than worrying what they say on TikTok
We only have so much time
Let’s spend it being honest
About all of us coming in different genders, shapes, shades, ages, and sizes
Breakdown:
Listen, come a little closer, I don’t care what age you are
I want to tell you about how I have days when I pick apart my reflection
Then I realize it’s because of those images in magazines and social media
It’s not me, it’s not you, it’s the pressure to look the way they do
They digitally manipulate a booty, then show it to you like it’s natural beauty
Damn, that’s so crazy…
Chorus:
Why do we alter ourselves to fit twisted standards of beauty
It should be the other way around
Why do we smooth stretch marks, cover pigmentation, and hide any sign of aging?
Ya damn right, I’m getting old (it’s a privilege I’m told)
I’ve earned all these wrinkles (more precious than gold)