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The song speaks to dependence within relationships, using lyrics like “burn your name into my thigh” and “cut me out and paste me like a paper doll” to express the narrator’s desperate reliance on another person to define and validate her. Juxtaposing electronic percussion and heavy synths over a string quartet, the track employs dramatic sound effects and purposefully incongruous vocal samples to illustrate the imbalance described in the piece. “Centerfold” is the fourth in a continuing series of singles.
lyrics
LYRICS:
[Intro]
(Cut me out and paste me like a miracle in the centerfold
Lately, I’ve been miserable)
[Verse 1]
Remember me when you die
And you’re reaching out from the other side
Baby, don’t forget how I gave you all
Burn your name into my thigh
‘Cause I’m trapped in a cage of my own design
Tied to all your crimes and my own fault
[Chorus]
Cut me out and paste me like a miracle in the centerfold
Mister, I’ve been waiting patient
Sweep me up, don’t chase me, I’m available in general
Lately, I’ve been miserable
[Verse 2]
Pick me up late tonight
As you’re clawing at the walls for a peek inside
Sketch my face by candlelight, I’ll fall apart
Kiss the corners of my eyes
Trace my nervous lips and read between the lines
Set your ocean eyes on my young heart
[Chorus]
Cut me out and paste me like a miracle in the centerfold
Mister, I’ve been waiting patient
Sweep me up, don’t chase me, I’m available in general
Lately, I’ve been miserable
[Bridge]
Cut me out and paste me like a paper doll
Honey, you create me any way you want
You could mold and shape me like a work of art
Baby, get my picture in the centerfold, the centerfold
[Chorus]
Cut me out and paste me like a miracle in the centerfold
Mister, I’ve been waiting patient
Sweep me up, don’t chase me, I’m available in general
Lately, I’ve been miserable
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