This song is written as the perspective of the boys in the street, as a whole, and what path they are going to choose as they get older and grow into men. (This is why the music video takes place in an orphanage.) The seen, and unseen collective suffering is imbedded in the boys’ mind, consciously or subconsciously, and is haunting them. Which path will the boys choose? Issac Hayes is the voice of reason, maybe God, the angel on his shoulder, or the voice of his forefathers from beyond the grave who can see the big picture and are pleading with the boys not to continue the violence and pattern of killing their brothers, but to rise above. The most beautiful song and has so many levels. Racism towards African Americans in America would not exist if everyone sat down and listened to this song and understood the history behind the words. The power, fear, pleading in RZA and Ghostface voices are genuine and powerful. Issac Hayes’ strong voice makes the perfect strong father figure, who is possibly from beyond the grave.
When it becomes like an arid zone in your kitchen
Out on the highway, fuck it, you're hitching
Let's get thin the magazines all scream
You're gonna rule the world in skintight jeans
Thin body thin body thin body
Thin body thin body thin body
Thin body thin body
Have you got something that you wanna tell me?
Thin body thin body
Have you got something that you wanna tell me?
Have you got something that you wanna tell me?
Leering like a hooker with a set on scales
Crossing the border into New South Wales
Take the fat off the body and hide it from the soul
Negligable weight is the ultimate goal
Thin body thin body thin body
Thin body thin body thin body
Thin body thin body
Have you got something that you wanna tell me?
Thin body thin body
Have you got something that you wanna tell me?
Have you got something that you wanna tell me?
Hooker with a set of scales
When we get to New South Wales
We're gonna squeeze you into leather
You're beautiful and beauty's forever
Eat, diet, eat, diet, spend spend save
We'll bury last year's clothes in a shallow grave
Stick the finger out hey we're as thin as a straw
Baby I want something my mates can adore
Out on the highway, fuck it, you're hitching
Let's get thin the magazines all scream
You're gonna rule the world in skintight jeans
Thin body thin body thin body
Thin body thin body thin body
Thin body thin body
Have you got something that you wanna tell me?
Thin body thin body
Have you got something that you wanna tell me?
Have you got something that you wanna tell me?
Leering like a hooker with a set on scales
Crossing the border into New South Wales
Take the fat off the body and hide it from the soul
Negligable weight is the ultimate goal
Thin body thin body thin body
Thin body thin body thin body
Thin body thin body
Have you got something that you wanna tell me?
Thin body thin body
Have you got something that you wanna tell me?
Have you got something that you wanna tell me?
Hooker with a set of scales
When we get to New South Wales
We're gonna squeeze you into leather
You're beautiful and beauty's forever
Eat, diet, eat, diet, spend spend save
We'll bury last year's clothes in a shallow grave
Stick the finger out hey we're as thin as a straw
Baby I want something my mates can adore
Lyrics submitted by blood is thin
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