Pretension/Repulsion

General CommentA song against falsely objectifying beauty through the media.

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres was one of the first artists to change the way a woman’s body looked for added sexuality, when he famously painted a woman with an extra-long back because he found it more sexually attractive in his famous work Grande Odalisque. It was like the original version airbrushed photoshopping if you think about it.

“Born-a-graphic vs. Porn-a-graphic” also touches upon the same thought. Very few women in pornography or tamer sexualized photos are natural, either through caking on far too much make up to re-make their face, or through plastic surgery like breast implants.

At this stage in his writings, Richey was writing some short-hand phrasing that was almost like an inner-code only he truly understood (like on “Removables”) I don’t think they’re throw-away lines, but just something only he understood. My guess is he was writing about how so many people obsessed with their beauty are so self-loathing. Maybe "Shot from shot The androgyny fails" is referencing models? They are obsessed with their looks, and also some of the most miserable people in the universe for it.

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My InterpretationThe lyrics are very wrong here, it's:

"BORN.A.GRAPHIC VS PORNAGRAPHIC"
and "Extra bones for sale"

If I found out how to change the lyrics I would. Anyway, I realised tonight that this song sums me up in many ways. The title "Pretension/Repulsion" explains my relationship with myself exactly. Going from a huge high, really being proud of myself you know, sort of imagining I have rights above other people, and it's a very hard train of thought to break out of. And then at the complete other end I am repulsed by myself, really full of hate, and just disgusted at everything I do and the way I look.

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General CommentThe lyric is actually " Shard oh Shards ".

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