Slave, in the magic mirror,
come from the farthest space,
Through wind and darkness I summon thee.
Speak!
What wouldst thou know, my Queen?
Mirror, mirror on the wall,
Who’s the worst treated of them all?
The most overlooked, the most oppressed
Persecuted dispossessed
Whatever you may hear or read
This has little to do with colour or creed.
Whether white or black, brown, blue
Christian or Muslim, Hindu or Jew
Young or old, gay, straight or trans
It doesn’t matter what class, whether woman or man
The most overlooked, as I now explain
Are the unattractive, the ugly, the plain
Mirror, mirror V on the wall,
They’re the worst treated of them all
The most overlooked, the most oppressed
Persecuted dispossessed
They’re paid less, overlooked for jobs
Passed by for loans, they more likely to be robbed
They get longer sentences. Bigger fines
They’re ignored in the media big time
As for depression their rates are the highest
So much microaggression, unconscious bias
Just think about it and you know it’s true
They’re the most overlooked through and through
Time after time they face rejection
They are even victim to sexual selection
Not just now but through all history
It’s the law of Darwin, evolutionary
Nothing matters like your image
Forget about race, this is pretty privilege
If looks don’t matter to an ordinary civilian
Why’s the beauty industry worth a trillion
Mirror, mirror on the wall,
They are the worst treated of them all?
The most overlooked, the most oppressed
Persecuted dispossessed
Nobody’s lobbIES on the ugly’s behalf
They just mock, they deride, they ignore, they laugh
You don’t hear it mentioned, not one iota
Where’s the plain in a diversity quota?
In this endless daily right on chatter
ho’s crying out ugly lives matter?
I know your game with your BAME campaigns
Just another special interest lobbying for gain
The next Bond should be black, they’re always singing
But no one says James Bond should be minging
You think you’re great in the music business
But none of you are asking if they know it’s Christmas
They’ve done no wrong, they haven’t sinned
But who cares if they lived like a candle in the wind?
You give it the big one Elton John
But where’s your save the ugly song?
We are the plain, we are the ugly
We are the ones who make a brighter day so let’s start giving
Why no Hollywood Ugly me too?
Why no LGBTQ U
Well if you’re really so virtuous and you’re really so woke
Then stand up and fight for the ugly fol
credits
from Gammon and Proud,
released December 7, 2022
Words by Dominic Frisby. Music by Goat and Noah Fleetwood. Recorded by Goat. Mixed by Wayne McIntyre. Backing vocals Lynda Hayes.