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Dress to Express

by Gadè

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Don’t you sweat your body type
Life’s no exam, no answer’s right
Doing what you’re feeling’s healing
Fight the oppression, display your freedom

Your way, no trend
Mystique and labels, it’s all pretend
So what you got in your dress-up box?
Fashion is performance, your on the spot

Shake it up if you’re heavy or light
Loosely flowing or stretched skin tight
Got permission to get really weird
One life to try, so what’s to fear?

Your dream, don’t you choke
Doesn’t cost the Earth to go bespoke
Come out tonight, put on a show
Moonlighting at work, but here you’re a pro

Ohhh Dress to express
Your adornments refreshed
One of life’s greatest pleasures
Ohhh your style’s made to measure

Show us who you are
Tres Chic or bizarre
Ohhh silk, wool and feathers
Lace, satin and leather

Down the ages we tried it all
Men wearing tights… tastes have evolved
Lead for make-up in Liz’s time
The poison has changed, now it’s in your mind

Posing for your shot
Post looks like a filtered robot
Is it real or made by AI?
Real life is not that refined

Can’t please them all, so you do you
Chaotic good, don’t form an orderly queue
Humanity comes from that mess
Creativity is not a button you press

High Street, burned out
Charity shop convert and I’m devout
Couture treasures if you keep your eyes peeled
Paris or Milan can’t break down my zeal

Ohhh Dress to express
Your adornments refreshed
One of life’s greatest pleasures
Ohhh your style’s made to measure

Show us who you are
Tres Chic or bizarre
Ohhh silk, wool and feathers
Lace, satin and leather

If you don’t know where to start
In standing out, leave your mark
Something catches your eye and leaves you a little scared
That’s the way…

Society’s always going to change
Experiment, don’t be the same
Could be the inspiration
To shake another from their cage
They can’t tame you

Just wear what you like
Fading away is not worth the price
Here to dance or hold the mic
Come and play, no wrong or right

Just wear what you like
Fading away is not worth the price
Here to dance or hold the mic
Come and play, no wrong or right

Ohhh Dress to express
Your adornments refreshed
One of life’s greatest pleasures
Ohhh your style’s made to measure

Show us who you are
Tres Chic or bizarre
Ohhh silk, wool and feathers
Lace, satin and leather

credits

released October 20, 2023
Music and visuals by Brett Uren.
Lyrics by Brett Uren.

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Gadè Aylesbury, UK

Shimmering riffs and towering beats, born of the artist's British and St Lucian heritage. Proudly DIY recorded using Garageband for Smartphone.

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