My New Legs

**Genre**

"My New Legs" is a song written by Mikaela Thorn and recorded under her alias ThornBrain. It was released on her second album, *Nobody Cares Unless You're Pretty or Dying* as a double-track with "Are You Happy Now. It was included on *The Forgotten Ones (The 2020 Mixes)* with re-recorded vocals.

"My New Legs" and "Are You Happy Now" were originally written separately. Near the end of recording for the album, Thorn realized that she had not included "Are You Happy Now" anywhere in the tracklisting. She noticed that it and "My New Legs" were written with the same tempo, so she simply combined the two. The instrumental bridge was added to transition from "My New Legs" to "Are You Happy Now". They were made separate tracks for *The Forgotten Ones (The 2020 Mixes)* but were kept next to each other.

## About

"My New Legs" is a song supportive of people who are unhappy with their own body image, noting that societal beauty standards are heavily skewed by major media. It was inspired by a routine by Australian stand-up comedian Adam Hills about how women in major media are redrawn to the point that they don't even look like themselves in real life. The song also references a Victoria's Secret advertising poster Thorn once saw where the model was so thin that her stomach appeared to have caved in. Mugiwara Yoshi and BigTUnit1 jokingly noted how the lead guitar melody resembles "La Cucaracha".

Though friend and colleague Jon Pino has listed it as a favorite song of his, Thorn considered the original version one of the weakest recordings, vocal performances, and mixes on the album. This was one of the major reasons for the development of *The Forgotten Ones*, and she's now much happier with the updated version.

## Lyrics

So, once again the guy you're stuck with

Took you out to dinner

He orders you a salad, guess he

Wishes you were thinner

You know when you catch his sight

"Unsightly" seems to say it right

But that's the reason he is yours

You know that he too ain't a winner

What is beautiful to you (Look at my new legs)

Does it look at all like you

Should know the girl in the mag (Look at my new legs)

Doesn't really look like that, no

Look at my new legs

You think you finally understand

What makes the people rave

Should you work your stomach flat

Hers seems to be concave

You want to focus on her clothes but

Kudos to the one who draws her

Legs 'cause you don't realize

Those aren't the ones her mother gave

What is beautiful to you

Does it look at all like you (Look at my new legs)

Should know the girl in the mag

Doesn't really look like that, no (Look at my new legs)

Look at my new legs

What is beautiful to you (Nobody cares unless you're pretty or dying)

Does it look at all like you (Nobody cares unless you're pretty or dying)

Should know the girl in the mag (Nobody cares unless you're pretty or dying)

Doesn't really look like that, no (Nobody cares unless you're pretty or dying)

What is beautiful to you (Nobody cares unless you're pretty or dying)

Does it look at all like you (Nobody cares unless you're pretty or dying)

Should know the girl in the mag (Nobody cares unless you're pretty or dying)

Doesn't really look like that, no (Nobody cares unless you're pretty or dying)