The Hippos, "Paulina" from Heads Are Gonna Roll (The Last Angry Rude Boy)
Skammentary: At first, I could scarcely believe that "Paulina" had never before featured in SKApril, but a quick check of the records both revealed that, no, it hadn't, & reminded me of the curious fact, previously noted, that The Hippos's first album, Forget the World, dominates their annual SKApril contribution, to the detriment of their otherwise worthy sophomore effort, Heads Are Gonna Roll. Thus, the gem that is "Paulina"—not to be confused with No Doubt's "Paulina," an entirely different song & SKApril 2015 selection—is available for us as part of SKApril '18. Hoorah!
"You think I'm square,
Don't like the clothes I wear,
The way I comb my hair,
The way I sit and stare at you,
It's just a game to take the spotlight off of me,
I'm just afraid of what you might think.
"Sing another stupid song
About everything's wrong,
Girls and other surface things
Do mean a lot to me, but I,
I cannot let you in, let you in too deep,
I'm just afraid of what you might think.
"Paulina, you know this isn't me,
I've been dishonest, now it's time to come clean,
I said, Paulina, I'm the one for you, you'll see,
Just as soon as you see me!
"Don't walk away from me,
Listen to what I say,
Alright, I'm sorry,
I never wanted it this way,
I took it, I took it too far with my insecurities,
I'm just afraid of what you might think,
I'm just afraid of what you might think.
"Paulina, you know this isn't me,
I've been dishonest, now it's time to come clean,
I said, Paulina, I'm the one for you, you'll see,
Just as soon as you see me!…"
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