Beautiful
Lately I've been hard to reach, I've been too long on my own
Everybody has a private world, where they can be alone
Are you calling me? Are you trying to get through?
Are you reaching out for me? I'm reaching out for you
I'm just so fucking depressed, I just can't seem to get out this slump
If I could just get over this hump, but I need something to pull me out this dump
I took my bruises, took my lumps, fell down and I got right back up
But I need that spark to get psyched back up, in order for me to pick the mic back up
I don't know how or why or when, I ended up in this position I'm in
I'm starting to feel distant again, so I decided just to pick this pen
Up and try to make an attempt to vent, but I just can't admit, or come to grips
With the fact that I may be done with rap, I need a new outlet
And I know some shit's so hard to swallow, but I just can't sit back and wallow
In my own sorrow, but I know one fact: I'll be one tough act to follow
One tough act to follow, I'll be one tough act to follow
Here today, gone tomorrow, but you'd have to walk a thousand miles...
In my shoes, just to see, what it's like, to be me
I'll be you, let's trade shoes, just to see what it'd be like to
Feel your pain, you feel mine, go inside each others' minds
Just to see, what we'd find, look at shit through each others' eyes
But don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
They can all get fucked, just stay true to you
Don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
They can all get fucked, just stay true to you
I think I'm starting to lose my sense of humor, everything's so tense and gloom,
I Almost feel like I gotta check the temperature of the room, just as soon as
I walk in, it's like all eyes on me, and so I try to avoid any eye contact
Cause if I do that, then it opens the door for conversation, like I want that
I'm not looking for extra attention, I just wanna be just like you
Blend in with the rest of the room, maybe just point me to the closest restroom
I don't need no fucking man servant, tryin' to follow me around and wipe my ass
And laugh at every single joke I crack, and half of 'em ain't even funny like "Hah!
Marshall you're so funny man, you should be a comedian, God damn"
Unfortunately I am, I just hide behind the tears of a clown
So why don't you all sit down, listen to the tale I'm about to tell
Hell, we don't gotta trade our shoes, and you ain't gotta walk no thousand miles...
In my shoes, just to see, what it's like, to be me
I'll be you, let's trade shoes, just to see what it'd be like to
Feel your pain, you feel mine, go inside each others' minds
Just to see, what we'd find, look at shit through each others' eyes
But don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
They can all get fucked, just stay true to you
Don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
They can all get fucked, just stay true to you
Nobody asked for life to deal us, with these bullshit hands we're dealt
We gotta take these cards ourselves, and flip them, don't expect no help
Now I could of either, just sat on my ass and pissed and moaned
Or take this situation in which I'm placed in, and get up and get my own
I was never the type of kid to wait by the door, and pack his bags
Or sat on the porch and hoped and prayed, for a dad to show up who never did
I just wanted to fit in, every single place, every school I went
I dreamed of being that cool kid, even if it meant acting stupid
Aunt Edna always told me, "Keep making that face, it'll get stuck like that"
Meanwhile I'm just standing there, holding my tongue tryin' to talk like "thissss"
'Till I stuck my tongue on that frozen stop sign pole, at eight years old
I learned my lesson then, cause I wasn't trying to impress my friends no more
But I already told you my whole life story, not just based on my description
'Cause where you see it, from where you're sitting, it's probably a hundred and ten percent different
I guess we would have to walk a mile in each others' shoes at least
What size you wear? I wear tens, let's see if you can fit your feet...
In my shoes, just to see, what it's like, to be me
I'll be you, let's trade shoes, just to see what it'd be like to
Feel your pain, you feel mine, go inside each others' minds
Just to see what we'd find, look at shit through each others' eyes
But don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
They can all get fucked, just stay true to you
Don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful
They can all get fucked, just stay true to you
Lately I've been hard to reach, I've been too long on my own
Everybody has their private world, where they can be alone
Are you calling me? Are you trying to get through?
Are you reaching out for me? I'm reaching out for you
Yeah, to my babies, stay strong. Dad'll be home soon. And to the rest of the world, God gave you them shoes, to fit you, so put 'em on and wear 'em. Be yourself, man. Be proud of who you are. Even if it sounds corny, don't ever let no one tell you, you ain't beautiful.
Fuck u Don't take me for an idiot !!
From sweetie
MDC: How did you get discovered?
T: It was in Manchester. My friend Elliot, who’s also with D1, said the agency was doing a test shoot for all their guys from up North and he just told me to come down.
MDC: What do you like to do in your free time?
T: I just bought a new camera, so I’m getting quite interested in photography. I’ve been messing around with that quite a lot. Also the camera that I got has an HD-video function on it. Some of my mates produce short films and that’s quite inspiring, so I’ve been looking more into that area. Other than that, I skate and draw. Anything to keep myself busy. Usually my friends have got something pretty cool that they’re up to, so I’ll either be helping them out on whatever project they’ve got to do, whether it be a film, or some of them are designers, so I just help them out with that. I just like being around creative people and producing things.
MDC: What have you been getting up to in the city this summer?
T: When I first came, I went to quite a lot of gigs (Editor note: music shows). It’s been nice to have them because you have quite a lot of outdoor ones. That’s kind of a novelty, being from Manchester, because you never get that because it’s always raining. It was nice to be outside in beautiful woods, or just in the big parks, so I saw a few bands. I think we went to two in Prospect Park. We saw Beach House and they were supporting the National. And then we saw Jack White and Alison Mosshart’s band, the Dead Weather, which actually I preferred a lot more live than I did on CD. We saw a London band, the xx, at Summer Stage. It’s crazy, they’ve gotten massive over the last year. That was really fun as well. I also went to the beach the other day, Fort Tilden. It’s got all the old army bases and stuff, so I was messing around with my camera, taking pictures.
MDC: Which is your favorite editorial that you’ve done so far?
T: It might not have been my favorite at the time, but one of the ones that looks best now, looking back, was the one I did for AnOther Man with Ben Toms . That was one of my first big editorials. We shot it in Dartmoor, which is a really rural part of England. We were shooting spring/summer in winter, so the weather was pretty crazy. We had to battle with rain and wind on the hills. But looking back, the pictures look really cool. I also liked the shoot I did with Hedi Slimane as well . It was meant to be a Gareth Pugh shoot, it’s kind of nice because it ended up being quite a lot of the clothes I turned up in, so looking back on the pictures it feels more real, rather than fantastical. It’s not as detached.
MDC: What’s your favorite thing about modeling?
T: I think meeting people is probably the best overall experience that you can take from it. Doing shows is nice, it gives you a bit of adrenaline at the time, but as far as lasting experiences, I definitely think it’s probably the people I’ve met and also what I’ve learned from being in on fittings, etc. Just listening to what designers and others have to say, I find that interesting, from the idea of the collection to the actual technical cutting and sewing of it. I think that’s probably the most beneficial experience from it. Doing shows with your friends is good as well. It’s a fun experience, you can have a laugh.
MDC: Is this your first time doing New York Fashion Week?
T: I did only one show last time. I just flew over for Marc by Marc Jacobs and flew straight back. So this is my first proper time.



