TAKE A SEXY PICTURE OF ME

CMAT · 2025

Listen carefully and fill in the missing words.

    Verse 1
Ever since I was a little girl
I only (1) to be sexy
Nine years old, tryna wax my legs with tape
There were some things only I can see
A little spot that can't be (2)
On my left hand, dig in like a car key
So you see

Chorus 1
I've been having a (3) time of late
I get none of your (4)
But all of the pain hits and the fog lifts
And then it's too much for therapy
Oh, baby, heed my (5)
And take a sexy picture
Take a sexy picture of me
And make me look sixteen

Verse 2
Listen
I did the butcher, I did the (6)
I did the home and the (7) maker
I did school girl fantasies
Oh, I did leg things and hand stuff
And single woman banter
Now tell me, what was in it for me?

[Chorus]
And make me look fifteen

Bridge
You haven't looked at me the same since I turned twenty-seven
Where goes my (8)? Oh, she's up in heaven
Rest in peace to any chance of me
Dating within the station
Ah-ah, ooh-ooh, ah-ah, ooh-ooh
And no doctor or pope can grant (9)
I've peeled through the (10)
And there's no cure for old sis
But here's a message to the party girls
Dragged out by their (11)
I'm here if you need me, deep in your (12)

Final Chorus
Oh, I've been having a horrible time of late
I get none of your sympathy
But all of the pain hits and the fog lifts
And then it's too much for therapy
Oh, baby, heed my solution
And take a sexy picture
Take a sexy picture
Can't you see me (13)?
Take a sexy picture of me
And make me look fourteen, oh
Or like ten, or like five
Or like two, like a (14)
Whoever it is that you're gonna love
So you'll be nice to me
  

Take A Sexy Picture Of Me

CMAT · 2025

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Song Worksheets

Collocation Station

Match each word from the song to its most natural partner. Some words work together more naturally than others.

1. horrible

2. school

3. single

4. party

5. sexy

6. family

A. maker

B. picture

C. girls

D. woman

E. girl

F. time

Finish the Lyric

Complete these lines from the song in your own creative way. Try to match the emotional tone and style.

1. Ever since I was a little girl, I only wanted to be...

2. There were some things only I can see, a little spot that can't be...

3. But here's a message to the party girls, dragged out by their...

4. I'm here if you need me, deep in your...

5. Whoever it is that you're gonna love, so you'll be...

Did you know?

Read these facts about the song. Which one surprises you most?

🎵CMAT is an Irish singer-songwriter whose real name is Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, combining her initials for her stage name.
⭐The song explores themes of aging anxiety and society's obsession with youth, particularly affecting women in their late twenties.
🎸CMAT's music blends country, pop, and indie influences with deeply personal and often darkly humorous lyrics about modern life.
📀The phrase 'old sis' in the song is internet slang referring to women who feel past their prime, especially on social media.
🎤This track was praised by critics for its raw honesty about female insecurity and the pressure to maintain youthful appearance.

Discussion & analysis

Discuss each question with your partner.

1How does social media pressure affect people's self-image today?
2Why might someone feel 'past their prime' at twenty-seven?

3Have you ever felt pressure to look younger or different?
4What does this song suggest about society's beauty standards?

🛑 Play It! — Stop!

Teacher gives a category (e.g. bands beginning with B). Class splits into two teams. Teams take turns — one answer each, back and forth. First team to hesitate or repeat loses the round.