Talking Heads - seen and not seen

사람들은 매체에서 본 얼굴을 이상형으로 삼아 자신의 외모를 변화시키려 하며, 시간이 지나면서 서서히 미세한 변화가 일어난다
이 과정에서 자신과의 관계를 고려하기도 하지만, 잘못된 판단이나 일시적인 충동으로 인해 기대했던 모습과는 거리가 멀어질 수도 있다
결국, 외모는 자신의 성격을 반영하거나 변화시키는 데 중요한 역할을 한다

He would see faces in movies, on TV, in magazines, and in books
He thought that some of these faces might be right for him
And that through the years, by keeping an ideal facial structure fixed in his mind
Or somewhere in the back of his mind
That he might, by force of will, cause his face to approach those of his ideal
The change would be very subtle
It might take ten years or so
Gradually his face would change its shape
A more hooked nose
Wider, thinner lips
Beady eyes
A larger forehead
He imagined that this was an ability he shared with most other people
They had also molded their faces according to some ideal
Maybe they imagined that their new face
Would better suit their personality
Or maybe they imagined that their personality
Would be forced to change to fit the new appearance
This is why first impressions are often correct
Although some people might have made mistakes
They may have arrived at an appearance
That bears no relationship to them
They may have picked an ideal appearance
Based on some childish whim, or momentary impulse
Some may have gotten halfway there
And then changed their minds