Not Your Checklist

Verse 1

Mama’s got a screenshot on her phone again

Says, “He’s a doctor, you should text him”

Zoomed in on his family’s house in Shenzhen

Three-car garage and investments

Baba says, “He owns two companies”

“Baby, you’ll be set for life”

I’m staring at his awkward selfie

Like… this just doesn’t feel right

Pre-Chorus

You say love will grow with time

But butterflies don’t lie

You’re talking stocks and dollar signs

I’m just trying to find a vibe

Chorus

I don’t want a mansion if I’m crying in the kitchen

Don’t care how many businesses he’s building up in Beijing

You say I’ll be lucky, say I’ll never have to struggle

But I don’t want a contract, I just want the real thing

I’m still young, I’m still free

Got my whole life in front of me

Why you rushing me to say “I do”?

If my heart don’t move

I’m not your checklist, I’m not your plan

I won’t marry just because I can

It’s not about the money or the last name

I want love, not a last name

Verse 2

Another dinner, awkward small talk

He’s bragging ‘bout his net worth

Mama kicks me under the table

Like, “Smile, this could work”

You whisper, “Looks don’t matter”

“Feelings always come and go”

But how you want forever

With someone I don’t even wanna hold?

Pre-Chorus

You say I’ll thank you someday

When I’m living comfortably

But I don’t wanna wake up

Next to someone I don’t need

Chorus

I don’t want a mansion if I’m crying in the kitchen

Don’t care how many houses he inherited and rented

You say I’ll be lucky, say I’ll never have to struggle

But what’s the point of comfort if my heart is disconnected?

I’m still young, I’m still free

Got my whole life in front of me

Why you rushing me to say “I do”?

If my heart don’t move

I’m not your checklist, I’m not your plan

I won’t marry just because I can

It’s not about the money or the last name

I want love, not a last name

Bridge

I know you just want what’s best for me

Security and guarantees

But love ain’t something you arrange

Like stocks and property

Let me fall, let me choose

Let me win and let me lose

I’d rather be broke and in love

Than rich and feeling used

Final Chorus (Bigger)

I don’t need a diamond if it don’t shine for me

Don’t need a rich boy if he’s not my energy

You can keep the status and the family name

I just want a spark, I just want a flame

I’m still young, I’m still free

There’s so much more I wanna see

Don’t wanna settle just to make you proud

I’ll find my love — just not right now

I’m not your checklist, I’m not your plan

I’ll find someone who understands

It’s not about the money or the last name

I want love — not a last name