[Verse 1]
Pinching at the mirror glass
Turn to the side
Hold my breath
Do the math
Mom says "just a little less"
Friends joke light
But it lands in my chest
[Pre-Chorus]
Pulled my pictures off the wall
Trading colors for their yes
Every compliment I get
Feels like rent I gotta pay on my own skin
[Chorus]
I’m so tired of being paper-thin perfect
Folded into shapes that make you proud
Smiling like it doesn’t ever hurt
Yeah
But inside I can barely hear me now
I look like someone else
When did I lose myself?
I’m so tired of being paper-thin perfect
[Verse 2]
Counting every single bite
Scrolling bodies that all blur into one lie
Laugh when they say "you’re goals"
But I’m vanishing in filters and control
[Pre-Chorus]
Dress up just to feel approved
Turn my hunger into proof
Every "pretty" that I chase
Takes another little piece of my own face
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register] If I stop pretending
Will you stay?
If I gain a little weight
Will you look away?
If I talk back when it cuts too deep
Will I still be yours if I choose me? [crescendo]
[hook] I choose me
I choose me
Even if you turn and leave
I choose me
I choose me
Over this cardboard make-believe
[Chorus]
[Hook]
[whispered vocals] Not your paper-thin perfect
[full voice] I’m done being paper-thin perfect
I’m right here
Cracks and all
Imperfect
And I won’t be someone else just to be "worth it"