[Verse 1]
Bleach on the bathroom tiles
My face in a cheap old frame
I pinned up a stranger’s smile
Just to try on a different name
Brown down the plug hole, gone
Like the girl I swore I knew
I watched it all run on
Then I asked if that was true
[Pre-Chorus]
If I change the shade
Will I change the ache?
If I go bright red
Can I still look brave?
Hands on the sink
I’m shaking a bit
I want to believe
I can live in it
[Chorus]
New colour, new me
(new colour, new me)
Don’t look too closely
I’m trying to breathe
New colour, new me
(new colour, new me)
Tell me I’m lovely
Tell me I’m free
[Verse 2]
Silver foil, sharp and cold
Mum’s voice through the wall
“Don’t let them tell you so
Small” she said, and I stood tall
But every mirror I meet
Keeps a score I can’t ignore
One day I feel complete
Next day I want more
[Pre-Chorus]
If I change the shade
Will I change the ache?
If I go dark again
Can I make it stay?
Fingers in the dye
Heart in the pit
I want to believe
I can live in it
[Chorus]
New colour, new me
(new colour, new me)
Don’t look too closely
I’m trying to breathe
New colour, new me
(new colour, new me)
Tell me I’m lovely
Tell me I’m free
[Bridge]
Maybe confidence
Isn’t perfect hair
Maybe it’s the scar
And the way I wear it there
Maybe I don’t need
To become someone else
Maybe I just need
To see myself
[Final Chorus]
New colour, new me
(new colour, new me)
I’m still here, baby
I’m still good to see
New colour, new me
(new colour, new me)
I’m not disappearing
I’m finding me