See Me, Not Your Dream

[Verse 1]
You buy me little plastic crowns
Say I'd look cute if I just "tried"
You hold up dresses in the store
Like it's proof I'm on your side
You tilt your head at my old shoes
At this loose tee and my chipped ring
You call it "phase
" you call it "waste"
Like I owe you glitter on everything
[Chorus]
I’m not your pretty little daydream
Stop painting hearts all over me
I’m not the picture in your phone screen
I’m not the girl you think I should be
I like it loud
I like it real
I like my fire burning red on my sleeve
Stop seeing what I should be
And see me
[Verse 2]
You say I’d smile with powder on
Like I’m a canvas you could fix
You say my hair would "fall just right"
If I booked some glossy tricks
I roll my eyes
I pull my hood
You take it like some kind of sin
You want a package with a bow
Not the storm under my skin
[Chorus]
I’m not your pretty little daydream
Stop painting hearts all over me
I’m not the picture in your phone screen
I’m not the girl you think I should be
I like it loud
I like it real
I like my fire burning red on my sleeve
Stop seeing what I should be
And see me
[Bridge]
I hate that cotton candy gloss
Those colors you keep draping on
They feel like clothes that never fit
Like someone else’s borrowed skin
I like my sneakers on the floor
My favorite hoodie
Cracked door
If you can’t love this endless mess
Then what are you even here for? (yeah)
[Chorus]
I’m not your pretty little daydream
Stop painting hearts all over me
I’m not the picture in your phone screen
I’m not the girl you think I should be
I like it loud
I like it real
I like my fire burning red on my sleeve
If you can’t handle what you see
Stop seeing what I should be
And see me

pop, Emo electro-pop with female vocals; glitchy synth arps over a tight, mid-tempo kick and deep side-chained bass. Verses stay close and confessional with dry vocal and sparse keys; chorus explodes with distorted leads, gang shouts, and stereo-clipped harmonies. Bridge strips back to filtered pads and a single pulsing note, then slams into a final, bigger chorus with extra octave doubles and trashy snare fills., emo, electro