[Verse 1]
You say I’m stunning in this dress
Like that’s the highest I can get
Camera eyes
Up and down my life
You touch my waist
Not what I say
You hear my laugh
Then look away
I’m right here
But you just skim the lines
[Pre-Chorus]
I painted my face
Trying to feel worth saving
But I’m tired of chasing
Compliments that cut like blades in
I’m not a mirror
For your hunger and your praise
I’m begging you to see me
When the sparkle fades
[Chorus]
Am I more than your glass skin
Pretty pose
More than lips you wanna own?
Can you love me when the dress comes off
When I’m small
When I’m soft
When I’m wrong?
I don’t wanna be an object in your eyes
Just a body in the frame of your desire
I’m aching to be wanted
In the dark
In the daylight
For a heart you hold
Not a shape you like
[Verse 2]
Every “you’re gorgeous” feels like glue
Holds me to a shape that’s built for you
I hide the parts
You wouldn’t post online
You trace my silhouette at night
But skip the chapters in my mind
You want the cover
Never read the spine
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m pulling at seams
Of this costume I’ve been playing
If I strip the shine
Will you stay or will you break it?
I’m not a trophy
You can lift then lock away
I’m begging you to meet me
Where the makeup breaks
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[low vocal register] Would you hold me
When my eyeliner runs?
When my stomach isn’t flat
When my joy comes undone?
[soft harmonies] Would you touch me
If the world couldn’t see?
If my body wasn’t currency
Would you still choose me? [vocal riff on “me-e-e”]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
[whispered vocals] Tell me I’m lovely
When nobody looks
Sing to my spirit
Not the shape it took
I’m here
I’m here
More than what you crave
Love the soul
Not the skin you save [melisma on “save”]