Lyrics
[verse]
Mirror on the wall keeps whispering what I lack
Magazines and posters telling me I'm off track
I trace the lines they drew for me, I never asked to wear
A face that's never good enough no matter how I stare
[verse]
She says she loves me for the parts I want to hide
But I keep chasing perfect like it's waiting on the other side
I paint another color, cut another piece away
Trying to become a picture instead of who I stay
[chorus]
I don't need to be unreal to be seen
I don't need to fade the color out of what I've been
You can't buy the feeling, can't fake what's true
I'd rather be the real thing than a copy of you
[verse]
Every ad's a mirror aimed to make me feel too small
Every filtered feed a wall I didn't choose to crawl
But underneath the noise there's something steady, something mine
A shape that took me years to learn, a face I'll redefine
[chorus]
I don't need to be unreal to be seen
I don't need to fade the color out of what I've been
You can't buy the feeling, can't fake what's true
I'd rather be the real thing than a copy of you
[bridge]
So put the mirror down a while and listen to the sound
Of something real and breathing, something finally found
The world can keep its standards, keep its plastic shine
I'll keep the flaws that made me, cause they're all mine
[chorus]
I don't need to be unreal to be seen
I don't need to fade the color out of what I've been
You can't buy the feeling, can't fake what's true
I'd rather be the real thing than a copy of you
