Dear Industry

[Intro] [Rhythmic brass sample enters] Mm~ Aye-e-yeah~ Hey~ They want the shine, But they don’t know what it cost me~ Mm~ Yeah, [Verse 1] I been quiet for a minute, Had to learn my own voice~ Had to sit with all the pressure, Had to turn pain into poise~ They was lookin’ for perfection, I was lookin’ for peace~ Tryna make it through the noise, With my heart on my sleeve~ I done came from humble places, Where the dreams felt far~ Now I’m walkin’ in my purpose, With the weight of my scars~ I don’t need to say too much, You can hear it when I breathe~ Every note got a story, Every run got a reason~ [Pre-Chorus] And I know, They gon’ want me to be everything~ But I’m only one woman, With a soul and a melody~ I can’t fake it for the moment, I can’t dress it up to please~ But if you listen with your heart, Then you gon’ feel me when I sing~ [Chorus] (Mm~) I can’t give you what you want, But I can give you what you need~ (Aye-e-yeah~) I can’t be the one you dreamed of, But I can be the one you see~ (Hey~) I been runnin’ from the pressure, Still I make this look easy~ (Easy~) I can’t give you what you want, But I can give you what you need~ (What you need~) [Post-Chorus] What you need, what you need~ Aye-e-yeah~ What you need, what you need~ Mm~ I can’t give you what you want, But I can give you what you need~ Hey~ [Verse 2] Maybe I’m a little guarded, Maybe I been through enough~ Maybe every time I’m honest, They mistake it for too much~ I ain’t tryna be your savior, I ain’t tryna play no role~ I just came to give you feeling, Something real that you can hold~ I got rhythm in my spirit, Got the city in my tone~ Got my mama in my prayers, Got my people in my bones~ If you ever felt invisible, Tryna smile through defeat~ Then you know just what I’m sayin’, You been walkin’ here with me~ [Pre-Chorus] And I know, They gon’ want me to be everything~ But I’m only one woman, With a soul and a melody~ I can’t fake it for the moment, I can’t dress it up to please~ But if you listen with your heart, Then you gon’ feel me when I sing~ [Chorus] (Mm~) I can’t give you what you want, But I can give you what you need~ (Aye-e-yeah~) I can’t be the one you dreamed of, But I can be the one you see~ (Hey~) I been runnin’ from the pressure, Still I make this look easy~ (Easy~) I can’t give you what you want, But I can give you what you need~ (What you need~) [Bridge] [Brass drops out, keys and bass stay soft] I had to fall, I had to break, I had to lose, What I couldn’t take~ I had to cry, I had to breathe, I had to find, What was buried in me~ Mm~ Now when I sing, It’s not for show~ It’s for the ones, Who had to grow~ Aye-e-yeah~ I can’t be perfect, But I can be real~ And that’s something you can feel~ [Final Chorus] (Mm~) I can’t give you what you want, But I can give you what you need~ (Aye-e-yeah~) I can’t be the one you dreamed of, But I can be the one you see~ (Hey~) I been runnin’ from the pressure, Still I make this look easy~ (Easy~) I can’t give you what you want, But I can give you what you need~ (What you need~) [Outro] What you need~ What you need~ Aye-e-yeah~ I can’t give you what you want, But I can give you what you need~ Mm~ Hey~