They taught me how to pose before I learned to breathe Count every flaw like it’s currency Filters over feelings, smiles on demand If I don’t shine, I don’t stand a chance I wear confidence like makeup on skin Hope they don’t see what’s cracking within They say I glow, but they don’t know why It’s pressure, baby, not light Pretty hurts, but I smile anyway If I’m not flawless, I fade away Louder lights, thinner lines I’m running out of ways to redesign I’m perfectly broken, beautifully loud I’m done shrinking just to be allowed If loving myself makes the system shake Then let it explode — I won’t be erased — let the mirror shatter — I don’t care what they measure — I’m more than their standards I rise from the noise and the pressure They sell insecurity dressed in gold Say “fix yourself” till you do what you’re told I chased perfection, it chased me back Now I’m standing in the wreckage of that No more apologizing for my space No more hunger for their taste I don’t exist to entertain I don’t need pain to be praised Pretty hurts, but I’m done with the lie I don’t owe beauty my life I’m louder than their timeline I’m fire, not their design I’m perfectly broken, beautifully loud I’m done shrinking just to be allowed If loving myself makes the system shake Then let it explode — I won’t be erased Boom — let the mirror shatter Boom — I don’t care what they measure Boom — I’m more than their standards I rise from the noise and the pressure Say it loud Say it raw I don’t need their applause Say it loud I’m enough Watch me burn, watch me blow up Perfectly broken Still standing Still golden Still breathing
