
Would You Still Stay?
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About
It’s about the pressure to always look perfect—and the fear that people might leave if they ever see the real you.
Lyrics
Intro
Picture perfect
Nothing out of place
Or so it seems
Chorus
I wear confidence like couture
Every flaw carefully concealed
You see the glow, you see the surface
Never what it takes to make it real
I take my time
I make it shine
Then hide the pieces I don't like
If I let the whole thing fall
Would you still stay through it all?
Post-Chorus
Would you still stay?
Would you still stay?
If the picture fades
Would you see me the same?
Verse 1
I chase the right angle
Wait for the perfect light
Change the way I wear my face
'Til everything feels right
I look so put-together
Like nothing gets to me
But every little detail
Is another shield I keep
Pre-Chorus
There's a side of me
That never makes the frame
A thousand things I've carried
That I never learned to say
I could open up the door
But what if you walk away?
Chorus
I wear confidence like couture
Every flaw carefully concealed
You see the glow, you see the surface
Never what it takes to make it real
I take my time
I make it shine
Then hide the pieces I don't like
If I let the whole thing fall
Would you still stay through it all?
Verse 2
I've got stories under lock
Little scars beneath the gloss
Some things don't fit in captions
Some truths don't photograph
Sometimes being beautiful
Is just another way to mask
Breakdown
Here's the part I never post
I'm not fearless
I'm just practiced
I'm not effortless
I just learned to make it look that way
Bridge
Maybe I don't need to sparkle
Every second I'm alive
If I show you all the chaos
Would you still stay by my side?
If I let you see the mess
Behind the perfect silhouette
Would you hold me through the ugly
Or just love the image instead?
Key Change — Final Chorus
So here's my confidence
Without the perfect frame
Here's every little fracture
I was too afraid to name
No more hiding
No disguise
You can see it in my eyes
If you can love me through the cracks
Maybe I don't have to hold it back
Final Post-Chorus
Would you still stay?
Now you know the truth
Would you still stay?
Now you see me
Behind the mirror
Behind the mirror
This is me.
Outro
No perfect picture
No perfect pose
Just me.
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