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Would You Still Stay?

jademax

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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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