**Title: “No Performance”**

**Verse 1**

I’m not here to rush your heart

I’m here to start with the truth

Building something solid, slow

While I’m building better me too

I’ve got goals I’m chasing hard

Got my mind on where I’m headed

But I can make you one promise

What you see is how I’m living

**Pre-Chorus**

I’m not showing you a version

I made up to impress you

No fake light, no hidden script

Just the real me when I step to you

**Chorus**

I wanna love you the right way

Build a friendship first, let that be the foundation

Know your heart, know your song

Know your mind, your soul, your aspirations

I’m not like the ones before me

I’m not here to play a part

I’m not performing for your love

I’m just giving you my heart

If you need time, I’ll respect it

If you need truth, I’ll be the proof

I’m not my representation

I’m the realest thing I can give to you

**Verse 2**

I wanna know the way you think

The way you laugh, the way you heal

Not just what the world can see

But everything you truly feel

Mind, body, spirit — all of you

I want to cherish every layer

Not just take up space in your life

But be someone who can better it

**Pre-Chorus**

I’m not here to win a moment

I’m here to build something worth keeping

No pretending, no disguise

Just honesty in every feeling

**Chorus**

I wanna love you the right way

Build a friendship first, let that be the foundation

Know your heart, know your song

Know your mind, your soul, your aspirations

I’m not like the ones before me

I’m not here to play a part

I’m not performing for your love

I’m just giving you my heart

If you need time, I’ll respect it

If you need truth, I’ll be the proof

I’m not my representation

I’m the realest thing I can give to you

**Bridge**

Let’s grow with no pressure

Let’s let trust do what it does

If love is gonna live here

It’ll be built on friendship first and us

No masks, no acting, no pretending

Just two people telling the truth

I’m becoming who I’m called to be

And I’d love to build that with you

**Final Chorus**

I wanna love you the right way

Build a friendship first, let that be the foundation

Know your heart, know your song

Know your mind, your soul, your aspirations

I’m not like the ones before me

I’m not here to play a part

I’m not performing for your love

I’m just giving you my heart

If you need time, I’ll respect it

If you need truth, I’ll be the proof

I’m not my representation

I’m the realest thing I can give to you