“They only love the highlights… not the hunger behind them.” “Pretty girls cry in private.”
VERSE 1 Mirror on the sink, lashes on the floor Rent due again but I still want more Chrome on my nails, tears on my phone Everybody sees the glow, nobody sees alone I learned how to hurt in expensive ways Lip gloss prayers and mascara stains Smiling in pics while my chest cave in God knew my heart before I let them in
PRE-CHORUS I’m too soft for this cold world Still I survived Still I survived They tried to dim every light in me But baby look— I’m still alive
CHORUS Velvet texts at 4AM Say you miss me then ghost again Black lace dreams with a heavy heart Pretty girls break like work of art I made pain look couture Made heartbreak look pure If love’s a game— Then why I still keep score?
VERSE 2 Atlanta nights and a sky full of smoke Confidence pretty but the bills still choke I pray in the mirror with my wig half done Asking God if the woman I’m becoming already won They want the body, the beauty, the face But not the girl fighting panic for space I carried hope in a designer bag Even when my whole soul dragged I was breaking beautifullyyyyy Nobody saaaaved meeeee Had to stitch my soul with gold And teach my heart not to fold I gave heaven every tear I had Now look at me— Still soft… Still bad… Velvet texts at 4AM You lost me once, won’t lose again Black veil love and diamond scars Made myself a superstar “Emotion uploaded.” “Survival complete.” “Noir Bré activated.” 
