[Intro: Warm R&B Lead]
Neon mirror fogged with breath, my pulse a low-lit drum
A lipstick crescent left on glass — a story some will scorn
I trace the halo of last night's laugh, and wonder where I come from
But listen close: the ache is carving out a new dawn
[Verse 1: Rap — Scene & Concrete Detail]
Scrolling through the night, thumbs and tags like small betrayals
One line: "off her game," another: "needs a filter," casual nails
To the coffin of comments where they pin me to a shade — pale
Neon dressing room, fluorescent hum, my mascara trails
Lipstick smeared like maps of cries I didn't mean to show
Velvet jacket, zipper stuck, trying not to let them know
They frame a frame — a freeze — but inside me a slow glow
I rehearse a little posture, practice how my truth will flow
[Pre-Chorus: R&B — Rising Harmonic]
But beneath the glass there's timber, a warm and stubborn light
A crooked laugh that keeps its rhythm in the quiet of the night
Every freckle, every fissure hums a line that’s mine to write
I bend the edges of their labels till they catch my kind of right
[Chorus 1: R&B — Hook (Hurt -> Begin Reframe)]
Unpretty on their timeline, flawless in my heartbeat
They post the thumbnail of my pain, I keep the reel of me
Unpretty on the headlines — but I'm golden underneath
This heart's been cut and polished; I let the realness breathe
[Post-Chorus Ad‑lib]
(Soft) Golden underneath — uh, golden underneath
[Verse 2: Rap — Tighter Flow, Internal Rhymes]
They publish snapshots, catchy captions, likes for cheap applause
While I sew stitches in the silence, stitching truth into my flaws
They skim the surface, miss the chapters that I tuck beneath the cloth
Read my lips—no script—just a pulse, a thump, a steady moth
Flapping wings in chest-worn leather, light that won't combust
I trade the counterfeit of comfort for a stubborn kind of trust
Internal rhymes like heartbeats — tap, clap, snap — rhythms adjust
I spit those lines like sunlight through the blinds, turning dust to lust
[Bridge: R&B + Rap Interplay]
(R&B)
In the dressing-room hush I hear a chorus grow inside
A chord progression of forgiveness, humming with each stride
(Rap)
I lace my kicks with purpose, step out past the flashing lies
Unpretty turned direction — now it's crown and not disguise
(R&B)
Harmonies build soft then wide, layered like an open sea
(Rap)
I take the chorus of their whispers and turn them into company
[Chorus 2: R&B — Reclaim (Changed Line for Progress)]
Unpretty on their timeline — watch me edit what they read
They framed me small then folded me; I open like a seed
Unpretty in their highlight reel, I'm rewriting what I breathe
This heart's a carved cathedral — I kneel, I rise, I lead
[Post-Chorus Ad‑lib / Layered Harmony]
(Ooh, layered) Golden underneath — watch it rise, watch it rise
(Lead) Golden underneath — I don't hide (Harmony) I don't hide
[Short Rap Break — Punchy, Internal Rhymes]
Flashbulbs freeze my grin but never freeze the fire inside
Comments try to caption me but can't caption
