You been scrolling through your phone
Comparing what you see
Trying to match a world that edits
Every truth they never keep
But you don't need their validation
You were perfect when you came
No filter ever made you better
It just hid your honest flame
You don't have to chase an image
You don't have to fit a frame
I want the real you
Not the reel you
Not the pose, not the filter, not the preview
Come as you are girl, I'll still choose you
Messy hair, bare face, I still see you
I want the real you
Not the reel you
You ain't gotta glow up just to slide through
Those natural curves, that real life view
I want the real you
You keep saying that you need
A little more here, less there
But I fell for how you move
Not the body that you wear
You don't need no doctored pictures
No new lips or lifted hips
Baby love the way you're shaped
Every line and every dip
You ain't gotta fake perfection
You ain't gotta play pretend
I want the real you
Not the reel you
Not the pose, not the filter, not the preview
Come as you are girl, I'll still choose you
Messy hair, bare face, I still see you
I want the real you
Not the reel you
You ain't gotta glow up just to slide through
Those natural curves, that real life view
I want the real you
Come in those sweats, come with your curls undone
I love the side of you that you hide from everyone
You don't need to fix a thing to be someone I adore
The woman in the quiet moments is the one I ask for
I want the real you
Not the reel you
Not the pose, not the filter, not the preview
Come as you are girl, I'll still choose you
Messy hair, bare face, I still see you
I want the real you
Not the reel you
You ain't gotta glow up just to slide through
Those natural curves, that real life view
I want the real you
I want the real you
The one behind the screen view
I want the real you
The woman I hold on to
I want the real you
Not the reel you
the real you
the reel you