[Intro]
How to get a flat tummy in two weeks? This is impossible
[Verse 1]
Why do we try so hard? Why can't I like my body?
Why do I pick it apart? It's been so kind to me
Why my soul mean to it? Why's it matter if I'm not perfect? Who knows what perfect even is?
I think I've been here before, it feels like déjà-vu
The first time I got called fat by someone just like you
I was twelve years old, do you know what that does to you? Ah-ah-ah
[Pre-Chorus]
When I got in the shower, I couldn't see my toes
So I left every dinner early, to let it all go
And I tried chewing gun and running every morning
It hid my little belly in baggy clothes
[Chorus]
If I could go back in time
I would tell her, she looks divine
And I would guide her 'til she changed her mind
And never questioned who she was
And we'd go run outside and play for hours in the sun
And I tell her all about the woman that she will become
And I'd say her so much more than just a body that needs measuring
So instead of counting calories, you can count on me
[Verse 2]
I'm just so sick of this, all the targets and schemes
We're stuck in a matrix that makes us hate our bodies
I'm getting older now, I thought I worked through all this
Why's it matter if I'm not happy? Who knows what happy even is?
I think I've been here before it feels like déjà-vu
The last time I got called fat by someone just like you
It was yesterday, do you know what that does to you? Ah-ah-ah
[Pre-Chorus]
When I walked in my bathroom, I always checked my weight
And the first time I did that, I was only eight
And then I tried to hurt myself, because I hated what I saw
And my mind was never a safe place
[Chorus]
If I could go back in time
I would tell her, she looks divine
And I would guide her 'til she changed her mind
And never questioned who she was
And we'd go run outside and play for hours in the sun
And I tell her all about the woman that she will become
And I'd say her so much more than just a body that needs measuring
So instead of counting calories, you can count on me
[Bridge]
No more skipping breakfast, no more skipping lunch
No more waking up for another endless run
'Cause I can't bear to see you use yourself, little one (Ah-ah-ah)
[Chorus]
If I could go back in time
I would tell her, she looks divine
And I would guide her 'til she changed her mind
And never questioned who she was
And we'd go run outside and play for hours in the sun
And I tell her all about the woman that she will become
And I'd say her so much more than just a body that needs measuring
So instead of counting calories, you can count on me
