Her (Demo)

[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