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Filter, Flash & Afternoon Tea

[Verse 1]

Wake up

Scroll through my screen

Check the weather

Check my feed

Lip tint

Liner

Little sheen

But what fits who I wanna be?

Closet floor

A hurricane

Black dress

Blazer

Wide-leg jeans

Try them on

Then off again

Like ten tiny versions of me

[Pre-Chorus]

Mirror asks

“Who you dressing for today?”

Is it me

Or a stranger on the page?

[Chorus]

Filter

Flash and afternoon tea

Tryna look like the girl I keep chasing in my dreams

Where to sit

Where the flowers match me

Pretty little cups

But my head feels heavy

Dress it up so the picture looks sweet

Croissant in my hand

Doubt under my feet

Running round this city just to see

If I like the version they all see of me

[Verse 2]

Group chat full of little maps

Newest rooftop

Hidden cafe

“Golden hour

We must go back”

Chasing light that never stays

Taxi ride

Blush on my cheeks

Touch up lipstick at the light

Trip on cobblestones in heels

Laugh it off like I’m alright

[Pre-Chorus]

Tell myself

“It’s just fun

It’s just play”

But my heart

Checks the angles anyway

[Chorus]

Filter

Flash and afternoon tea

Tryna look like the girl I keep chasing in my dreams

Where to sit

Where the flowers match me

Pretty little cups

But my head feels heavy

Dress it up so the picture looks sweet

Croissant in my hand

Doubt under my feet

Running round this city just to see

If I like the version they all see of me

[Bridge]

What if I

Left the house with messy hair? (oh)

Met my friends

In the first thing I could wear

Would I still

Feel this need to prove I’m rare

Or could I just be there

Could I just be there

[Chorus]

Filter

Flash and afternoon tea

But tonight I might leave one layer back in the sink

Choose a spot where it’s only just me

Sip a little slower

Let my phone stay sleeping

Dress it up

But the soft part is real

Learning how to love the way I really feel

Walking through this city till I see

I already am the girl I’m tryna be