back to me
Yearning for Acceptance: Vivien Yap's 'Back to Me'
Lyrics
I wanna be, I wanna be beautiful
I desire to be beautiful.
I wanna be, I wanna be just like you
I aspire to be like you.
Cause I don’t want this body,
I reject this body if being myself isn't sufficient for you.
If being me is never good enough for you
Expressing dissatisfaction with not being accepted as oneself.
I don’t search for love over the mirror
I don't seek love in my reflection or in the way someone looks at me.
Or over the way he looks at me.
Avoiding external validation for love.
If I could be lighter, look a little brighter,
If I change my appearance, will you return to me?
Will you come running back to me?
Seeking approval through altering physical attributes.
Put on my skin, and I feel so clean.
Wearing someone else's skin makes me feel pure.
When the cuts between my fingers sink so deep.
Feeling cleansed when self-harming, possibly metaphorical.
Cause when I look at the avalanche,
Reflecting on one's mistakes and wondering if understanding will come.
I wonder if you’ll ever understand you’re not the one to hold my hand.
Acknowledging someone is not the right person to support.
I don’t search for love over the mirror
A repetition of the theme: love is not found in the mirror or external gaze.
Or over the way he looks at me.
Emphasizing the rejection of seeking love externally.
If I could be lighter, look a little brighter,
Yearning for acceptance by altering appearance.
Will you come running back to me?
Questioning if changes will bring back the desired connection.
Suck it in, this picture makes no sense won’t you tuck it in?
Expressing the need to conform to unrealistic standards for acceptance.
You have to be a little less for me to let you in.
Requiring others to be less for acceptance.
I won’t search for love over the mirror
Rejecting the search for love in the mirror or external perception.
Or over the way he looks at me.
Continued emphasis on avoiding external sources for love.
If I could be lighter, look a little brighter,
Yearning for acceptance by altering appearance, repeated theme.
Will you come running back to me?
Asking if changes will lead to the return of a past relationship.
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