**Title: “No Performance”**

**Verse 1**
I’m not here to rush your heart
I’m here to start with the truth
Building something solid, slow
While I’m building better me too
I’ve got goals I’m chasing hard
Got my mind on where I’m headed
But I can make you one promise
What you see is how I’m living

**Pre-Chorus**
I’m not showing you a version
I made up to impress you
No fake light, no hidden script
Just the real me when I step to you

**Chorus**
I wanna love you the right way
Build a friendship first, let that be the foundation
Know your heart, know your song
Know your mind, your soul, your aspirations
I’m not like the ones before me
I’m not here to play a part
I’m not performing for your love
I’m just giving you my heart
If you need time, I’ll respect it
If you need truth, I’ll be the proof
I’m not my representation
I’m the realest thing I can give to you

**Verse 2**
I wanna know the way you think
The way you laugh, the way you heal
Not just what the world can see
But everything you truly feel
Mind, body, spirit — all of you
I want to cherish every layer
Not just take up space in your life
But be someone who can better it

**Pre-Chorus**
I’m not here to win a moment
I’m here to build something worth keeping
No pretending, no disguise
Just honesty in every feeling

**Chorus**
I wanna love you the right way
Build a friendship first, let that be the foundation
Know your heart, know your song
Know your mind, your soul, your aspirations
I’m not like the ones before me
I’m not here to play a part
I’m not performing for your love
I’m just giving you my heart
If you need time, I’ll respect it
If you need truth, I’ll be the proof
I’m not my representation
I’m the realest thing I can give to you

**Bridge**
Let’s grow with no pressure
Let’s let trust do what it does
If love is gonna live here
It’ll be built on friendship first and us
No masks, no acting, no pretending
Just two people telling the truth
I’m becoming who I’m called to be
And I’d love to build that with you

**Final Chorus**
I wanna love you the right way
Build a friendship first, let that be the foundation
Know your heart, know your song
Know your mind, your soul, your aspirations
I’m not like the ones before me
I’m not here to play a part
I’m not performing for your love
I’m just giving you my heart
If you need time, I’ll respect it
If you need truth, I’ll be the proof
I’m not my representation
I’m the realest thing I can give to you