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Jessie J Lyrics

The girl who always says yes
She is someone who always agrees to others when they ask for her help.

Wants to scream no
Despite her willingness to help others, she sometimes feels overwhelmed and desires to say no.

Takes over everyone's stress, uh
She carries the burden of other people's stress and worries.

And ignores her own
She puts her own stress and problems on the back burner to help others.

The life and soul of the party
She is the heart of the group, and the one who keeps everyone going.

But loves to stay home
Despite being the center of attention at parties, she actually enjoys the quiet and solitude of being alone at home.

She say's she's not broken-hearted
She claims that everything is fine with her, and that she's not struggling emotionally.

But cries on her own
But in reality, she cries alone, and hides her vulnerability from others.

Playing pretend
She is pretending to be someone she is not.

I shouldn't hide it
She knows she should stop pretending and be true to herself.

It isn't right
She understands that acting against her true self is not healthy.

Being a liar
She knows she is not being truthful with herself and those around her.

I'm crossing the line
She acknowledges that she is going beyond what is acceptable.

Dancing with fire,
She is taking a dangerous and risky course of action.

When I'm not fine
She is aware that she is not in the right frame of mind to make good decisions.

Should I deny it?
She is questioning herself if she should continue denying her true self.

'Cause I'm going crazy when I'm not okay,
She feels like she is losing control of herself when she is not feeling okay.

I keep praying that the cracks don't show my pain, uh
She is hiding her true pain and brokenness from others, praying that they won't find out.

'Cause even when I'm falling, I say my life is like a dream, uh
Even when she is struggling and falling apart, she tries to put on a front that her life is still perfect.

But I'm fighting through a nightmare,
In reality, her life is a nightmare that she's trying to battle every day.

'Cause I'm not really being me, (oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh) uh
She acknowledges that she's not true to herself.

So you don't really know me (oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)
Since she's not herself with those around her, they don't know the real her.

The girl who starts all the jokes
She's the one who initiates playful and humorous conversation.

Just make her laugh,
Her happiness comes from making other people happy.

Preaches the do's and the don'ts
She advises others on what they should or should not do.

But loves to be bad,
But in reality, she wants to let loose and be bad herself.

Smiles when they guess who she's loving
She loves the attention of being questioned by others about who she's in love with.

What they say makes her mad
But at times, the attention becomes overwhelming and makes her mad.

She says "I'm fine, I need nothing"
She is echoing that she does not need anyone's help or support.

But she hopes for your hand
Deep down, she hopes for someone to walk beside her through her struggles.

So, you don't really know me (oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)
Anyone who knows her only knows the façade she's put up and not her true self.

How can you know me?
She questions how anyone can truly know her when she's not even sure herself.

'Cause I'm not really being me
She reminds everyone that she is not living her life as the real her.

I'm not really being me (not really being me) (oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh) uh
She emphasizes that she's not being truthful with herself.

Not, not, I'm not really being me
She underscores this point that she's not living her life authentically.

And you don't really know me, (oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh) ohh
Anyone who thinks they know her only knows the front she's put up.