You Are Who You've Been Looking For

You are who you've been looking for
So stop looking for more
Unless you are looking in the mirror
Because it's about time for you to see clearly
That you are who you've been looking for

And that empty feeling you got
That hole in your chest
You only got that feeling
Because you think you are not blessed
With everything you need

You see, we live in a consumerist society
Which means they need you to buy stuff
The easiest way to sell it is to tell you
You're not enough

Buy this car, you'll get girls
Buy this bra, you'll get guys
And we are seeing is so much
That we start believing these lies
But the truth is
Yeah, the truth is

The makeup they're selling to make you feel prettier
Is the same makeup you buy to stop feeling shittier
About this lie they keep telling you
That you are not enough

And what about the movies we watch or the shows on TV?
The more I watch, the more I see
I need you to complete me
And yes, love is the answer, love is the key
But if you can't love yourself
How can you ever love me?

And loving yourself, what does that even mean?
Like massages and selfies and that sort of thing?
Because the more I think about it, the more it feels weird
I've always thought that self-love was something to be feared

I've been taught that arrogance is bad
And vanity, it's not good
And even my bracelets are telling me to act how Jesus would
So what should I do? How should I act?
I'm supposed to love myself
But how do I even do that?

Well, I got a trick that I picked up from a friend
Who noticed that I was quick to defend her
When she'd say something negative about herself

She'd say, I'm so dumb
And I'd say, you're so brilliant
She'd say, I'm so weak
And I'd say, you're so resilient
And when she said, I feel ugly
And I said, you look beautiful
She asked me, why I was so dutifully
Filling up her cup constantly?
And yet treating my own cup so irresponsibly

Because when I looked in the mirror, my voice was quite clear
"You're ugly, you're too thin, your hairline's receding
And you got a pimple on your chin"
And that was when
She gave me a piece of advice that changed my life
(You are who you've been looking for)
She gave me a hug and she said
Treat yourself like someone you love
Treat yourself like someone you love
(You are who you've been looking for)

And I had been standing but I needed to be sitting
Because I couldn't believe that I had been letting
Myself keep forgetting
That I was who I'd been looking for

And deep in my core I knew it was time to stop looking for more
Until I could look through all my fear
And look into a mirror and see clearly
That the man looking back at me
Is the only one who can make me happy
And I am already enough

And I'm not any more special or unique than you
That is why I'm here to speak to you
You are already enough
And when you start to see that, you will start to be that
Your world will get brighter, your load will get lighter
And you can see that with life
You can be a lover, not a fighter

And that life
You deserve it
Because you are worth it
And there's no point in letting
Yourself keep forgetting because no matter
What you say or do
You are perfect!

So today, I hope I leave you with a direction correction
Away from the flaws you see in your reflection
They aren't flaws to me, they are simply protection
Against all the doubts you have of your perfection
(You are who you've been looking for)

So start today (you are)
Take a good long look in the mirror and say (you are)
I am who I've been looking for (you are)
(You are who you've been looking for)