Validation

I love myself, I no longer need you My confidence is up, feel me when I breeze through No need to fit in, I don't have to depend I don't need a crew, no, I don't need them I love myself, I no longer need you Made it cool to love the mirror Feel me when I breeze through I don't need her, no, I don't need him I don't need a lover, I don't even need a friend I don't need no validation I don't need no validation I don't need no validation I don't need I don't need I don't need I don't need No approval, don't need validation No more second guessing No more hesitations Only real ones allowed, y'all can have the fake shit My inner child is free around me, back to basics Back to things that make me feel alive Coz in God's eyes? I'm still a child Runnin' wild, tryna understand everything I see around me Always been the black sheep, Chris Farley I've been outcasted since my younger days Nobody understood me, I wanted to run away Sometimes I wished I had another face Kamo Mphela I hated being PAKO ZELA I got so better At being outnomalized Other kids made me feel weird And I told my aunty "I don't wanna live here" "If I stay here any longer, I will lose my mind" Gotta make a decision: it's either do or die I love myself, I no longer need you My confidence is up, feel me when I breeze through No need to fit in, I don't have to depend I don't need a crew, no, I don't need them I love myself, I no longer need you Made it cool to love the mirror Feel me when I breeze through I don't need her, no, I don't need him I don't need a lover, I don't even need a friend I don't need no validation I don't need no validation I don't need no validation I don't need I don't need I don't need I don't need Now I'm 17 and I'm growing up The outcome is: my mind starts to open up And I don't give a fuck I understand that I'm not perfect but I know I'm enough I know I'm enough, so fuck it From here on out, I care none 'bout opinions Quiet like Ferb and nigga I'm my own Phineas No, serious PAKO ZELA o blind Daai laaitie is so genius When I said that I don't need a lover I didn't mean that we don't need each other See, I will love you but you'll have to love yourself first I've had a couple heartbreaks, so I'm well-versed "Help yourself before you help her" So baby this is what I'm sayin' I'm not sayin' you should take me out your future plans But understand To be your man? I'll have to take some time to get to know who I am I love myself, I no longer need you My confidence is up, feel me when I breeze through No need to fit in, I don't have to depend I don't need a crew, no, I don't need them I love myself, I no longer need you Made it cool to love the mirror Feel me when I breeze through I don't need her, no, I don't need him I don't need a lover, I don't even need a friend I don't need no validation I don't need no validation I don't need no validation I don't need I don't need I don't need I don't need