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The Definition Of Me
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Oct 13, 2026 updated
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Song Meaning
Mandisa's “The Definition Of Me” is an upbeat pop and hip-hop track about who gets to say what a person is. It opens by noting that everybody has an opinion of what she should be and a condition she may never meet, and that the mirror says the same thing every time.
The chorus states what she wants instead: joy, peace, the love, the life and the beauty that lives inside, the part that cannot be seen. She wants that to be the definition of her, more than the face, the girl, the voice or the world. The second verse says that pretty is cool for a minute but fades, and trends are hot for a second before they are gone, but love lasts forever and is the reason we are here. The rap section answers the people who only notice the boots and the clothes by saying it is her soul that is hot, that boys will not affect her self-respect, and that her list of what is fly starts with joy and peace and ends with blessed. The bright beat and the humor make a serious point easy to take in. It suits a youth group, a mentoring program for girls or anyone who has felt measured by looks or social media, and it replaces those measures with an identity based on faith and character.
Being fearfully and wonderfully made is Psalm 139:14. God looking at the heart is 1 Samuel 16:7, and charm being deceptive is Proverbs 31:30.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team
Of what they want me to be.
Everybody's got a condition
That I may never meet.
So tired of lookin in the mirror
It always says the same thing
I wanna be about somethin different
Somethin more than the mirror can see.
Like Joy, Peace
Alive in me.
When it comes to my identity.
I want the love.
I want the life.
I want the beauty only inside.
I want the one that you can't see.
To be the definition of me.
More than the face.
More than the girl.
More than the voice.
More than the world.
I want the truth that I believe.
To be the definition of me.
Pretty is cool for a minute
But it always fades away.
Trends are hot for a second
Then they're gone the very next day.
So before you get lost in the moment
Let's get one thing clear.
That love will last forever.
It's the reason that we're here.
It's up to you.
Cause everybody's lookin.
How do you want them to see? (yea)
I want the love.
I want the life.
I want the beauty only inside.
I want the one that you can't see.
To be the definition of me.
More than the face.
More than the girl.
More than the voice.
More than the world.
I want the truth that I believe.
To be the definition of me.
Said I'm cute with the boots
And the trendy attire.
Said they're kinda remanicin
Bout a younter Maraya.
But do they see beyond what I got
What I rock.
They'd be shocked if they knew
It was my soul that was hot.
Boys won't effect my own self respect.
And neither do the magazines at Vanity Tech.
Yo Disa make a list of what's fly
And what's next.
Start it off with Joy, Peace,
And end it with Blessed.
I want the love.
I want the life.
I want the beauty only inside.
I want the one that you can't see.
To be the definition of me.
More than the face.
More than the girl.
More than the voice.
More than the world.
I want the truth that I believe.
To be the definition of me.
I want you to be my definition.
De-de-definition.
Want you to be my definition.
Definition of me.
I want you to be my definition.
De-de-definition.
Want you to be my definition.
Definition of me.