Discover the story of the song > Special – SZA

The protagonist wants to be someone else, specifically a girl she saw at a Gucci store who didn't wear makeup but owned expensive clothes. She dislikes how her partner looks at the other girl, and wishes she was special like her. However, her partner makes her feel like a loser and she regrets changing herself to try and please him. She wants to be thin, but also wants to be accepted for who she is. In the end, she feels like her partner has made her become just like him.