Perfect

I couldn't help but notice
As I gazed at the wall
How the stars sparkled like pupils in the night
Surrounded by your friends
At your beckon call
A testament to your perfect life

Bonfires of Ohio
Like swirling Bharatanatyam
Captured shining in a single still
Where everyone is smiling
And the wild winds are calm
The summer night is effortlessly chill

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Let them see your perfect side
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Anything to hide behind
Hide behind
Out of time

That's quite a show for us
You almost had me fooled
But I know better than you think
'Cause Mary had a breakup
And Andy's failing school
And you, my dear, are terribly out of sync

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Pull together a perfect smile
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Eternities that say you tried
Say you tried
Out of time

I owe congratulations
'Cause you made the football team
And you're the high school's pride and its joy
But it's hard to be a fullback
When it's only your parents' dream
And you can't dream next to your favourite boy

So I'll thumb it up and comment
Just like I always do
'Cause for some that's their lifeline and their health
But your life is far from perfect
When it's filtered and untrue
And some shining inauthentic self