Version of Perfect

She needs to be perfect, don't let a flaw show
Can't see that she's hurt'n, can't let anyone know
How much that she'd wanted, to just be her own
Version of perfect, but it doesn't exist
She can't be too awkward, and can't be quiet
They talk over her words, she's interrupted
And it's no wonder, why she's silent, but her
Version of perfect, it doesn't exist

She only gets applause when she puts on a performance
She only gets attention when they know that it's awarded
She re-writes every word to appeal to all the masses
She steps out of their way cause they have a higher status

Why does the light feel colder
When they stare over your shoulder
And incite double-standards
Look at you for the answers
They say to just be yourself
But when it comes to anyone else
You should be a carbon copy
Anyone but not me

She hates that they're perfect, they don't have to hide
They don't feel unwanted, like rain on fourth of July
Intimidated, she hates herself inside
Her version of perfect, it will never exist
They say to be herself, but it's not good enough
They ask if she needs help, when clearly nothing wrong
But when she's someone else, they all get along, cause her
Version of perfect, it doesn't exist

She only gets applause when she puts on a performance
She only gets attention when they know that it's awarded
She re-writes every word to appeal to all the masses
She steps out of their way cause they have a higher status

Why does the light feel colder
When they stare over your shoulder
And incite double-standards
Look at you for the answers
They say to just be yourself
But when it comes to anyone else
You should be a carbon copy
Anyone but not me

She steps on the world's stage and faces the audience
She hurries through her song cause she's an inconvenience
She sees how all of the rest, have a lower standard
She's acing all their tests, they say she doesn't know the answers

Why does the light feel colder
When they stare over your shoulder
And incite double-standards
Look at you for the answers
They say to just be yourself
But when it comes to anyone else
You should be a carbon copy
Anyone but not me

Her version of perfect, it doesn't exist



Credits
Writer(s): Jayden Anne
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