Perfect
Trying so hard every second of every day to be perfect
The face that you make
The ink that you bleed
The hair that you dye
Day in day out
Day out day in
Just waiting for someone to fall
Plummet off that cliff towards your shiny feet
With nothing in their blue eyes but you
Trying so hard every day of every month to be that person
That person who is a glint in his eye
The endless nights
Of wine and cigarettes
Of standing in the icy cold
Frozen puddles at your feet
Just waiting for someone to take you in their arms
And make it all worthwhile
Trying so hard for this one time to be different from all the rest
And you are the one who is plummeted
You kiss his head
You ask for the promises
Wrapped in shiny paper with a bow
And it never arrives
Trying so hard to stand by the river cool and calm
Collected and soulful with guitars strumming in your eyes
You are the one who chose this
He kisses your head
But then it’s all gone
And the swans swim away
And your hair fades
And you try and try every day to be perfectÂ
