Perfect (lyrics)

When I look in the mirror each day
I see a face I wish I could hide away
With disheveled hair and a crooked smile
I will never be someone who’s worth my while
I wanna be1

Beautiful and satisfied
Without a single care in the world
Proud of my whole life
Adored by all and worth my weight in gold
Kind and generous and sweet
Flawless from my head to my feet
I wanna be perfect2

Oh…oo-whoa,
A new day dawns, I’m still me
Not quite sure what I expect to see
I’m just so damn vain, I don’t realize
All I have to do is just open my eyes
‘Cause maybe I’m3

Beautiful and satisfied
Without a single care in the world
Proud of my whole life
Adored by all and worth my weight in gold
Kind and generous and sweet
Flawless from my head to my feet
I wanna be perfect4

I wanna be a paragon of perfection but I can’t
I should love myself just the way I am
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Oh-oo-oh
Oh, Oh-oo-whoa, I feel5

Beautiful and satisfied
Without a single care in the world
Proud of my whole life
Adored by all and worth my weight in gold
Kind and generous and sweet
Flawless from my head to my feet
Today I feel perfect6

Wah-ho-whoa-oh
Wah-ho-whoa-oh
Wah-ho-whoa
Oo-whoa-oo-whoa-oo-ah
‘Mm yeah
Wah-ho-whoa-oh
Wah-ho-whoa-oh
Wah-ho-whoa
Oo-whoa-oo-whoa-oo-ah

Author notes

I wrote this about two months ago. I've always wanted to write a song about being insecure, and now I've done it! Hah! And, yes, there is a tune, so some of the "oh"s and "whoa"s won't make any sense out of context, but that's because I copied the "my copy" version straight out of MSWord. Get over it. Just kidding!

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  • Amicus2K9
    March 3, 2008

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    being insecure...?

    Funny, but I did not read the lyrics that way. Rather I saw the lyrics as a little ego booster for one that is honest enough to look in the mirror a appraise and realize that perfection is perhaps unachievable, or if so, exists only in the eyes of the beholder and decided to make the best of what looked back.

    Smiles...


    Very nice...

    amicus...



    • Viola.King
      March 3, 2008
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      Of course, in writing the first half of the song, I began to realize that I absolutely HAD to end it on a high note, thus the ego-boosting. Originally, though, the song was written in a moody sort of way.
      Thanks for the comment!