Be Perfect

I'm ashes in the fire
I am a phoenix that did not rise from the ashes
I'm too heavy a burden for people to carry
I'm the one people are most repulsed by
I am something imperfect, something that has no solution
I'm a damn machine that won't stop for a second

I was once a great archer, but not anymore
I was once a great romance writer, but not anymore
I was once a great international singer, but I'm not anymore
One day I let my heart guide my path
Some say this was my solution
But I think it was the opposite

I tried to be perfect, but I couldn't
I'm something useless
So baby, if you want to throw me away, throw me away
So baby, if you want to kill me, kill me

I tried to be perfect, but the pressure was stronger
I'm something unusable
So baby, if you want to use me, use me
So baby, if you want to arrest me, arrest me

I'm a drop in the middle of the sea
I am someone hidden from society
I'm a person who's been to hell
I'm the worst of people
I am the earth asking for time from the humans who destroy it
I am, I am myself

I was once a great admirer of art, but not anymore
I was once a great cook, but not anymore
I was once loved by someone, but I'm not anymore
One day I ignored the tonardo's warning
Some say that was my mistake
But I think it was the opposite

I tried to be perfect, but I couldn't
I am something inconceivable
So baby, if you want to hurt me, hurt me
So baby, if you want to make me dirty, make me dirty

I tried to be perfect, but I couldn't
I am something unsustainable
So baby, if you want to burn me, burn me
So baby, if you want to deconstruct me, deconstruct me

Oh, baby, I wish I hadn't rebuilt myself
Oh, baby, I wish I didn't fall apart
Oh, baby, I wish I didn't feel this feeling
Oh, baby, I wish I didn't feel this way
Oh, baby, I wish I hadn't drowned in the lake
Oh, baby, I wish I wouldn't burn in the fire
Oh, baby, I wish I wouldn't get hurt for nothing
Oh, baby, I wish I hadn't said the things I said

I tried to be perfect, but I couldn't
I am something abnormal
So baby, if you want to forget me, forget me
So baby, if you want to drown me, drown me

I tried to be perfect, but I couldn't
I am something indescribable
So baby, if you want to correct me, correct me
So, baby, if you want me
So, baby, if you want me

Baby, I'm not perfect
Baby, I tried to be perfect
But I'm not perfect
But if one day you say I'm perfect
I know perfect
I will be perfect for you