Imperfectly Perfect

Imperfectly Perfect My walk, I strut Just to stiffle the hurt Only, to protect my heart From the world, that won't play it's part The world that doesn't understand that Beyond the mask Is the imperfectly perfect. I smile It's perfect, I know But it's mostly fake, not my style But I do it, to hide from the gnaw Of the world that won't believe that Beyond the mask Is the imperfectly perfect. I preach kindness But when will I ever meet tenderness? I just fancy less pressure, stress A love, not for me but everyone regardless For a change, in a world that won't trust that Beyond the mask Is the imperfectly perfect. They think I'm too fat, too skinny I think I'm too beautiful They think I'm not smart enough but I'm a genie I mean genius, with a heart full Full of glow And a soul that has a seat at the front row To all the good in a world that won't trust that Beyond the mask Is the imperfectly perfect. I don't dress right I'll never win the fight I dream, but I'll never see the light The blackbird, won't fly, 'cause that's some height 'Cause she's not "it", in the crowd she doesn't fit Not in the world that refuses too see that Beyond the mask Is the imperfectly perfect. Starve myself Eat everything from the shelf Which way? World, decide Choose a side But if you can't, then I'm an ideal And she is the real deal So don't push, just trust that Beyond the mask Is the imperfectly perfect. Perfect image, perfect body Why does it matter so much? What if we made intellect matter more? What if we really did see beauty from the inside out? What if we judged less, appreciated more? Then, then we would have a world that believes and invests In something eternally priceless Something beyond the mask Something, imperfectly perfect.