I’m not Perfect

[Intro]
(Slow, melancholic electric guitar melody with deep reverb and slight delay)
 
[Verse 1]
I used to polish every word before it hit the air
Scared to let a blemish show, or a single silver hair
They sold me a reflection that was hollow, white, and clean
A plastic kind of holiness, the best you’ve ever seen
But the pedestal is lonely, and the air is getting thin
And I’m tired of the war I’m waging underneath my skin.

[Verse 2]
(Add deep bass and steady, heavy floor tom hits)
I’ve got a temper like a forest fire, a heart that’s prone to rust
I’ve built my share of kingdoms just to watch them turn to dust
I’ve let people down in ways that I can’t quite repair
And I’ve looked for easy answers that were never really there.

[Pre-Chorus]
(Guitars begin to chug, building tension)
There’s a quiet kind of healing when you finally drop the act
And you trade the perfect fiction for a messy, broken fact.

[Chorus]
(Explosive power chords, heavy distortion, crashing cymbals)
I’m not perfect, and I’m finally at peace
I’m a work in progress, I’m a jagged masterpiece
I’ve got scars for every lesson, I’ve got shadows in my light
But I’d rather be a human than be "righteous" and be tight
Yeah, I’m not perfect... and that’s alright.

[Bridge]
(Music drops to a low, rhythmic pulse, muffled drums)
Throw the halo in the furnace
Watch the gold begin to melt
It’s the first time in a lifetime
That I’ve liked the way I felt.
(Vocal build-up)
Let it break!
(Screamed)
LET IT BREAK!

[Guitar Solo]
(Slow, soaring melodic solo, heavy sustain, bluesy post-grunge style)

[Chorus]
(Maximum intensity, anthemic)
I’m not perfect, and I’m finally at peace
I’m a work in progress, I’m a jagged masterpiece
I’ve got scars for every lesson, I’ve got shadows in my light
But I’d rather be a human than be "righteous" and be tight
Yeah, I’m not perfect... and that’s alright.

[Outro]
(Decelerate tempo, guitars fade to clean)
I’m just flesh and bone...
I’m just coming home...
To the cracks in the casting.
(Single guitar strum, fade out)

[End]

Post-grunge, 6/8 time signature, gritty male vocals, gravelly baritone, loud-quiet-loud dynamics, nu-rock, alt-rock