[Verse 1]
I rehearse my smile
Thumbnail mirror on my phone
Every step in style
But I still feel halfway grown
You say my name
And my heartbeat trips
Goes wrong
I laugh it off
But I wish I could be strong
[Pre-Chorus]
You’re sunlight in a crowded room
I’m hiding in my borrowed bloom
I’m tracing lines I’ll never show
If I let you close
Will all the cracks start to glow?
[Chorus]
I wanna be perfect for you
Picture-frame pretty
Flawless and cool
But I’m standing here
In my trembling shoes
Asking
Would you stay
If I can’t be perfect for you?
If all that I have
Is this almost
Almost enough truth
(yeah)
Could you still choose me
When I can’t be perfect for you?
[Verse 2]
I delete
Rewrite
Every message in my head
Afraid that you’ll see
All the colors I’ve misread
You hold my hand
And it feels like something right
But I pull away
‘cause I don’t know how to shine
[Pre-Chorus]
You’re everything I wish I was
I’m paper
Scared of every smudge
You say I’m fine just as I am
If I let you in
Will I still fit in your plans?
[Chorus]
I wanna be perfect for you
Picture-frame pretty
Flawless and cool
But I’m standing here
In my trembling shoes
Asking
Would you stay
If I can’t be perfect for you?
If all that I have
Is this almost
Almost enough truth
(oh)
Could you still choose me
When I can’t be perfect for you?
[Bridge]
Maybe your heart
Never asked me to change
Maybe my scars
Spell my real middle name
If I breathe
If I break
Right in front of you tonight
Will you call it a flaw
Or finally call it light?
[Chorus]
I don’t have to be perfect for you
Makeup tears
Laughing
Coming unglued
I’m still standing here
In my trembling shoes
Whispering
Will you stay
When I’m far from perfect for you?
If all that I am
Is this almost
Broken and true
(hmm)
Could you still love me
When I’m not perfect for you?