Song Description
...the ruin of a soul
| Song Length |
3:23 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Disturbed |
Subject |
Existence |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
PERFECTION
© 2012 Bobby Sahlen, Gatorlegs Music, ASCAP
Theodore Fredrickson, Starburst Music, BMI
It's striving for perfection that keeps ruining his soul
The driving towards connection so eternal yet se bold
The hand inside the Master's glove that sometimes doesn't fit
Ending up in failure, too painful to admit
(chorus)
Success is but a miracle; a moment lost in time
Failure is the oracle choking on sublime
So he strives to persevere, leaning toward ideal
Enduring bumps along the way, hiding from surreal
Eyeballing the big picture, stuck inside his past
Drinks magical elixir though elation never lasts
He peeks into the heavens, revealing monstrous lies
Picking at the age old scabs, wide open to his eyes
(repeat chorus)
(break)
(bridge)
Spitting bitter bile, with a deep primordial scream
Falling short of his ideal, he never can redeem
Tilting at the windmills of unreasoned expectation
Like scratching cross a chalk board, defying explanation
(repeat chorus)