Perfect – LoveMyESL

by Pink

an American singer and songwriter, whose non-stage name is Alecia Beth Moore. This song is from her album “Greatest Hits…So Far,” released on December 14, 2010. It was co-written by Max Martin and Shellback.

Made a wrong turn once or twice
Dug my way out blood and fire
Bad decisions, that’s alright
Welcome to my silly life

Mistreated, Misplaced, Misunderstood
Miss no way, it’s all good, it didn’t slow me down
Mistaken, always second guessing
Underestimated, look I’m still around

Pretty, pretty please, don’t you ever, ever feel
Like you’re less than, less than perfect
Pretty, pretty please if you ever, ever feel
Like you’re nothing, you are perfect to me

You’re so mean when you talk
About yourself, you are wrong
Change the voices in your head
Make them like you instead

So complicated, look how big you’ll make it
Filled with so much hatred, such a tired game
It’s enough, I’ve done all I can think of
Chased down all my demons, see you do the same

Oh, oh, pretty, pretty please, don’t you ever ever feel
Like you’re less than, less than perfect
Pretty, pretty please, if you ever, ever feel
Like you’re nothing, you are perfect to me

The whole world stares so I swallow my fear
The only thing I should be drinking is an ice cold beer
So cool in lying and we tried, tried, tried
But we tried to hard, it’s a waste of my time

Done looking for the critics ’cause they’re everywhere
They don’t like my jeans, they don’t get my hair
Strange ourselves and we do it all the time
Why do we do that? Why do I do that? Why do I do that?

Yeah, oh, oh, pretty, pretty, pretty
Pretty, pretty please, don’t you ever, ever feel
Like you’re less than, less than perfect
Pretty, pretty please, if you ever ever feel
Like you’re nothing, you are perfect to me, yeah

You’re perfect, you’re perfect to me
Pretty, pretty please, don’t you ever, ever feel
Like you’re less than, less than perfect
Pretty, pretty please, if you ever ever feel
Like you’re nothing, you are perfect to me

Vocabulary:

wrong turn: bad choice in life
blood and fire: very bad situations
silly: imperfect
second guessing: thinking your first decision was wrong
underestimated: not thought by others that you’re good enough
mean: not nice, nasty
hatred: hating yourself
demons: things that frighten her or make her feel bad
cool in: okay with
critics: people whose jobs are to say what they think is good or bad.
strange: not knowing