Imperfect Stars

[Verse 1]
There’s a ghost in the mirror that I can't outrun
Smarter and faster, bright like the sun
He moves through the shadows of choices I missed
Holding a map of a life that doesn't exist

[Pre-Chorus]
He never stumbles, he never breaks down
He wears the quiet like a silver crown
But I’m standing here in the mud and the light
Learning to make peace with the fight

[Chorus]
I'm flawed at the edges, broken inside
Got nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
He’s the better version I’ll never become
But I’m still breathing to the beat of my drum
Embracing the cracks, accepting the scars
Living right here under imperfect stars

[Verse 2]
I used to chase him through every regret
Counting the promises I couldn't keep yet
He walks through the doorway I failed to unlock
While I count the seconds on a rusty old clock

[Bridge]
Let him keep his perfection, let him hold the sky
I’m down in the valley where the wild weeds grow high
I don't need to be golden to feel what is real
I just need to take what this life lets me feel

[Chorus]
I'm flawed at the edges, broken inside
Got nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
He’s the better version I’ll never become
But I’m still breathing to the beat of my drum
Embracing the cracks, accepting the scars
Living right here under imperfect stars

[Outro]
Goodbye to the shadow I couldn't catch
I’m lighting a flame with a single match
Imperfect and present, I am enough
Out in the open, tender and rough