Perfection

Culture's so caught up in perfect image Instagram picture scroll, glossed and vintage But I can't be perfect to begin with I just need to be me, no pretending "Me" is not perfect and I know that's ok Looking in the mirror, see myself so fazed But I see myself in different lens of grace Perfection redirected, I've been saved I'm hard on myself. Why? Just to be perfect. Now I see I know I shouldn't try To be who I think I should be Through it all I trust There's beauty from the dust I'm trying to live here in the now But I am also looking forward to the Better days, better days Growing, searching, learning tryna Find my way, find my way, yeah I am not the Painter, I am just the canvas I don't have the answers, but I know the Answer When I am being me I can let go Learning not to worry about control I don't have to see what I should be, no Gotta live in the now as I set goals I'm hard on myself. Why? Just to be perfect. Now I see I know I shouldn't try To be who I think I should be Through it all I trust There's beauty from the dust I'm trying to live here in the now But I am also looking forward to the Better days, better days Growing, searching, learning tryna Find my way, find my way, yeah I am not the Painter, I am just the canvas I don't have the answers, but I know the Answer for the Better days, better days Growing, searching, learning tryna Find my way, find my way, yeah I am not the Painter, I am just the canvas I don't have the answers, but I know the Answer I have to trust that what's ahead Is something I could never plan And something I could never make happen I know in all of the mistakes And all the failures You give grace And then You use it for good in my lacking I know I shouldn't go ahead And keep screwing up, but instead I can be kind to myself when I'm slacking I know that all of my mistakes Will not determine future days And You hold all my dreams and goals and passions I'm hard on myself. Why? Just to be perfect. Now I see I know I shouldn't try To be who I think I should be Through it all I trust There's beauty from the dust I'm trying to live here in the now But I am also looking forward to the Better days, better days Growing, searching, learning tryna Find my way, find my way, yeah I am not the Painter, I am just the canvas I don't have the answers, but I know the Answer for the Better days, better days Growing, searching, learning tryna Find my way, find my way, yeah I am not the painter, I am just the canvas I don't have the answers, but I know the Answer Better days, better days Find my way, find my way, yeah Not the Painter, just the canvas