Rough Around The Edges

Gritty emotional soft-rock / indie rock, female vocal, warm slightly raspy delivery, intimate verses building into a powerful anthemic chorus, electric guitar with tasteful overdrive, live drums, melodic bass, subtle atmospheric guitar textures, emotionally honest and defiant, mid-tempo, organic human feel, dynamic arrangement, big final chorus, restrained outro

ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES

[Verse 1]
I don't always say the right thing
Sometimes I say too much
I learned to keep my distance
When I needed someone to trust
I've got a temper like a matchstick
And a heart that bruises easy
I can make a mess of good things
When I get scared they're leaving

[Pre-Chorus]
I've been bent, I've been broken
I've been dragged through the rain
But every mark upon me
Has a story with my name

[Chorus]
I'm rough around the edges
A little hard to hold
I've got scars in all the places
That nobody ever knows
I'm not easy, I'm not perfect
But I'm honest as it gets
If you're looking for something pretty
I'm rough around the edges

[Verse 2]
I've got corners that are sharper
Than they used to be before
I've learned not to keep knocking
On a half-open door
I don't need somebody perfect
I don't need a fairytale
Just somebody who can see me
When the armour starts to fail

[Pre-Chorus]
I've been wrong, I've been reckless
I've got things I won't forget
But I'm still here in the mirror
And I'm not finished yet

[Bridge]
Don't sand me down to save me
Don't smooth away the truth
I spent too many years believing
I had something left to prove
If you want the polished version
You'd better keep on walking
'Cause I'm done apologising
For the shape that I've become

[Breakdown]
Yeah, I've got a few cracks
Yeah, I've got some dents
But every piece that's missing
Is a place where something went
And if you hold me carefully
I'll meet you halfway there
I don't need you to fix me
Just don't pretend I'm not scared

[Final Chorus]
I'm rough around the edges
A little hard to hold
I've got scars in all the places
That nobody ever knows
I'm not easy, I'm not perfect
But I'm honest as it gets
And if you're looking for something pretty
I'm rough around the edges

[Outro]
Yeah, I'm rough around the edges
But I'm still standing yet
I may never be polished
And I don't think I need to be
I'm rough around the edges
And I'm finally okay with it

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ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES [Verse 1] I don't always say the right thing Sometimes I say too much I learned to keep my distance When I needed someone to trust I've got a temper like a matchstick And a heart that bruises easy I can make a mess of good things When I get scared they're leaving [Pre-Chorus] I've been bent, I've been broken I've been dragged through the rain But every mark upon me Has a story with my name [Chorus] I'm rough around the edges A little hard to hold I've got scars in all the places That nobody ever knows I'm not easy, I'm not perfect But I'm honest as it gets If you're looking for something pretty I'm rough around the edges [Verse 2] I've got corners that are sharper Than they used to be before I've learned not to keep knocking On a half-open door I don't need somebody perfect I don't need a fairytale Just somebody who can see me When the armour starts to fail [Pre-Chorus] I've been wrong, I've been reckless I've got things I won't forget But I'm still here in the mirror And I'm not finished yet [Chorus] I'm rough around the edges A little hard to hold I've got scars in all the places That nobody ever knows I'm not easy, I'm not perfect But I'm honest as it gets If you're looking for something pretty I'm rough around the edges [Bridge] Don't sand me down to save me Don't smooth away the truth I spent too many years believing I had something left to prove If you want the polished version You'd better keep on walking 'Cause I'm done apologising For the shape that I've become [Breakdown] Yeah, I've got a few cracks Yeah, I've got some dents But every piece that's missing Is a place where something went And if you hold me carefully I'll meet you halfway there I don't need you to fix me Just don't pretend I'm not scared [Final Chorus] I'm rough around the edges A little hard to hold I've got scars in all the places That nobody ever knows I'm not easy, I'm not perfect But I'm honest as it gets And if you're looking for something pretty I'm rough around the edges [Outro] Yeah, I'm rough around the edges But I'm still standing yet I may never be polished And I don't think I need to be I'm rough around the edges And I'm finally okay with it

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