[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
