Written for FAWM 2021
Lyrics
Perfectionism comes in a tight leather skirt
She's got 5" heels and she knows how to work me
So I'm paralyzed and I can't shake the feeling
Down into my hands
And that's why I'm kneeling on the ground at her feet
When she smiles I know I'm beat
And I'm doomed to repeat after me
Perfectionism comes when I'm crawling in bed
And I close my eyes she's there in my head
Framing everything, every choice, every take
Every breath, every note, like a list of mistakes
Every sound is defeat
When she sighs I know I'm beat
And I'm doomed to repeat after me
She says, this song will never top the last one
She says, this line could always be redone
She says, this time the truth will be forgotten
And your light's gonna come undone
I'm on the ground at her feet
When she smiles I know I'm beat
And I'm doomed to repeat after me
I'm on the ground at her feet
When she smiles I know I'm beat
And I'm doomed to repeat after me
Repeat after me
Repeat after me