Perfect

Imperfect Perfection: Hellyeah's Anthem of Flaws and Rebellion
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Lyrics

You're as perfect as an apple, with a worm and a bruise

You possess flaws and imperfections, likened to an apple with a worm and a bruise.

You're as perfect as a song, out of key out of tune

Your perfection is comparable to a song that is off-key and out of tune.

You're as perfect as a dream that will never come true

Your perfection is akin to a dream that will never be realized.

You're as perfect as a sky that will never been blue

Your perfection is like a sky that will never turn blue, suggesting a sense of unattainability.

Just another bottom feeder selling pigs in a poke

You are described as a bottom feeder, someone engaged in deceptive practices, selling something of low value.

So go be perfectly imperfect and just leave me alone!

The speaker advises the subject to embrace their imperfections and leave them alone.


Live to fight, another day,

A call to persevere and live for another day despite challenges.

So I'll meet you at the gallows so I can watch you swing

An imagery of meeting at the gallows, expressing a desire to witness the subject's downfall or punishment.

Live to fight, another day

Reiteration of living to fight another day.

I can't wait to pull the plug and watch you circle round and round and down the drain

An anticipation of causing harm or downfall to the subject, symbolized by pulling the plug.


You're as perfect, as a rose, that's all thorns and won't bloom

Comparing the subject to a rose with thorns, highlighting a beauty that comes with pain.

You're as perfect, as a photo, out of focus, with no view

Your perfection is akin to a blurry photo with no clear perspective.

You're as perfect as a promise that's been broken in two

Your perfection is described as a broken promise.

You're as perfect as a bomb with no light for the fuse

Comparing the subject to a bomb with no potential for explosion, emphasizing emptiness.

You just are who you are you think I like you, I don't!

The speaker clarifies a lack of fondness for the subject's true self.

So just do us all a favor, take your ball and go home!

An urging for the subject to leave and not disturb others.


Live to fight, another day

Reiteration of the determination to live and fight for another day.

So I'll meet you at the gallows so I can watch you swing

Revisiting the imagery of meeting at the gallows, suggesting a desire to witness consequences.

Live to fight, another day

Repeating the commitment to live and fight beyond current challenges.

I can't wait to pull the plug and watch you circle round the drain

Expressing eagerness to witness the subject's downfall, using the metaphor of circling down the drain.

Live to fight, another day

Once again emphasizing the determination to live and fight for another day.

So I'll meet you at the gallows so I can watch you swing

Reiteration of the intention to witness the subject's punishment or downfall.

Live to fight, another day

Restating the commitment to live and fight beyond adversities.

I can't wait to pull the plug and watch you circle round and round and down the drain

Anticipation of pulling the plug and observing the subject's continuous decline.


Gonna bring the pain, gonna fan the flame

Expressing a determination to inflict pain and intensify the subject's struggles.

Gonna burn you up and watch you circle down the drain

Imagery of burning and watching the subject spiral downward, emphasizing destruction.


I live to fight, another day

Declaration of living to fight for another day despite challenges.

So I'll meet you at the gallows so I can watch you swing

Revisiting the imagery of meeting at the gallows, emphasizing a desire to witness consequences.

Live to fight, another day

Repetition of the commitment to persist and fight beyond current challenges.

I can't wait to pull the plug and watch you circle round the drain

Expressing eagerness to witness the subject's downfall, using the metaphor of circling down the drain.

Live to fight, another day

Emphasizing the determination to live and fight for another day.

So I'll meet you at the gallows so I can watch you swing

Reiteration of the imagery of meeting at the gallows, suggesting a desire to witness consequences.

Live to fight, another day

Repeating the commitment to persist and fight beyond current challenges.

I can't wait to pull the plug and watch you circle round and round and down the drain

Anticipation of pulling the plug and observing the subject's continuous decline.

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