Lyrics
There's this perfect girl, someone no one can see
There is an idealized version of a girl, hidden from public view.
She dwells in the shell of this other me
This perfect girl exists within the persona or facade of another identity.
And there's this perfect girl to look you'd never tell
Despite appearances, the perfection within this girl is not evident by just looking.
She's living inside the shell of this other me
The ideal girl resides within the exterior, the outer shell of the speaker's self.
In the place, where my heart and soul are meant to be
The speaker's heart and soul's intended place are replaced by the sound of sea waves.
All you can hear are the waves of the sea
The emotional void is emphasized by the metaphor of the sea waves.
In the place, where life and love are meant to dwell
In the place where life and love should thrive, only the broken shell is visible.
All you can see is the broken shell of this perfect girl
The perfect girl is hidden within the shattered exterior.
The she I was meant to be, dying in the shell of this other me
The true self, the "she" meant to be, is fading away within the shell.
All that I hate, all that I see
All the negative aspects and experiences are encompassed by the speaker.
All that I am and never wanted to be
The speaker acknowledges everything they dislike and never intended to become.
All that I hate, all that I see
Repetition of dislike and self-reflection on becoming things they never wanted.
All I've become, some of the things I have one
The speaker reflects on the transformation into someone they did not anticipate becoming.
Listen close where my heart and soul are meant to be
The heart and soul's intended place is now filled with the sound of sea waves.
All you can hear are the waves of the sea
The emotional void is emphasized again through the waves of the sea.
In the place where life and love are meant to dwell
In the place where life and love should flourish, only the broken shell is visible.
All you can see is the broken shell of this perfect girl
Reiteration that the perfect girl is concealed within the damaged exterior.
And there's this perfect girl
Repetition emphasizes the existence of the perfect girl within the shell.
And there's this perfect girl
-To look you'd never tell
-There's this perfect girl
-There's this perfect girl
-There's this perfect girl living inside the shell
-There's this perfect girl
-Perfect girl, she never was me
The assertion that the perfect girl was never the speaker.
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