You can't see the north star burning at night
Clouded over, rain falling down from the sky
Meant to find some shelter born in this life
Grappling with the pain you've been feeling inside
Well you don't have to cry
But you don't have to fake a smile all the time
No you don't have to cry
Still I hope one day that you realize
With imperfections beautiful
These tears don't make you weak
Why waste your time on turning heads?
When you never have to leave
Make this life a place to stand
And you won't struggle to your feet
With imperfections beautiful
It's the hardest thing to see
Now you want a way to make us believe
Catching every breath that allows you to speak
Redirect your whispers into a scream
Why water these ambitions down to a dream?
Well no one wants to die
But living isn't simply being alive
Still no one wants to die
So I hope one day that you realize
With imperfections beautiful
These tears don't make you weak
Why waste your time on turning heads?
When you never have to leave
Make this life a place to stand
And you won't struggle to your feet
With imperfections beautiful
It's the hardest thing to see
Staring from the outside, from the outside looking in
I can't claim to comprehend it, but I'm sure I know one thing
If you have a little patience, looking back on where we've been
Never pushing you to change, I'll still be waiting in the wings
For a light to shine again, for a light to shine again
With imperfections beautiful
These tears don't make you weak
Why waste your time on turning heads?
When you never have to leave
So please don't leave
Please don't leave