Imperfect You

by The Kerosene Hours

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You love him — You really, really do, but while others fantasize about a delicious dinner in some romantic town or endless kisses underneath an exotic tree with the sun setting behind them, all you see is black. You love him, but in the dark of your mind, you fantasize about telling him how much you hate his new haircut and how you can't stand the taste of pumpkin pie but he buys one every week. You want to tell him how much you hate his ugly tie, the way he chews his food, his stupid cat, and you want to scream that if he tells you one more time how he's the best at work you're going to pull your eyes out. As you slowly drift off to sleep you smile to yourself imagining how good it would feel to tell him how much you hate his mother. Yeah, you love him.

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But I promised I would stay calm
And I feel like such a mess
But how was your day, hun?
Were you the best,
were you the best at work?
You're the best...
This family is a joke
Did your mother get the flowers I sent?
We should have...
Paid our loans
The cat’s a clone
My man is home
And I haven’t showered yet
But you’re the best,
you’re the best at work
Those incoherent thoughts
Imperfect you
An evening on the floor
Imperfect you
You’re the best…
Why are you scared, love?
I actually like your new haircut
But i don’t like your mother
I don’t like your mother
I don’t like your mother
And i don't like the the light that I see you in
When you first walk in
From the grocery store
And I don’t like your mother
I don’t like your mother
I don’t like your mother
I don’t like your mother
And now our bed’s on fire
Your ugly tie
And pumpkin pie
Just don’t excite me anymore
But you’re the best,
You’re the best at work.
Your hair around the sink
Imperfect you
The food that’s in your mouth
Imperfect you
The look that’s on your face
Imperfect you
Why can’t you make more sense?
Imperfect you.

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released May 14, 2021
Written, performed, mixed and mastered by Aaron Silverstein

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The Kerosene Hours Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles. Dark, scary nights. Bad dreams. Cigarettes. Mistakes. Good intentions. The road to Hell. Apologies.

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