Imperfect Animals Lyrics

Imperfect Animals

- music & lyrics by Becca Stevens
I wanna leave you
Time
Plenty of s***e so that I'm
Still the muse when you write

I wanna take it
Easy on my inner child
Break out and
Bite the hand that holds me down
And take my cues from the horse's mouth

I wanna hold
Every moment in my own hands
Feel every breath that I've taken
Love you the way that I know I can

But it's impossible
To live in parables
Cause we by nature are
Imperfect animals

These hips
Can carry all your kids
I'll be the perfect mix
Of what you have
And what you miss
We'll grow (lovely)
Some perfect leaves on our branches (steady)
Keep steady feet while we're dancing (for)
To set the pace for our grandkids

Cause it's impossible
To live in parables
Cause we by nature are
Imperfect animals

And it defies design
To be a paradigm
Still I want perfection
As an imperfect animal
Gimme patience
To lighten up when the storm starts
Take up some slack for my heavy heart
And be your perfect counterpart

I'm trying
To understand what makes us how we are (hurtin')
Take the hurting as the learning part (perfect)
Imperfection is a perfect place to start

Cause it's impossible
To live in parables
Cause we by nature are
Imperfect animals

And it defies design
To be a paradigm
Still I want perfection
As an imperfect animal