Magnetic North Price Of Perfection Lyrics

she was the perfect daughter
a general slave to
societal standards, premedical major
she studied at stanford
polite,nice behavior
the model minority you wanted to hate but
beneath the veneer were tears in discretion
a build up of 21 years of oppression and
clear so she questioned
her life and her future
did a profession in medicine suit her
or did it just stifle
her life in a cycle
made her think thoughts of dark suicidal
tendencies she pretends to be
just fine on the outside but can you see
what lurks beneath
the deep exterior
never knew why she still feel inferior
worked so hard but forever disgust
cause all her endeavors were never enough
and thats the price of perfection
you gotta keep steppin
you never get rest from the internal questions
the price of perfection
you might lose direction
on your quest when you fight for acceptance
the price of perfection
make this a lesson
what's it all worth when you search your reflection
the price of perfection
life is a blessin
so why spend it all on the price of perfection
urban princess with certain limits
her family imposed predetermined interest
that maps out her life
the various means
her parents would need to vicariously
live life through her triumphs
she was their vessel
to fix their failures the past they can't let go regretful
cause truly
girl had potential and promise
the voice of an angel in concert
she threw it all away
smoked two packs a day
can't deal with the stress
she's losing her brain, she chose to refrain
from social gatherings
no one knew she was close to unraveling
and that's her forte, master of disguise
also her doorway the path to her demise
trapped in her lies
the dangerous odds
the mad sacrifice to maintain the facade
and thats the price of perfection
you gotta keep steppin
you never get rest from the internal questions
the price of perfection
you might lose direction
on your quest when you fight for acceptance
the price of perfection
make this a lesson
what's it all worth when you search your reflection
the price of perfection
life is a blessin
so why spend it all on the price of perfection
the price of her perfection
her pride kept her checked in
never was the one to go crying for attention
and why should she mention
the struggles under the surface
who'd take her serious? she appeared perfect
so perfect, that's why she's deserted
why she can't help forgetting seatbelts on purpose
swerving her lexus with a death wish
heart hollowed out by a tiffanys necklace a gift from her father
who loved her, but bothered
to only show love through material barter
constricted confinement, she drifted in silence
showing defiance through inflicted violence
upon herself
felt the war persist
wearing, long sleeves hiding scars on her wrist
in search of some options
she turned to her toxins
amphetamine pills kept in cigarette boxes
she figured she'd stop when she finally replaced
the look of disappointment in mom and dads face
too gone and too late
she withdrew in herself
dropped out of school
and ruined her health
she pushed it all aside, her arrogant pride
relied too much on heinekens and heroin highs
thats how the heroine dies, alone in her car
with perfection and a bullet wound she gazed at the stars...
she gazed at the stars...
and thats the price of perfection you gotta keep steppin...
the price of perfection..
lose direction...
fight for acceptance..
the price of perfection make this a lesson...
when you search your reflection..
the price of perfection, life is a blessing..
don't spend it all on the price of perfection
the price of perfection life is a blessing...
she didn't know why 'til she died from perfection... 'til she died from perfection...
didn't know why 'til she died from perfection