I find Perfect was a complimentary Way to say that I am living free And shaking But I'm not Flawless isn't what I wanna be Heaven only knows the realest me I'm faking Yeah I've been where you've been And I learned a thing or two since then That it might take Not being afraid of heartache Acting a fool with no shame Loving your everything And you might break But you learn to love your mistakes You've gotta know that you saved You with your perfect mess And I played Everyone pretending I was clean But I could write a book on being mean To myself And I climbed Higher than they ever asked me to Everything I did I wouldn't do With no help Yeah I've been where you've been And I learned a thing or two since then That it might take Not being afraid of heartache Acting a fool with no shame And loving your everything And you might break But you learn to love your mistakes You've gotta know that you saved You with your perfect mess And I know you're terrified But I'll be by your side To remind you why And you might forget the rules But we'll keep loving you You're not why you do It might take Not being afraid of heartache Acting a fool with no shame Loving your everything It might take Not being afraid of heartache Acting a fool with no shame And loving your everything Oh and you might break But you learn to love your mistakes You've gotta know that you saved You with your perfect mess Yeah you saved You with your perfect mess Yeah you saved You with your perfect mess