Mellow piano pop arrangement of an old original, for the new CD 'Awakening'. :)

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A message for those of us who know what it's like to constantly strive for perfection and yet still feel like a failure.

Close your eyes, what do you see?
You hate yourself for what you never were
And what you'll never be
You paint your world in black and white
And somehow put yourself below the rest
Just because you're second best -

Oh, listen to yourself
There's always something missing
Something more you could've done

But if you slam on the brakes at every mistake
You'll always be one step behind
And if the harder you try, the harder you cry
It'll only be tears that you find

Tell me now, how do you feel?
You're as strong as you believe
And you've done things that anyone
Would be proud to achieve
It's always you against the world
When will you stop fighting for the top
And be content with what you've got?

Oh, have a little faith
You're really something special
So why won't you believe it?

That if you slam on the brakes at every mistake
You'll always be one step behind
And if the harder you try, the harder you cry
It'll only be tears that you find

You close your eyes, and still you see
The memory of how you used to be
Before you... stopped

So now you try
To resurrect
That part of you
That used to fly, used to shine
High above the grey and blue

You're not somebody else
You're all the things you'd ever wanna be,
So why can't you believe?

That if you slam on the brakes at every mistake
You'll always be one step behind
And if the harder you try, the harder you cry
It'll only be tears that you find

And if the reason you breathe is the goal that you see
Then you'll never be satisfied
'Cause what's the reward when perfection is flawed
And the best you can do falls wide?

That if you slam on the brakes at every mistake
You'll always be one step behind
And if the harder you try, the harder you cry
It'll only be tears that you find

You close your eyes and now you see
A world where what you dream is what you'll be.