Name: Imperfect Man
Duration: P00H02M20S
Description: A self portrait.

Imperfect Man

from Imperfect Man by Rick Waines

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A self portrait.

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I want to tell you who I am. An imperfect man with pidgeon toed feet
dancing down cobbled stone streets.
I want to tell you where I’m at. Kicking up stones with these disfigured bones
I’m no Fred Astair. You couldn’t care less

Chorus
You couldn’t care less. You couldn’t care less no no.
about the man I might be one day or the wrds I might use to describe all the things
I was planning to do for you for you, oh oh for you for you.

I want to tear off all these clothes. These emperor’s robes, to show you these disfigurements
my inheritance alone.
I want to peel three layers of skin to reveal what’s within.
Have a look and tell me what you think.

Chorus
You couldn’t care less. You couldn’t care less no no.
about the man I might be one day or the wrds I might use to describe all the things
I was planning to do for you for you, oh oh for you for you.

Bridge
And at the end of the day with my bones on display.
And my skin folded thrice into lantern like kites.
Held in the air with your breath with your night.
But this latern like kite was lit with your might.
So tell me. What is left. Tell me what is left of me
Tell me what is left tell me what is left of me.

I want to spill out all these guts.
The if’s and’s and but’s.

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from Imperfect Man, released October 31, 2011
Rick Waines, Ryan Guldemond, Russell Scholberg, Niko Friesen, Jasmin Parkin, Molly Guldemond

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