Pepper Bluebird - Just Me 2 Lyrics

Just me, a little f***ed up, a dash of salt, a spoonful of sugar just to mask it all
A mountain of spice that I had to hide, a recipe for my life, nowhere to confide
I built that dream with my own hands, the white picket fence, the promised land
I raised a boy and girl, played my part, but somewhere along the way I lost my heart

I took your hate just to keep the peace, lost myself to keep your love at least
Drank the poison, thought I'd be alright, risked it all for that perfect life
Painted smiles, well rehearsed, held it together when it hurt the worst
Swallowed the lies with every fight, told myself it'd be worth it, I'd be alright

But all those pieces chipped and worn, they show the battles I've silently borne
The bruises you can't see, hidden deep, the price I paid just to keep the peace
I took your hate just to keep the peace, lost myself to keep your love at least.
Drank the poison, thought I'd be alright, risked it all for that perfect life.

Painted smiles, well-rehearsed, held it together when it hurt the worst
Swallowed the lies with every fight, told myself it'd be worth it, I'd be alright
But all those pieces chipped and worn, they show the battles I've silently won
The bruises you can't see, hidden deep, the price I paid just to keep the peace

I took your hate just to keep the peace, lost myself to keep your love at least.
Drank the poison, thought I'd be alright, risked it all for that perfect life.
Now I'm staring down the pieces of me, falling from grace, struggling to breathe.
A recipe of love, hurt and scars, not perfect but it's who we are, just me.

A little wrong, a little bruised, a touch of regret from all I've been through
But I'm breaking free, finally seeing clear, there's power in my pain, I'm still here.
So here's to me, the real and the flawed, not the dream; wanna show you applaud
I built my life with my own hands, a little f*cked up but I'm still standing.