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I tried to be perfect,
But nothing was worth it,
I don't believe it makes me real.
I thought it'd be easy,
But no one believes me,
I meant all the things I said
Trying to be perfect is hard, looks fake to all others and even when you try to be honest its not taken seriously so in the end it was not even worth trying. In the case of the lead singer the rough times in life when it required him to turn the other cheek and make his attempts worth it he felt as if he was alone and no one wanted him so naturally he felt alone. All that just to say he felt useless.