Perfect
Unreleased (Goldfly era)
Lyrics
Ryan Miller
Music
Guster

 Live Sessionography
Adam Gardner backing vocals, guitar
Ryan Miller guitar, lead vocals
Brian Rosenworcel percussion

Notes: This is a different song entirely from the song on Goldfly of the same name, which was originally titled "Needle". This song is usually referred to as "Original Perfect".
Live Version
I shut my eyes it takes me here
But it's all just blackness staring back at me
But in this moment if only I had
But in this moment time is a memory

It's not that hard so make believe
It lets me be real again
I wish it wasn't so hard to make believe
We're ready to face this

With open eyes it takes me there
But it's all just blackness staring back at me
But in this moment if only I had
But in this moment time is the memory

It's not so hard to make believe
It lets me be real again
I wish it wasn't so hard to make believe
I'm ready to face this

I remember it all as perfect
Gone with every day you smiled on me
Was it then that my life was something
Packaged at my feet for me

Something's staining these ancient moments
Someone's saying they weren't so perfect
I have a feeling my life was something
Born and nothing real

From open eyes it takes me there
But it's all just blackness staring back at me
But in this moment happy I had
But in this moment and it's a memory

It's not so hard to make believe
It lets me be real again
I wish it wasn't so hard to make believe
I'm ready to face this

I remember it all as perfect
Gone with every day you smiled on me
Was it then that my life was something
Packaged at my feet for me

Something's staining these ancient moments
Someone's saying they weren't so perfect
I have a feeling my life was something
Born and nothing real

Everything just breaks me up inside
Come to draw me in and on my floor would find
I'm not ashamed of matters of this kind
To find a little passage just to crawl inside
Crawled inside


Thanks to the always trusty legendary conguero Brian Rosenworcel for clarifying the songwriting credits.