Carey, Mariah - Imperfect Lyrics
(Oh-oh-oh) [x4]
[Verse 1:]
I saw you yesterday,
And I heard what you had to say,
Think about me, yeah.
But I know it's okay,
Gonna keep a smile on my face,
Hate don't change the way
I feel about my inner being.
[Refrain:]
'Cause I won't let 'em dim my light, and I'm holding
My head up high,
Is not impeccable to me,
I don't know if my
Wrongs is right,
But I'm gonna keep living my life.
Defame my name,
And doubt me,
I don't care what they say
'bout me.
[Chorus:]
Imperfect;
that's all that I'll ever be;
And god knows that's alright with me,
'Cause I know there's
No one greater
And everybody's imperfect,
When you tryna live in harmony, but the song of life
Is out of key;
Just be perfectly imperfect.
(Imperfect) [x4]
[Verse 2:]
As I look at the TV screen,
Internet and magazines,
So much insecurity surrounds me,
wish I could change some things,
gotta steal with my self-esteem,
Folks so superficial
Makes it hard to just survive.
[Refrain:]
'Cause I won't let 'em dim my light,
and I'm holding my head up high,
Even though my exterior
Is not impeccable to you,
I don't know if my
Wrongs is right,
But I'm gonna keep living my life
Defame my name and doubt me,
I don't care what they say
'bout me.
[Chorus:]
Imperfect;
That's all that I'll ever be;
And god knows that's alright with me,
'Cause I know there's
No one greater
And everybody's imperfect,
When you tryna live in harmony, but the song of life
Is out of key;
Just be perfectly imperfect.
(Imperfect) [x4]
[Bridge:]
I may not walk like a super model, or look as flawless as they do;
I don't know where you get off judging,
'cause I'm imperfect just like you.
So I don't care about your status, so I'll swear up to here I've had it;
Ain't trying to win no beauty pageant, 'cause in my heart is all that matters.
[Chorus:]
Imperfect;
That's all that I'll ever be;
And god knows that's alright with me,
'Cause I know there's
No one greater
And everybody's imperfect,
When you tryna live in harmony, but the song of life
Is out of key;
Just be perfectly imperfect.
(Imperfect) [x4]
Oh...
That's all
That I'll ever be;
And god knows that's alright with me,
'Cause I know there's
No one greater
And everybody's imperfect,
When you tryna live in harmony, (tryin', tryin')
but the song of life Is out of key; (it's alright)
Just be perfectly imperfect. (Baby, baby, baby!)
(Imperfect) [x8]
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Carey, Mariah Imperfect Comments
2020 anyone?
Amo de mais essa música linda não sei porque a Mariah não colocou essa obra de arte no CD melhor q muitas q ele colocou no CD 😥música fantástica 💞
When your friend hurts your feeling
MARIAH THIS SHOULD DEFINITELY BEEN A SUMMER JAM
When she starts with, “ I may not walk like a super model...” the backgrounds of the, “nooo..” is so perfect
Such a good song 👑💕
I loved memoirs and this should've been on it. It literally fits the title of the album.
Yes it should have been released, thank you for uploading this!
o erro dessa música é que acaba
🤔😘Lo♡e,#MariahCarey the beautiful & talented Songstress & Writer of all Hits that are just so Beautiful!😔Overlooked song not getting the recognition it deserves! #JusticeForImperfect!🎶🎤🎙💃 "Imperfect"- Needs to be on the Charts right now in 2019!
2019? Anyone?
Family can really bring you down and hurt u by judging and they never look at there wrongs
Amazing song
IM REALLY MAD BECAUSE IM JUST NOW HEARING THIS #2019❤️❤️ & I'm a HUGE FAN😔😔
L.A REID did shit. Shame on him .
2019 still listening
I love this song😍😍😍
Obsessed with this song after 10 years 💜❤️
2019 anyone? Hope we get to have an album of special tracks and unreleased songs.
This song would have fit "perfectly" with Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
2019 ❤️ 🎶 🔥
11.11.18 ✌🏻
This song could be a number one hit today
wow! she should have released this indeed
#WastedHit #ThrownAwayGem TBH this could've been a #1 hit if it were included in MOAIA and released after "Obsessed", if you'll look back at the 2008-2010 music trend.
The lyrics are fucking sad. Has anyone taken the time to listen/read into the lyrics? So much of Mariah is in those lyrics. :(
Listening to this song while I'm sitting here tryna make myself look perfect
I love you mariah! Song is perfect :-)
Perfectly
Imperfect
Who was the 15 trolls people actually hit disliked button a song that encouraged I bet if was no talent singer like Taylor and etc they be all over it
Who’s still listening in 2018
Rashard Anderson 2019
October 26.2019
1/12/2020!!
#TEAMMARIAHLAMB
You'll be still my Queen
Mariah don't lose hope, because your the celebrate thatni wanted and for me you're perfect
Love that her vocals seem very raw. 🤟
I like this one.
Mariah on fire.
Fuck this song. Fuck you lambs who actually like this song. Fuck the dream. He fucked up memoirs. This song is terrible, the only good to come out of this is the lyrics. The music (beat/production) is so cheap, it sounds like a random made this on a calculator. And auto tune..?? Really??? With Mariah’s voice? Fuck out of here dream!
Chill bro sorry this song brought back bad memories for you
Is this an unreleased track? I bet I heard this years before. I'm not sure but it was like it somewhat played on a radio station here in the Phil.
Alex Bravo - it's unrealesed from 2009. it was never on an album.
You are "PERFECTLY IMPERFECT" MIMI! Xxx
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Why wasn't this not a freaking single
this is kinda the prototype version of obsessed
this would be a great topper!!
Love this!
The melodies are so addictive.
Hot song!!!
This song seems to be my life.
Just right now darling
Love you Mariah ❣💯🇹🇭Thailand
I really wish L.A Reid would've let this be the lead single!!!!! Or the single after Obsessed!!!
GodMariahNintendoandBigBrother AreMyFaves - real Lamb I see.
I love that song! It should be released!!!!!
I actually like this. Even if it's not a finished song. It's "imperfect". What album was this recorded for?
HoneyBFly841 Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel.
HoneyBFly841 it was supposed to be added to Memoirs...not sure why it didn't make the cut-such a shame
Amazing song...ioved
just the way I like ya!
my girl
this was in my head all week. Had to come blast it!
I LOVE MARIAH CAREY
Mimi should release an album named "NEGLECTED" and put all the songs she didn't include in her albums from the beginning!
juzzkin I love it
+juzzkin thank you , you're totally right about that.
😂 Love it!
juzzkin lmao @ neglected
It should have been called ostracized.
OMG Memoirs & E=MC2 had so many good songs that were never released
btw Slipping Away (B-side to a promo ABMB single) is a AMAZING SONG
Damnnnnn I effing love this song man. She's a genius.
Wow, what a nice song! I heard she wrote it with the Dream, who co-produced it, but it wasn't finished in time to be included on the release of "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel", that's why it was left off the Album
You can tell it wasn't going to be released because it sounds so under produced, they haven't sampled anything, mariah hasn't added loads of her unique ad-libs, etc etc its just the foundation to what could be a really nice song!!!
But it's still soooo fantastic
And you are such a lamb to know that she adds layers and layers of her voices to her music. 😀
Sham uel it may be that she didn't get time to do her ad libs because she may have just quit the song and left it like this
wish she could redo that memoirs album.
Really wish Angels Advocate would've been released. What a shame. Wonder if there's other unreleased songs that didn't get leaked...
OMG 😱 Amazing song, amazing beat.
Does anyone know who mariah wrote and produced this song with ?
I know that's why i was so shocked when i read somewhere mariah had written this song with nick but LA reid didn't think it fit with the album's theme.
@Amanda j in all fairness Memoirs was a bad album overall . Although her best ballad IMO is on that album (h.a.t.e.u) as well as Obsessed and I want to know what love is. Other than that . You feel like it's an album of bsides
I agree with you on ( h.a.t.e.u ) being amazing but i absolutely LOVE betcha gon' know, it's a wrap and angels cry ( ne-yo version )sorry not a fan of Mariah's 80's cover's.
@Amanda j Oh yes and Angel's cry . And the interlude for it as well . Hmm I the ne-yo version is nice until that last note C5 or was it a D5 at the end of it when he couldn't reach it , he actually ends up riffing to get through the note. He should have just harmonized it lol
LA Reid must of been out of his mind. Imperfect fits perfectly with the album. I think the song should of been worked on more and added for the closing if the album.
maybe the reason that this song is not included in MOAIA is because she will add it on her new studio album.
Should have followed Obsessed. Would have been great to have two uptempo songs on radio. Dream needs to work w/her again
Seth B omg hell no
This one song has the power that can boost your confident and self-esteem,not all of us are confident .We always look down on ourselves but this song gives you that boost or support that people even the one's closest to you fail to do.Love you Mariah Carey n matter what people say.Don't judge for you will be judged
Its ok for an album song but its not a smashing no.1 like everyone saying it could have been? its just ok in my opinion but theres sumthing about the style of the song that doesn't sound like a Mariah carey song more like a demo of some sort but
I understand why it was not on the album..something doesn't sound right but lyrics are great though
Yeah, I like the lyrics and her singing, but I really don't like the music...
It's not finished.
She should do a Remix of this Song and put a Whistle in it and change the Hook cause She don't need Autotune !
beautiful
why this song not appeared on memoirs? it breaks my heart. this song is perfect love everything about this song.
The only reason i can think of, of why this song wasn't on the album is that it doesn't capture mariah's style. Not to say that this is a bad song though, i like it.
I feel that anything she sings her way is her style
+Isnady Jean-Philippe I Agree!
@Vaughn Doyle --Actually, I read somewhere that the song wasn't complete by the album's deadline, which is why it was excluded. It would have best suited as the second release after Obsessed, rather than Hate-U. Love the Album and this song! Plus, Ribbon, and It's a Wrap were good song too!
It was similar to "Obsessed" with the voice over" synthesized part. It fits right on in.
i love forever mariah carey
This song was originally was supposed to be on the "Memoirs of an imperfect angel"album but was cut for some reason. IDK WHY THO THIS IS PERFECT!
L.A Reid wasn"t okay with this song. He didnt like it
Idk why either it should have been track 3
Nope. It wasn't finished in time for the album deadline, thus didn't make the cut.
@Keith Hubert no Mariah herself said on Larry King that it was supposed to be on Memoirs but LA Reid didn't like it so he pulled it from the tracklist. Then Mariah was gonna release it on Angel's Advocate but they shelved the album
It wasn’t added because it didn’t fit with the album’s vibe etc
Best song not added to memoirs.
It should have been the into song. 😓
Or a good outro, you never know. xx
+ynnhojhairam :D Yep!!! Definately!!! #BeautifulSong ;)
I see why she didn't release it though 4:04 to 4:06 you can hear the cracks and struggles but you could have fixed mc this song is off the chain
You're deaf.
They are on key and appropriate for the song. It's perfect. There is no ONE reason it was shelved.
I never said it was outbof keybi said there was a crack in her voice there probably due to her nodes acting up I have been a die hard mariah fan every since I was a little boy and I know when a note doesn't come out the way she would like it your voice can break but still be in tune happens to me and it irritates the hell out of me simmer down boo I love the song I listen to it like everyday
+Anthony Roberts hahaha I get you. When i first heard this song it was nice and and a typical mariah song for me. But someting is wrong with her voice, I mean she could do better, she could belt better. I thought she performed this song in the studio just singing so raw! Without 2nd takes or 3 takes.
+Nach Bmal I think the point was to show she is imperfect. She admitted to knowing if she can hit or not.
It was just a sample anyway ;)
Oh my God I love this song so much!!!!!
another testament to how great this woman is.
loving her through her imperfection...She is just the perfect voice that can capture me in a very instant...
I don't like it that much, but hey.
This song is fabulous! There are so many others in her catalog that were not released and could have been huge. They should be put on an album and released as a compilation.
The bridge is amazing!!! So heartfelt!
I wish this song made the album
I so love this song. I listen to it every single day! Love you Mariah!!
is there any way I could get this song would love to have it on my iPod
@Marriah_ bella89 Go to www.video2mp3.net COPY AND PASTE the URL and then click download and the song will appear in your pc. I did that and now i have it on my Ipod.
Ok I will try this thank you
@Marriah_ bella89 If you have any other questions, you can let me know and i´ll help you
@Mariah Secret Leaks We have to be nice to each other. We all share the same passion which is loving Mimi!
Why didn't she release this?
was not done in time
Perfect song: perfect voice, perfect beat and perfect message
Que maravilhosa !!!
Wow a video just popped into my head that would have fit this song nicely.
WHY AM I JUST NOW HEARING THIS SONG?
It's crazy how many unreleased songs she recorded that wasn't given a chance but could of been HITS thanks for sharing!! L4L LYMA MIMI
Wow, never heard this song before. It's perfect and should have been on the album.
Wwooowww I love love love this song... must have it!!!!!!!! Pls MARIAH release this song it makes us feel good!!!!!
You're beautifully imperfect angel that makes you perfect #Lambily
i love this!!!
In love with this song. Need to own it like now
Behind* I meant
Love this! Too much harmony because verses, but its a pretty song.