[Verse 1: Naomi]
Feathers and blue scales
Eyes evoking rain
When I lay down in the calm of the deep blue sea
I let the waves wash over me
(Let the waves wash over me)
[Pre-Chorus: Naomi]
Yo soy espuma
Y soy ceniza
Y le siembro el corazón a la Tierra
[Chorus: Lisa-Kaindé & Naomi, Lisa-Kaindé]
I don't have to be perfect
Don't have to be perfect
I finally see I'm just a creature
Don't have to be perfect
No, I am not perfect
I finally see who I'm supposed to be
[Verse 2: Naomi]
Thunder out of pain
Stars in movement
When I realize in the dark, watching them dance
They follow my fingertips
(Follow my fingertips)
[Pre-Chorus: Naomi]
Yo soy espuma
Y soy ceniza
Y le siembro el corazón a la Tierra
[Bridge: Naomi, Lisa-Kaindé & Naomi]
With my bad poems
My soft belly
Escaping who I'm supposed to be
My childhood prayers
Death watching over me
Accepting who I'm supposed to be
[Chorus: Lisa-Kaindé & Naomi, Lisa-Kaindé]
I don't have to be perfect
Don't have to be perfect
I finally see I'm just a creature
Don't have to be perfect
No, I am not perfect
I finally see who I'm supposed to be
Creature (Perfect) was written by Eg White & Naomi Diaz & Lisa-Kaindé Diaz.
Creature (Perfect) was produced by Richard Russell.
Ibeyi released Creature (Perfect) on Fri May 06 2022.
‘Creature (Perfect)’ came from the pandemic and realizing that I had been trying to be perfect for so many people for so long and failing miserably at it, and that I was not happy. By trying to be perfect and morphing myself into what I thought every person in front of me wanted, I hadn’t discovered...