Perfect Gentlemen
Wyclef Jean Lyrics

Just an average girl,
The subject of the song is initially described as an ordinary girl.

She always wore a smile
Despite the struggles in her life, she always tried to appear happy.

She was cheerful and happy for a short while.
Her happiness didn't last long and life got harder.

Now she's older, things are getting colder
As she grew older, her life became less nurturing and less hopeful.

Life's not what she thought,
Life didn't turn out how she expected it to be.

She wished someone had told her.
She feels like she didn't have support or guidance to help her.

She told you she was down
She spoke out about her struggles.

And you let it slip by
However, her plea for help went unexheeded.

So from then on she kept it on the inside
After being let down, she stopped reaching out for help and kept her feelings hidden.

She told herself she was alright
She tried to convince herself that everything was fine.

But she was telling white lies
In reality, she was lying to herself and others about her well-being.

Can't you tell, look at her dull eyes
Her physical appearance revealed that she was struggling internally.

Tried to stop herself from crying almost every night
She was dealing with a lot of pain and sadness alone.

But she knew there was no chance of feeling alright
Deep down, she knew that things weren't going to get better.

Summer came by, all she wore was long sleeves
She started wearing long sleeves in the summer to hide the cuts on her wrists.

'Cause those cuts on her wrist were bleeding through you see
The cuts were so severe that they couldn't be completely hidden.

She knew she was depressed, didn't want to admit it
She knew that she was dealing with depression, but didn't want to confront it.

Didn't think she fit in, everyone seemed to miss it
She felt like she didn't belong and that nobody noticed.

She carried on like a soldier with a battle wound,
She kept going despite the pain and hardship she was experiencing.

Bleeding out from every cut her body consumed
She was exhausted and emotionally drained.

She had no friends at school, all alone she sat
She was socially isolated and didn't have anyone to confide in.

And if someone were to notice she would blame the cat
She made up excuses to deflect attention away from her struggles.

But those cuts on her wrist they were no mistake,
The cuts were a cry for help and not an accident.

But no one cared enough to save her from this self hate
Despite the warning signs, nobody intervened to help her.

Things were going down never really up,
Her life was in a downward spiral and there was no sign of improvement.

And here she is now stuck in this stupid rut
She felt trapped and hopeless.

She knew exactly what she had to do next,
She made the decision to take her own life.

Just stand on the chair and tie the rope around her neck
She had planned her suicide method ahead of time.

She wrote a letter with her hands shaking wild,
She left a note explaining her decision.

"Look at me now are you proud of your precious child?"
She was questioning whether her parents would be proud of their daughter's suicide.

But she knew that her parents weren't the ones to blame,
She didn't want to blame her parents for her struggles.

It was the world that should bow down it's head in shame
She blamed the world for not being understanding and accepting of her struggles.

She stood up on the chair and looked out at the moon,
She took one last look at the world before ending her life.

Just don't think it'll all be over soon
She wasn't expecting that her problems would go away after her death.

The chair fell down as she took her final breath,
She hung herself and died from asphyxiation.

It's all over all gone, now she's greeting death
Her life ended and she was no longer a part of the world.

Her mum walks in, she falls down to the floor,
Her mother found her lifeless body and was devastated.

And now nothing can take back what she just saw
She had witnessed a tragedy that couldn't be undone.

The little girl that she raised is just hanging there,
She realized that her daughter had died by suicide.

Her body's pale and her face is violently bare,
Her daughter's body was in a state of shock and looked lifeless.

She sees the note and unfolds it with care,
She found the note that her daughter had left behind.

All she does is stare, "How can this be fair?"
She was trying to make sense of the tragedy and couldn't understand why it had happened.

She starts reading as the tears roll down her face,
She began to read the note that her daughter had left behind.

"I'm sorry Mum, but this world is just not my place,
Her daughter explained that she felt like she didn't belong in the world.

I've tried for so long to fix this and fit in,
She attempted to fit in and adapt to the world but it didn't work.

I've come to realise this world's full of sin,
She realized that the world had many flaws and negative aspects.

There's nothing for me here, I'm just a waste of space,
She felt like she had no purpose and didn't belong in the world.

I've got no reason to stay here with this awful race,
She didn't want to continue living in a world that she perceived to be negative.

It's a disgrace, I was misplaced,
She felt like she was born in the wrong time and place.

Born in the wrong time and in the wrong place,
She was convinced that she didn't belong in the world that she lived in.

It's ok though, 'cause you'll see me soon,
She reassured her mother that they would be reunited after she died.

You'll know when your time has come, just look at the moon,
She told her mother to look at the moon as a symbol of their connection.

As it shines bright, throughout the night,
The moon's light would serve as a reminder of their bond.

And remember everyone's facing their own fights,
She acknowledged that everyone has their own struggles to deal with.

But i can't deal with this pain, I'm not a fighter,
She explained that she didn't have the strength to continue living with her pain.

You'll make it through the night, just hug your pillow tighter
She tried to comfort her mother and encourage her to keep going.

So let the world know that I died in vain,
She believed that her death was a result of the world not accepting her for who she was.

Because the world around me is the one to blame,
She blamed the world for her struggles and her decision to die by suicide.

And I know in a year you'll forget I'm gone,
She had resigned herself to the fact that people would eventually forget about her after she died.

'Cause I'm not really something to be dwelled on,
She believed that she wasn't important enough to be thought about after her death.

That's what they used to tell me, all those kids at school,
She was bullied and made to feel insignificant by her peers.

So I'm going by the law majority rules,
She felt like she wasn't as important as the rest of the world.

My presence on this earth is not needed any longer,
She decided that her life was no longer necessary.

And if anything I hope this makes you stronger,
Despite the pain that her death would cause, she hoped that her mother would find strength in it.

You're the best friend that I ever had,
She addressed her mother as her best friend.

Such a shame I had to make you so very sad,
She recognized that her death would cause her mother immense pain.

Just remember that you meant everything to me,
She expressed her love and appreciation for her mother.

And to my heart, you're the only one that held the key,
She explained that her mother was the most important person in her life.

Now it's time to go I'm running out of space to write,
She ended her letter as she was running out of paper to write on.

And yes I lost my fight, but please just hold on tight
She admitted that she had given up and was no longer fighting, but asked her mother to hold on and be strong.

I'm watching over you from the clouds above,
She tried to offer comfort in the form of a guardian angel watching over her mother.

And sending down the purest and whitest dove,
She wished to send a symbol of peace and hope to her mother.

To watch over you and be my helpful eye,
She hoped to provide guidance and support to her mother even in death.

So this is it world...
She bid farewell to the world and her life.

Goodbye!"
She said goodbye to her life and everything in it.