Defective

Popped out a hole

Spent my days alone in the shadows and the grey

Scraping along living on my own till sunlight came my way

I'd be part of something

A family, all or nothing

You'd love me unconditionally

Said bye to mr. Solitude and the home I thought I had

Listened to you, and I learned that maybe I was something bad

Earthquakes, drilling out all the

Mistakes from the ground where I

Once lay, to emerge too late

Never fulfilled my directive

Defective

I slept in for too long

No one waited up for me

Should have been more me

But I came out wrong

I reject that directive

To wreck it

The earth I serve today

Guess I'm lucky I can live

Defective

Past locked away

Keep telling myself that I am worthy to defend this land

Deep down, I know it in my heart, but my mind has other plans

You can tell me thousands of

Times that you're all proud of me

But doubt lingers like a black cloud

Building myself up brick by brick, believing I'm okay

But one single word can pierce the cracks and crumble me away

Still I'll keep rebuilding and

Make my life fulfilling, cause

Perseverance pays, and I might gain

A whole new perspective

Defective

Protective of my home

And I'd say I'm effective

Defective

But not alone