Neon Nova - DELETE THE PERFECT ME

An obedient, flawless copy was created to replace every feeling, every scar, and every mistake. But perfection isn’t freedom. It’s another system deciding which parts of us are allowed to survive. “DELETE THE PERFECT ME” is a cyberpunk rebellion about rejecting the identity built for approval—and choosing the glitches, noise, pain, and truth that make you real. If being fixed means losing who you are, delete the mask—not yourself. --- LYRICS [Verse 1] You drew a halo around my name Cut every edge until I looked safe Taught me to smile on a perfect cue Built me a life I never chose Every emotion filed away Every mistake erased in white You called it healing, called it grace I watched a stranger wear my face [Pre-Chorus] If I have to disappear To become what you can love Then your version isn’t me It’s only silence dressed enough [Chorus] Delete the perfect me I’d rather be the glitch you see If being fixed means losing everything Then let the damage speak Delete the perfect me No clean design could set me free I won’t trade the scars that taught me how to breathe My errors are the proof I’m free [Verse 2] You wrote the rules beneath my skin Reduced my heartbeat to a script Muted the static in my lungs Until I couldn’t hear myself Now every fault you tried to hide Is lighting up behind my eyes I found a pulse inside the noise And gave the broken code a voice [Pre-Chorus] I don’t need another cure For a life that isn’t wrong If perfection needs obedience I’d rather not belong [Chorus] Delete the perfect me I’d rather be the glitch you see If being fixed means losing everything Then let the damage speak Delete the perfect me No clean design could set me free I won’t trade the scars that taught me how to breathe My errors are the proof I’m free [Breakdown] No more mirror No more mold No more doing what I’m told I am not your update I am not your clean escape Keep your heaven Keep control You don’t get to own my soul If the system needs me numb Let it crash I’m not done [Final Chorus] Delete the perfect me I’d rather be the glitch you see If being fixed means losing everything Then let the damage speak Delete the perfect me Every error lives in me I won’t trade the scars that taught me how to breathe My errors are the proof I’m free Delete the perfect me Let the real one finally breathe Not perfect Still alive And that is all I need [Outro] No permission No disguise Not perfect Still alive My errors are the proof I’m free