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I have been sculpting the finest of forms

For the whole of the world to see, one day

I have been writing a monumental piece

For the whole of the world to see, one day

But all the blood and sweat and tears

Through these years

Have formed a barrier of fear

You have been waiting for too long, you think

There's been a minor setbacks, I know

You need to try to see things through my eyes

There's no need to read between the lines

This grand creation will stand the test of time

No room for failure, no chance for a slightest flaw

The fine line between this persistence and vanity

Will guide me either to glory or to ungrateful grave

But all the blood and sweat and tears

Through these years

Have formed a barrier of fear

You see, here and there we're not quite there

Just one more year, or two or three

I swear

Oh, how it's flawless in my head

Almost too much to bear

This world could only ruin

And stain its perfection

This grand creation will stand the test of time

No room for failure, no chance for a slightest flaw

The fine line between this persistence and vanity

Will guide me either to glory or to ungrateful grave

Oh, how it's flawless in my head

Almost too much to bear

This world could only ruin

And stain its perfection