Song Description

I had to let go of trying to be the perfect Mom, wife, and woman - God gives us grace and I had to give myself the grace that I so easily give to others.

Lyrics

CHASING PERFECT
Copyright 2026 Diana Rasmussen

[Verse 1]
I choose grace over glory,
I'm growing each day,
Rising in pieces,
Mending as I go.
Scars turn into stories,
Lessons help me stay,
Learning how to hold myself
In the light of forgiveness today

[Pre-Chorus]
Every crack is letting sunlight in,
Every fall is where I begin again.

[Chorus]
I am going to keep going,
My progress is glowing,
I don't need your approval,
I am done chasing perfect.
Step by step I'm showing
Every seed I'm sowing,
I don't need your approval,
I am done chasing perfect.

[Verse 2]
I release the heavy weight
Of who I "should" have been,
No more small apologies
For simply living in my skin.
I'm trading fear for honesty,
Letting courage in,
Building something beautiful
From the battles I have been in.

[Pre-Chorus]
Every crack is letting sunlight in,
Every fall is where I begin again.

[Chorus]
I am going to keep going,
My progress is glowing,
I don't need your approval,
I am done chasing perfect.
Step by step I'm showing
Every seed I'm sowing,
I don't need your approval,
I am done chasing perfect.

[Bridge]
I am enough all by myself,
I refuse to play in your game, I can't win,
I am done chasing perfect.
No more shrinking on the shelf,
No more bending just to fit in,
I am done chasing perfect.

[Outro Chorus]
I am going to keep going,
My progress is glowing,
I don't need your approval,
I am done chasing perfect.
Grace over glory,
That's the story I'm writing--
I am done chasing perfect.