Discover the story of the song > Perfect Nightmare – Shontelle

The protagonist is in a relationship with someone she loves, but sometimes they fight and she gets hurt. She knows she should leave him, but she can't bring herself to do it because she is in love with him. Despite being hurt, she considers it her "perfect nightmare" because it's with him. She hopes he will change, but is scared that he won't and she won't be able to leave him.