As You Are

Letra

[Verse 1 — gradually sung] I’d like to live inside the stories Where promises outlive the years Fairy tales and melting sugar cones Untouched by doubt or fear I’d like to believe That’s how love stays [Verse 2] But I’m not naïve Nor am I cynical I don’t think anyone Is made for perfect trust Not because people are bad Because they’re human We all fall short We all lose our way We can all become Someone we never meant to be [Pre-Chorus] So maybe I’ve been looking For the wrong thing [Chorus — restrained, spacious] Maybe trust Was never mine to give I can only love you As you are [Soft distant harmony] As you are [Instrumental breath] [Verse 3] I can only love you knowing You might disappoint me Misunderstand me Or leave ‘Cause maybe love Was never certainty Just the courage To meet each other anyway [Chorus] Maybe trust Was never mine to give I can only love you As you are [Soft distant harmony] As you are [Instrumental breath] [Bridge — close, conversational] I can’t hold tomorrow in my hands I can’t walk the roads you’ll take Love isn’t believing You could never hurt me It’s making peace With what I cannot control It’s looking at another human And saying “I know.” [Pause] “So am I.” [Final Chorus — quiet resolution, not a climax] Maybe trust Was never mine to give I can only love you As you are As you are [Outro — instruments thinning] Maybe love Begins When we stop asking each other To be more than human. [Long instrumental outro]