Melting Sugar Cones

מילים

[Instrumental intro — 4 bars of repeating piano hook; bass and beat enter gradually; no vocals] [Verse 1 — intimate, warm female vocal with natural rasp] 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 [Brief piano turnaround] [Verse 2 — relaxed melodic phrasing over a steady groove] I’m not naïve Nor am I cynical I don’t think anyone Is made for perfect trust We all mess up We all lose our way Become someone We swore we’d never be [Brief instrumental lift] [Chorus — fuller, expressive vocal; sustain “As you are”] Maybe that’s too much To ask of you To never hurt me Even if you don’t mean to I can only love you As you are [Soft answering harmony] As you are [Short instrumental turnaround — repeat piano hook] [Verse 3 — close, vulnerable vocal; natural grain and clear words] I can only love you knowing You might disappoint me Misunderstand me Or leave ’Cause maybe love Was never a sure thing Just the courage To meet each other anyway [Chorus — full groove; restrained backing harmonies] Maybe that’s too much To ask of you To never hurt me Even if you don’t mean to I can only love you As you are [Soft answering harmony] As you are [Bridge — drums and bass drop away; sparse piano] 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.” [Brief silence] “So am I.” [Final Chorus — groove returns; warm, raspy lead and gentle harmonies] Maybe that’s too much To ask of you To never hurt me Even if you don’t mean to I can only love you As you are [Answering harmonies; sustain the final phrase] As you are [Outro — spacious sung phrases over piano] Maybe love begins When we stop asking each other To be more than human. [Short instrumental ending — resolve the opening piano hook]