As you are

Lyrics

[Verse 1 — low, intimate female vocal; warm electric piano and sparse clean guitar; natural husk and restrained delivery] 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 [Short instrumental space — warm piano chords and a gentle guitar response] [Verse 2 — rounded bass and relaxed live drums enter; vocal conversational, slightly behind the beat] 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 — soften drums; sustained electric piano; vocal lifts gently with anticipation] So maybe I’ve been looking For the wrong thing [Chorus — warm, swaying soul groove; fuller chest voice, expressive but unforced; subtle backing harmonies] Maybe trust Was never mine to give I can only love you As you are [Soft answering harmony — warm and understated] As you are [Instrumental passage — expressive saxophone phrases over bass, piano and clean guitar] [Verse 3 — return to intimate vocal; keep a light groove; natural breaths and gentle melodic slides] 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 — fuller groove; soulful phrasing and natural grit; harmonies gently widen] Maybe trust Was never mine to give I can only love you As you are [Soft answering harmony] As you are [Instrumental breath — short saxophone melody; relaxed drums and warm electric piano] [Bridge — drums drop away; sparse piano and sustained guitar; close, vulnerable vocal with minimal ornamentation] 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 — let the words settle] “So am I.” [Final Chorus — bass and soft drums return gradually; tender, full-toned vocal; gentle layered harmonies] Maybe trust Was never mine to give I can only love you As you are As you are [Outro — nearly spoken; warm piano underneath; slow, spacious phrasing] Maybe love Begins When we stop asking each other To be more than human. [Long instrumental outro — reprise opening guitar motif with warm piano, mellow saxophone and a gently fading soul groove]