“As You Are,” the most vulnerable track on The Golden Echo, is a lush but tense romantic ballad about having an open, intimate relationship with someone gone wrong. It was sparsely produced, contrasting every other song on the record, featuring only vocals, keys, and strings.
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[Verse 1]
I won't give it back again
I won't give it back to you
I won't give that part again
I won't love another you
[Pre-Chorus]
Cause, honey, that hourglass got me thinking
You ain't no friend of mine
We were moving so fast, and you got me thinking
Why not keep chasing time?
I said, "Honey, I wanna find somewhere sacred
Away from your flashing lights."
Honey, I was yours in the dark of the night
[Chorus]
Come as you are
Come let me take a picture
Come as you are
[Verse 2]
I won't give it back again
More that I'm giving, the more you take
I'm feeling forced into the intimate
With every move I make into your frame
[Interlude]
Come on, take anything you like
Come on, take anything you like
Come on, take anything you like
Come on, take anything you like
[Pre-Chorus]
Cause, honey, that hourglass got me thinking
You ain't no friend of mine
We were moving so fast, and the sand was sinking
Why not keep chasing time?
Honey, I wanna feel something sacred
Away from your flashing lights
Honey, I was yours in the dark of the night
[Chorus]
Come as you are
Come let me take a picture
Come as you are
[Bridge]
Come inside, a little to the right
Get comfortable, you're a natural
Come inside, it'll be alright
Love comes at a cost
But nothing's ever lost
It's just another paradox
The dark was never just for us
Take another fast
Try to make it last
But this too, my love, shall pass
The dark was never just for us
[Outro]
And it all ends the same
Cause in time, everything must change
Take another fast
Try to make it last if you want to
But in time, everything must go
As You Are was written by Kimbra & Daniel Johns.
As You Are was produced by Kimbra.
Kimbra released As You Are on Fri Aug 15 2014.