Day 5:
The Way I Love You
“Give me the space I’m craving to close, give me a smile and I’ll never let go”
"The Way I Love You" is an unflinching, bittersweet eulogy to unrequited love. When I first wrote the phrase, "Someday, somebody's gonna love me the way I love you", I found it heartbreaking.
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It took time, healing, and finally experiencing healthy, reciprocal love to understand how hopeful a phrase it was. Acknowledging that one deserves better is the first step to receiving it. In wanting this song to be intimate and direct, I laid off pet names or metaphors.
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As a result, it defies genre.
I wanted to personally show you my first live documentation of this song. It came from the heavy introspection of 2020, and all that stirred up. When everything comes to the surface, music is a good way to let it out. Music and art can be the safest place for heart.
The First Time Live
Studio BTS
Here’s today’s bit of a behind the scenes from the recording sessions at Plyrz Studios.
You’re all I ever want
Everything else is killing time
Talking big to lick my wounds
Building myself back up to size
You couldn’t be more far away
But I know that’s where you wanna be
You’re all I ever want
And I know you don’t want me
Give me a little more time to grow
I know I’ve had a lot but I need more
I thought today I’d wake up feeling brand new
And I’m banking on that day coming soon
Someday, somebody’s gonna love me the way I love you
Someday, somebody’s gonna love me the way I love you
You’ve made me who I am
And I’m proud of who that is
You’ve made me soft and gentle
You’ve opened up my ribs
Not even my wildest dreams could picture
Loving someone else like this
You’ve made me who I am
I don’t know how else to live
So give me the space I’m craving to close
Give me a smile and I’ll never let go
I thought my heart could only speak the truth
And I’m hoping I’ll be stronger soon
Someday, somebody’s gonna love me the way I love you
Someday, somebody’s gonna love me the way I love you
I’ll reach out my hand if you fall
But when I slip you don’t show up at all
I can’t be mad, I’m just seeing blue
I’ll learn to stop reaching soon
Someday, somebody’s gonna love me the way I love you
Someday, somebody’s gonna love me the way I love you
The way I love you
The way I love you