VENUS — LOVE ME AS I AM 😎💛 [Intro — Ney, Violin, Deep Male Spoken] Half of me is longing… Half of me is prayer… And Venus? She’s waiting for her stars to pay their share. [Verse 1] Be the cedar, I’ll rest beneath your shade, Be the ocean, I’ll love you wave by wave. Bring your winter, leave the clouds in your hair, You don’t owe me sunshine to find me there. Let the years leave silver on your skin, Let me learn each season that you’re in. Give me a thousand lives to wander through, I’d grow old a thousand times with you. [Chorus — Female House Diva, Male Responses] I love you as you are, Every shadow, every scar. When you shine, when you fall apart, You still have room inside my heart. God, keep my heart kind, Keep some mercy in my mind. Let these hands bring someone peace, Let the hurt end here with me. [Post-Chorus] As you are, as you are… Come closer, as you are. Keep it kind, keep it true… Every road leads back to you. [Verse 2] I’ve walked roads that wore my anger thin, Learned that losing doesn’t mean you cannot win. Where I broke, let something gentle grow, A little shade for someone I don’t know. Pour the coffee, let the evening breathe, You can laugh at all the storms in me. If our table has a little room, Pull a chair up—someone’s coming through. [Chorus] I love you as you are, Every shadow, every scar. When you shine, when you fall apart, You still have room inside my heart. God, keep my heart kind, Keep some mercy in my mind. Let these hands bring someone peace, Let the hurt end here with me. [Break — Spoken, Filtered Bass] Venus said, “I love the moonlight, darling… But can it keep the kitchen light on?” Fair question. Let’s ask the stars. [Dance Hook — Female Lead] Venus, Venus, let the silver river rise, Three golden dawns beneath your tired skies. May the hours you’ve been giving bloom, Bring a little breathing room. Venus, Venus, let your branches bear, Enough to live, enough to share. You’ve poured your daylight into stone, May it turn to gold and guide you home. [Post-Hook — Call and Response] Turn to gold! —Let it flow. Room to breathe! —Room to grow. Venus, Venus, dance with me, Even stars deserve a little luxury! [Bridge — Ney, Bendir, Quiet Male] There’s no tomorrow written in my palm, But your hand in mine can keep me calm. I don’t need to know how every story ends, Give me grace to love, and love again. God, when bitterness comes knocking, Help me leave it at the door. Let me keep a place for kindness, Even when my heart is sore. [Final Chorus — Full Duet] I love you as you are, Every shadow, every scar. Give me all the years you’ve got, I’ll love the silver, love the dark. God, keep my heart kind, When the world would change my mind. Let some good outlive my name, Let somebody feel less pain. [Outro — Piano, Violin, Female Echo] Half of me is longing… Half of me is prayer… Venus, watch the coffee— Our little fortune’s boiling over there. As you are… I love you as you are.
