Dating : I’m Here

I didn’t really remember how I ended up discovering this song. I didn’t know if it was from Joox/Spotify’s editorial playlist or Spotify’s automatically generated radio. But I remember that I came across this song by accident and loved how it sounded, so I added it to my playlist and checked the lyrics. I never regret any of those decisions.

It’s a typical acoustic song with acoustic guitars, mallet-type instruments, slight percussions, and a little piano background. The way it’s arranged makes it sound simple yet sincere. The bass line in the chorus makes it sound light and happy but warm at the same time. I also love the simple melody from the piano on the interlude. It adds just enough sweetness to the song.

The lyrics are cheesy, but it’s more warm than cheesy. It doesn’t limit you to the kind of love available in romantic relationships. It can apply to other kinds of love as well. Go ahead and give it a read.

First thing: we make you feel better
Next stop: we pull it all together
I’ll keep you warm like a sweater
Take my hand, hold on forever

Just fall apart if you need to
I’m here and I won’t leave you now
Don’t look down
Hold on forever

It’s the kind of love where the people involved in the relationship take care of each other. It’s not just about how your heart skips a beat when you meet them, how you smile uncontrollably when you think about them, or how you love the way they look like. I mean, those are alright and fine as well. But, lyrics that actually talk about how the relationship goes speaks better to me.

I especially love the second verse. Like, the protagonist takes care of this person they’re talking to. That much is obvious. But the second verse talks about how the protagonist believes in this person and reminds them about how amazing they actually are.

Lay down all your troubles end to end
They could reach up to the stars
So many roads, you don’t know where you’ve been
But you still know who you are

It’s a really warm relationship, actually. The protagonist doesn’t just talk about cheering someone up (First thing: we make you feel better). They actually want to solve this problem together (Next stop: we pull it all together). They didn’t ask this person to be immediately okay (Just fall apart if you need to). They want to walk through the sadness with this person, too (I’m here, and I won’t leave you now). They actually want to go through life’s journey together (Just take my hand; hold on forever).

This is actually embarrassing to confess, but I actually wanted to feel this kind of relationship when I imagined what the feeling is like. I want to walk through a journey with someone who’s actually present. Who’d actually be here. And I imagined that it’d be nice to be with someone you can tolerate having around 24/7 (And we both know everything, but we can’t learn to leave). Like, you literally know their crappy self, but you still don’t want to leave. You want to be with this person. You want to be present for this person.

That’s sweet, ain’t it?