“As You Are” is a song from The Weeknd’s second studio album, Beauty Behind the Madness. It is about being in a relationship that is clearly destined to fail. Both partners recognize their impending doom, but their young love causes them to be optimistic and blinds them from accepting their fate. Thus, they are allowing themselves to be hurt in the long run.
Lyrics of As You Are
Oh, woah
Mhm, baby
It's just me and you
They couldn't see what I see in you, yeah
'Cause I believe in you
You're the only one I choose
Even though you break my heart
Even through you break my heart, baby (my heart)
I know what we are, our love's too young (oh, yeah)
Even though you break my heart, my heart
I'ma need you, I'ma need you, I'ma need you, yeah
Show me your broken heart and all your scars (oh-oh, oh-oh, yeah)
Baby I'll take, I'll take, I'll take, I'll take you as you are
I'll take you as you are, yeah
Show me your broken heart to know your flaws (oh-oh, oh-oh, yeah)
Baby I'll take, I'll take, I'll take, I'll take you as you are
I'll take you as you are, yeah
It's just you and I, ooh yeah
Just a phase in our little lie, yeah
We can sex all night, oh, woah
See the 'want to' in your eyes
But you know I'll break your heart, your heart
'Cause I know what we are, our love's too young
Even though I'll break your heart, your heart
I'ma need you, I'ma need you, I'ma need you, yeah
Show me your broken heart and all your scars (ooh, oh-oh, oh-oh, yeah)
Baby I'll take, I'll take, I'll take (I'll take you, baby)
I'll take you as you are
I'll take you as you are
Show me your broken heart to know your flaws (oh, ooh-oh, oh, oh, yeah)
Baby I'll take, I'll take, I'll take
I'll take you as you are (ooh, you know I'll take you)
I'll take you as you are, yeah, yeah
Oh, oh, hey, hey
You know it, you know I got you, baby
No, no, yeah
You know it, you know I got you, baby
You know, you know, you know
You know, know, know
You know, know, baby
As I am
Baby, won't you take me as I am?
As I am, as I am
As I am
Baby, won't you take me as I am?
As I am, as I am
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
As I am
Baby, won't you take me as I am?
As I am, as I am
As I am
Baby, won't you take me as I am?
As I am, as I am
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh