Lyrics
A LITTLE LESS PERFECT
© 2003 music and lyrics by Shannon Robinson (SOCAN)
(Verse)
Why do I find it so hard to confess
And to simply reveal any weakness
And what’s so wrong with showing a little imperfection
Why do I try to hide all of this
(Chorus)
Let me show you who I am
Let me get it all out in the open
Move my selfish pride aside
For all to see
That it’s okay to be
A little less perfect
(Verse)
Why do I pray that no one sees me fall
And discovers that I’m human after all
And why do I insist on living behind white picket fences
Make-believing, perfection adorns these walls
(Chorus)
Let me show you who I am
Let me get it all out in the open
Move my selfish pride aside
For all to see
That it’s okay to be
A little less perfect
WAIT UP FOR HIM
© 2004 music and lyrics by Shannon Robinson (SOCAN)
(Verse)
He can charm his way through almost every situation
He will give you all he has without any hesitation
He is strong, he is sweet
But still there’s something he needs
(Chorus)
His life needs something this famous
And he could shine so bright
The way that he is headed
Oh, it’s just a matter of time
Soon he’ll come to the end of the day
So wait up for him
Wait up for him
(Verse)
He has dreams, but right now they’re living underneath the concrete
And maybe he thinks trying harder he will finally be lucky
Hope he’ll see, hope he’ll know
That there’s something else to hold
(Chorus)
His life needs something this famous
And he could shine so bright
The way that he is headed
Oh, it’s just a matter of time
Soon he’ll come to the end of the day
So wait up for him
Wait up for him
(Bridge)
Up all night and sleepy-eyed
Open the curtains to finally find
(Chorus)
His life needs something this famous
And he could shine so bright
The way that he is headed
Oh, it’s just a matter of time
His life needs something this famous
And he could shine so bright
The way that he is headed
Oh, it’s just a matter of time
Soon he’ll come to the end of the day
So wait up for him
Wait up for him
ALL ON THE LINE
© 2005 music and lyrics by Shannon Robinson (SOCAN)
(Verse)
Walk the other way
Not even turn my gaze
I’d rather hold it tight
Keep it all inside
But what good is this
If I don’t resist
The temptation to stay
Never move, just wait
But that’s not what all this is for
(Chorus)
All on the line
Everything I hold in these hands
I think it’s time
To put it all on the line
(Verse)
Who am I to stand
Taller than I am
To never reach out
And never live love
Cause all I need to do
Is come and sit with you
Give you all that I have
Without holding back
Maybe that’s what all this is for
(Chorus)
All on the line
Everything I hold in these hands
I think it’s time
To put it all on the line
(Chorus)
All on the line
Everything I hold in these hands
I think it’s time
To put it all on the line
I think it’s time
To put it all on the line
JUST THE SAME
© 2005 music and lyrics by Shannon Robinson (SOCAN)
(Verse)
There are days I’m scared to speak
Sure what I’ll say won’t add up
But something profound may escape my lips
If I listen long enough
Cause in my head the words sound so perfect there
But through these lips, stumble in the air
(Chorus)
But there you are, smiling back at me
Not caring how poetic I can be
And it’s alright, it’s okay
You say there’s no need to change
Cause you love me
You love me just the same
(Verse)
I try to learn all the fancy words
All the lines that sound just so
To speak of knowledge maybe like a scholar
And pen some fluid phrase so you will know
Cause in my head the words sound so perfect there
But through these lips, stumble in the air
(Chorus)
But there you are, smiling back at me
Not caring how poetic I can be
And it’s alright, it’s okay
There’s no need to change
Cause you love me
You love me just the same
(Chorus)
But there you are, smiling back at me
Not caring how poetic I can be
And it’s alright, it’s okay
There’s no need to change
But there you are, smiling back at me
Not caring how poetic I can be
And it’s alright, it’s okay
There’s no need to change
Cause you love me
Yeah, you love me
Oh, you love me
You love me just the same
LET IT GO
© 2006 music and lyrics by Shannon Robinson (SOCAN)
(Verse)
The empty surrounds
The burden is deep
It seems to only crush your belief
And it’s days like this one
That make you feel small
That make your confidence fall
(Pre-chorus)
When the world you see
Just brings you to your knees
(Chorus)
Let it go
Just let it go
(Verse)
You’ve always held to
What feels safe
To the familiar, to the same
Heaven forbid, you should
Shed this skin
Finally let surrender in
(Pre-chorus)
When the world you see
Just brings you to your knees
(Chorus)
Let it go
Just let it go
Let it go
Just let it go
(Pre-chorus)
When the world you see
Just brings you to your knees
(Chorus)
Let it go
Just let it go
Let it go
Just let it go
PERFECT PLACE TO BE
© 2005 music and lyrics by Shannon Robinson (SOCAN)
(Verse)
Where to follow
What road to take
It all lies before me
The choice is mine to make
But where I’m standing
Life feels so sweet
And I’m not ready
To go and move my feet
(Channel)
The sun is shining
And it’s reminding me
This is the perfect place to be
(Verse)
Time will move still
The air will change
But for this moment
Oh, I just want to stay
Dance through the tulips
Sleep on the sand
Hold this perfection
In the palm of my hand
(Channel)
The sun is shining
And it’s reminding me
This is the perfect place to be
(Chorus)
Where everything’s beautiful
There’s not a cloud in the sky
The view is so unexpected
When I look through your eyes
Yeah, everything’s beautiful
It helps me to see
And now I’m sure
This is the perfect place to be
(Channel)
The sun is shining
And it’s reminding me
This is the perfect place to be
Cause what I’m finding
With you beside me
This is the perfect place to be
(Chorus)
Everything’s beautiful
There’s not a cloud in the sky
The view is so unexpected
When I look through your eyes
Yeah, everything’s beautiful
It helps me to see
And now I’m sure
This is the perfect place to be
And now I’m sure
This is the perfect place to be
WAITING FOR ME
© 2004 music and lyrics by Shannon Robinson
(Verse)
I’ve been broken down and twisted
Fallen through the cracks once or twice
So I never could imagine
Finding you between all the lies
(Chorus)
And there you are in all your glory
Offering a love that’s haunting
And everything that I need you to be
Well, it’s all right there
Waiting for me
(Verse)
You know my every imperfection
And choose to love me through them all
You promise me a life that’s sweeter
If I would only come along
(Chorus)
And there you are in all your glory
Offering a love that’s haunting
And everything that I need you to be
Well, it’s all right there
Waiting for me
(Bridge)
And when I dance, you dance with me
You hold my dreams so selflessly
For me, you’d laugh, and cry, and bleed
In you, I have all I need
(Chorus)
And there you are in all your glory
Offering a love that’s haunting
And everything that I need you to be
Well, it’s all right there
It’s all right there
There you are in all your glory
Offering a love that’s haunting
And everything that I need you to be
Well, it’s all right there
Waiting for me
Waiting for me
HOLD ME HERE
© 2002 music and lyrics by Shannon Robinson
(Verse)
Oh, to be where You are
Just to be by Your side
Instead of always pushing through these busy days
Just trying not to break…so…
(Chorus)
Hold me here, Hold me here
Hold me where You are
Hold me here, Hold me here
Hold me where You are
(Verse)
Oh, to be where You are
Just to be in Your grace
Instead of always moving onto something new
And forgetting to wait for You…so, please…
(Chorus)
Hold me here, Hold me here
Hold me where You are
Hold me here, Hold me here
Hold me where You are
Oooo
Hold me where You are
Oh
(Bridge)
And I may stray sometimes
But You always manage to find…me…so
(Chorus)
Hold me here, Hold me here
Hold me where You are
Hold me here, Hold me here
Hold me where You are
Hold me here, Hold me here
Hold me where You are
UNDERNEATH
© 2005 music and lyrics by Shannon Robinson (SOCAN)
(Verse)
This old coat doesn’t quite fit
But it’s all you’ve got and all you may get
And all the tatters, all the tears, and all the stains
They seem to mark more than these threads with all your shame
It wasn’t your choice to make a home here
With all the handouts that will never quench the fear
Cause it’s our glances that always give us away
That call you by everything but your name
(Chorus)
Underneath all our perceptions
Underneath our words and definitions
Underneath who we claim you to be
If we could only see who you are
Underneath
(Verse)
It makes me wonder why we only look at you
And never take the time to see your point of view
I imagine you hold dreams just like me
(And) that underneath there’s more than we choose to see
(Chorus)
Underneath all our perceptions
Underneath our words and definitions
Underneath who we claim you to be
If we could only see who you are
Underneath
Underneath all our perceptions
Underneath our words and definitions
Underneath who we claim you to be
If we could only see who you are
Underneath
IT’S JUST ME
© 2006 music and lyrics by Shannon Robinson (SOCAN)
(Verse)
Wide open
Before you I stand
With all I am in my hands
Not much to see
Just my humanity
The dark, the light, the in-between
(Channel)
But there’s a beauty
That seems to break through
Because of the glow that burns from you
(Chorus)
Cause it’s just me
Like sand on the wall
It’s just me
In every line and color small
It’s just me
In all these million pieces
And it’s just you making sense of it all
(Verse)
Scratch the surface you’ll find
The ordinary is mine
But disappears when it all collides
And captured here to expose
That somehow a change takes hold
Spun from dust into gold
(Channel)
But there’s a beauty
That seems to break through
Because of the glow that burns from you
(Chorus)
It’s just me
Like sand on the wall
It’s just me
In every line and color small
It’s just me
Like sand on the wall
Oh me
In every line, every color small
It’s just me
In all these million pieces
And it’s just you making sense of it all
