Mike Posner: Be As You Are

Virginia Woolf and poetry
No one seemed to notice me
Being young was getting so old
Cheap beer and cigarettes
Life was like a movie set
And I seemed to be given no role

But in times of trouble
I can turn to my mother
And I know that she get understand
So at age 18
I creid to my mother
And she told me:

“Young man, there’re moments when you fall to the ground
But you are stronger, than you feel you are now
You don't always have to speak so loud, no!
Just be as you are
Life is not always a comfortable ride
Everybody's got scars that they hide
And everybody plays the fool sometimes,
Yes, just be as you are"

They played me on the radio
And everything was changing
So, I thought I was all the way grown
But I can still remember in that cold November wind
I realized I’m alone
But in times of trouble
I can turn to my mother
And I know that she get understand
So at age 22
I cried to my mother
And she told me:

“Young man, there’re moments when you fall to the ground
But you are stronger, than you feel you are now
You don't always have to speak so loud, no!
Just be as you are
It doesn't matter if you become some star
Life is better when you open your heart
You don't always have to act so hard, no!
Just be as you are”

Be as you are
Be as you are
Be as you are
Be as you are

If I’m speaking truthfully
I’m not who I used to be
And I know some people might lough
Coz my music doesn’t no longer shaved
I’m worried if I’m on the right path

But in times of trouble
I can turn to my mother
And I know that she get understand
So at age 26
I spoke to my mother
And she told me:

“Young man, there’re moments when you fall to the ground
But you are stronger, than you feel you are now
You don't always have to speak so loud, no!
Just be as you are
It doesn't matter if you become some star
Life is better when you open your heart
You don't always have to act so hard, no!
Just be as you are, be as you are”

Be as you are
Be as you are
Be as you are
Be as you are