"As You Are (remastered)" genre: Love Songs
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	A tender recant about an evening in the water, Julian Rai's "As You Are" from his latest release is a touching single and a must hear -- check it out!
	CD: The Muse Tree   Label: Muse Tree Records Credits: Copyright 2003 Julian Rai, Lyrics and Music by Julian Rai; Cello by Leila Rose Lopez
	Story Behind the Song "I wrote this song in the studio, which is a rare occurrance for me. It's a story that happened amidst all the other stories on the album, but I hadn't yet found a song to fit it by the time the recording phase came about. Well, it was one of those stories that floated around in my head for a bit and probably took a full eight years to just write it and get it out. There was no way I was going to release part one without it. As You Are took about a take apeice for all the guitar parts; Leila rushed in straight from work and had a few sessions warm-up before the cello take sounded like something we wanted to keep. Really, and I tell her this, the cello peice really makes the song, and in many ways I went back during the mastering process and scrapped anything -- including lyrics -- that conflicted with the cello part. I wanted this dry, seventeenth century nostalgia that called up the image of a lone cellist in a piano room with huge windows, sunlight ... wooden floors and old piano stands ... this cello sound, I felt, really created the offbeat, thoughtful feeling I was really going for in this song ..." Lyrics As You Are D Standard Tuning / C VII Lyrics And Music By Julian Rai Copyright 2003 Julian D. Rai V I With the highway lights making shadows on your face; I look over at you as you quickly turn away. The silence was its own mistake. V II We landed and we ate beside the car; Then you stood by the waterside, egging me on. Luv, our time was a passing one. V III You peeled down to your underwear and bra; And then you dove in the water, slipped the others off. I said 'I don't have a suit', you said 'go as you are'. V IV Your mother's choice for college, no surprise; Your confident demeanor, a disguise. You've got a thousand expectations that are shaped like your life. CH We were connecting every little star ... I recall you brushed against me in the dark ... Then shivering back to the car ... I think I'd rather leave you as you are. V V We planned to get together later on; I apologize -- like I said, I couldn't come. I've looked everywhere, but I don't see you around ...

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