ALANIS MORISSETTE - Surrendering lyrics

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You were full and fully capable<br>You were self sufficient and needless<br>Your house was fully decorated in that sense<br><br>You were taken with me to a point<br>A case of careful what you wish for<br>But what you knew was enough to begin<br><br>And so you called and courted fiercely<br>So you reached out, entirely fearless<br>And yet you knew of reservation and how it serves<br><br>And I salute you for your courage<br>And I applaud your perseverance<br>And I embrace you for your faith in the face of adversarial forces<br>That I represent<br><br>So you were in but not entirely<br>You were up for this but not totally<br>You knew how arms length-ing can maintain doubt<br><br>And so you fell and you're intact<br>So you dove in and you're still breathing<br>So you jumped and you're still flying if not shocked<br><br>And I support you in your trusting<br>And I commend you for your wisdom<br>And I'm amazed by your surrender in the face of threatening forces<br>That I represent<br><br>You found creative ways to distance<br>You hid away from much through humor<br>Your choice of armor was your intellect<br><br>And so you felt and you're still here<br>And so you died and you're still standing<br>And so you softened and you're still safely in command<br><br>Self protection was in times of true danger<br>Your best defense to mistrust and be wary<br>Surrendering a feat of unequalled measure<br>And I'm thrilled to let you in<br>Overjoyed to be let in in kind