Before You Are Lyrics
Lotte Kestner
Lyrics
lover, never tire of me
my hands, my eyes, my worrying
looking at you you're all that i need
if i could be that for you
you know i'd be.
i believe in something sweet
in spite of things you've told me
planted all the seeds i had
underneath a tree
turned all the sad songs right off
just as i heard them start
youre like the night
i feared it before i loved it, love.
we flinch like this
when touches are soft
too light, don't lie
you know they are
if you want constant and ready for war
i will be ready for it
before you are.
i've forgotten before you
in spite of things you've told me
i planted all the seeds i had
underneath a tree
blanketed before it did get dark
when the shadows were small
you're like the night
i feared it before i loved it, love
you're like the night i feared.
Song & Lyrics Facts
Lotte Kestner is an American indie rock band formed in Seattle, Washington. The band consists of Anna-Lynne Williams on vocals and guitar, Dave Einmo on drums, and Chris Common on bass.
Their debut album "Chinese Songs" was released in 2009. The song “Before You Are” from the album was written by Williams and Common with lyrics inspired by a poem of the same name by poet Mary Oliver. The track features hauntingly beautiful vocal melodies accompanied by delicate acoustic guitars and strings. It is a gentle yet powerful reminder that life is fleeting, and to make the most of it before we are gone.