A Beautiful Mess

Album: We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things (2008)
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  • (One, two, three)

    You've got the best of both worlds
    You're the kind of girl who can take down a man
    And lift him back up again
    You are strong, but you're needy
    Humble, but you're greedy
    And based on your body language
    And shoddy cursive I've been reading
    You're style is quite selective
    Though your mind is rather reckless
    Well, I guess it just suggests that this is just what happiness is

    And what a beautiful mess this is
    It's like we're picking up trash in dresses

    Well, it kind of hurts when the kind of words you write
    Kind of turn themselves into knives
    And don't mind my nerve, you could call it fiction
    But I like being submerged in your contradictions, dear
    'Cause here we are, here we are

    Although you were biased, I love your advice
    Your comebacks they're quick
    And probably have to do with your insecurities
    There's no shame in being crazy
    Depending on how you take these
    Words I'm paraphrasing, this relationship we're staging

    And it's a beautiful mess, this is
    It's like, picking up trash in dresses

    Well, it kind of hurts when the kind of words you say
    Kind of turn themselves into blades
    Kind and courteous is a life I've heard
    But it's nice to say that we played in the dirt, oh dear
    'Cause here we are, here we are

    (Here we are)
    Here we are
    Here we are
    Here we are

    (Here we are)
    (Here we are)
    Here we are
    We're still here

    What a beautiful mess this is
    Well, it's like taking a guess when the only answer is yes

    And through timeless words and priceless pictures
    We'll fly like birds not of this earth
    And tides they turn and hearts disfigure
    But that's no concern when we're wounded together
    And we tore our dresses and stained our shirts
    But it's nice today
    Oh, the wait was so worth it Writer/s: Chaska Lela Potter, Jason Mraz, Mai Sunshine Bloomfield, Mona Tavaloki, Rebecca Emily Gebhardt
    Publisher: Goo-Eyed Music, Word Collections Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 6

  • Beck from Columbia, Sc@Si from Auckland, New Zealand: Well said my friend (:
  • Suzanne from Boca Raton, FlSuch a special song. It is what love is all about, scars and all.
  • Si from Auckland, New ZealandTo me this song is about loving someone's imperfections. We've all been hurt before and in a way the scars make us, and to love someone is to love their most vulnerable part, including the front they may put up to disguise themselves.
  • Desteny from San Diego, CaTo me this is the most beautiful love song...Love isn't always pretty, but its always worth it.
  • Desteny from San Diego, CaTo me this is the most beautiful love song...Love isn't always pretty, but its always worth it.
  • Lozza from Sydney, Australia"Jason Mraz told The Sun December 19, 2008 that this song is about "giving yourself or your time to someone or something else.""

    thats what "im yours" is about.
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