The Way That I Am

Intro

Oh oh

Mmm

Oh yeah

Verse 1

Small smiles start a struggle

You see me change

Then I'm gone

Lost within the velvet local rain

I know I talk sweet while I'm wrecking the room

Leaving little landmines

A scent of sharp perfume

You wanted clean lines

Half of me stays

Half of me goes

Pre-Chorus

I never promised you a saint dressed in white

I only showed you how I survive

I only showed you how I fight

(Oh oh)

(Yeah)

Chorus

That's just the way that I am

Love me or leave if you can

I never learned how to land

Some days I'm fire and smoke

Some days I'm cruel as a joke

Still I would rather be known

That's just the way that I am

(Way that I am)

Post-Chorus

Not sorry

No no

Not perfect

(Way that I am)

Verse 2

I keep old voicemails like they're songs I outgrew

Replay the sharp parts

Searching for something true

Heaven feels tense at the seams

Turned soft words

Into cinematic scenes

You wanted safe words

I showed you shaking hands

Pre-Chorus

Maybe I'm harder to hold than you thought

Maybe my chaos is all that I've got

Maybe it's all I've ever sought

(Oh oh)

(Yeah)

Chorus

That's just the way that I am

Love me or leave if you can

I never learned how to land

Some days I'm fire and smoke

Some days I'm cruel as a joke

Still I would rather be known

That's just the way that I am

(Way that I am)

Bridge

Maybe my right way still comes out wrong

Maybe I've hidden too long

I'd rather be real than fake

Rather leave scars

Instead of feeling safe

Chorus

That's just the way that I am

Love me or leave if you can

I never learned how to land

Some days I'm fire and smoke

Some days I'm cruel as a joke

Still I would rather be known

That's just the way that I am

(Way that I am)