as long as you care Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm sun-dried
My lips are high on overdrive
I'm so tired
I'm sorry if I'm low on confidence, I left at midnight
I'm sorry, but my brain is fried
I haven't seen your face in miles and miles
Always on a different continent, but don't forget me now
Or ever, 'cause I know, I know
[Chorus]
As long as you care
You have no idea
It's all bright lights and red eyes
Bright lights and red eyes
I'm never there
But as long as you're here
I'm all bright lights and red eyes
Bright lights and red eyes
[Verse 2]
Sometimes, got me working like a broke machine
Bad advice, it's why I keep on comin' home again
My fingers still bleed
Maybe this is what I need
'Cause I've been movin' on for miles and miles
Runnin' off instead of facing you, but if I do
You won't be home
When I get there and I'm runnin' outta air
I'm sun-dried
My lips are high on overdrive
I'm so tired
I'm sorry if I'm low on confidence, I left at midnight
I'm sorry, but my brain is fried
I haven't seen your face in miles and miles
Always on a different continent, but don't forget me now
Or ever, 'cause I know, I know
[Chorus]
As long as you care
You have no idea
It's all bright lights and red eyes
Bright lights and red eyes
I'm never there
But as long as you're here
I'm all bright lights and red eyes
Bright lights and red eyes
[Verse 2]
Sometimes, got me working like a broke machine
Bad advice, it's why I keep on comin' home again
My fingers still bleed
Maybe this is what I need
'Cause I've been movin' on for miles and miles
Runnin' off instead of facing you, but if I do
You won't be home
When I get there and I'm runnin' outta air
[Chorus]
But as long as you care
You have no idea
It's all bright lights and red eyes
Bright lights and red eyes
I'm never there
But as long as you're here
I'm all bright lights and red eyes
Bright lights and red eyes
[Bridge]
Never wanna sleep till noon
Never wanna see you with those red eyes
Those red eyes
Never wake up in my room
Never wanna see you with those red eyes
[Chorus]
But don't cry, I know that you care (Yeah, yeah)
You have no idea (Yeah, yeah)
It's all bright lights and red eyes
Bright lights and red eyes
I'm never there
But as long as you're here (Yeah, yeah)
I'm all bright lights and red eyes (Yeah, yeah)
Bright lights and red eyes
But as long as you care
You have no idea
It's all bright lights and red eyes
Bright lights and red eyes
I'm never there
But as long as you're here
I'm all bright lights and red eyes
Bright lights and red eyes
[Bridge]
Never wanna sleep till noon
Never wanna see you with those red eyes
Those red eyes
Never wake up in my room
Never wanna see you with those red eyes
[Chorus]
But don't cry, I know that you care (Yeah, yeah)
You have no idea (Yeah, yeah)
It's all bright lights and red eyes
Bright lights and red eyes
I'm never there
But as long as you're here (Yeah, yeah)
I'm all bright lights and red eyes (Yeah, yeah)
Bright lights and red eyes
[Outro]
As long as you care
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About
Genius Annotation
In “as long as you care” Ruel details how strenuous travelling for his work is, catching red-eye flights and losing sleep.
“as long as you care” is the first single from Ruel’s third EP, Bright Lights, Red Eyes set to be released on October 23, 2020. The song marks Ruel’s first solo release since September 2019.
In an interview for triple j, Ruel revealed that “as long as you care” was written in 2019, saying that the Bright Lights, Red Eyes EP:
Isn’t who I am right now, […] but it’s the most mature you’ve ever heard me and it was me, in that moment in time.
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Genius Answer
Is there a behind-the-scenes video?
Genius Answer
- 1.as long as you care
- 2.distance
- 3.courage
- 4.say it over
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Release Date
September 10, 2020
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