Surrendering

[Verse 1] You were full and fully capable You were self-sufficient and needless Your house was fully decorated in that sense [Verse 2] You were taken with me to a point A case of careful what you wish for But what you knew was enough to begin [Pre-Chorus] And so you called and courted fiercely So you reached out, entirely fearless And yet you knew of reservation and how it serves [Chorus] And I salute you for your courage And I applaud your perseverance And I embrace you for your faith In the face of adversarial forces that I represent [Verse 3] So you were in but not entirely You were up for this but not totally You knew how arms length-ing can maintain doubt [Pre-Chorus] And so you fell and you're intact So you dove in and you're still breathing And so you jumped and you're still flying if not shocked [Chorus] And I support you in your trusting And I commend you for your wisdom And I'm amazed by your surrender In the face of threatening forces that I represent [Verse 4] You found creative ways to distance You hid away from much through humor Your choice of armor was your intellect [Pre-Chorus] And so you felt and you're still here And so you died and you're still standing And so you softened and still safely in command [Chorus] And I salute you for your courage And I applaud your perseverance And I embrace you for your faith In the face of adversarial forces that I represent [Bridge] Self-protection was in times of true danger Your best defense to mistrust and be wary Surrendering a feat of unequalled measure And I'm thrilled to let you in Overjoyed to be let in in-kind [Chorus] And I salute you for your courage And I commend you for your wisdom And I embrace you for your faith In the face of adversarial forces And I support you in your trusting And I applaud your perseverance And I'm amazed by your surrender In the face of threatening forces that I represent