Brilliant Disguise (Introduction) [Springsteen on Broadway]

Trust uh, trust in a relationship's a fragile thing.
Uh, always been a little complicated for me
'Cause trust requires allowing others to see as much of our real selves
As we have the courage to reveal
But I mean uh, I don't wanna see my real self
Why would, why would others want to?
But it means allowing others to see behind our many masks
Masks we wear, overcoming that fear
Or rather learning how to love and how to trust in spite of it.
It takes a little courage, and a very strong partner.
'Cause in this life you make your choices
And you take your stand
And you awaken from that youthful spell of immortality
Where it feels like the road's gonna go on forever.

And you walk alongside your chosen partner with the clock ticking,
And you recognize that life is finite,
That you've got just so much time,
And so together, you name the things that'll give your life in that time its meaning,
Its purpose, its fullness, its, its very reality.
And this is what you build together, this is,
What your love consists of.
This is what you, this is your life, ya know.
And these are things that you can hold on to
When the storms come, as they will