Love Is Everything
K.D. Laing Lyrics

Maybe it was to learn how to love
Perhaps the purpose of our experiences was to teach us how to love.

Maybe it was to learn how to leave
Perhaps we had to experience separation to understand the value of connection.

Or maybe it was for the games we played
Perhaps we played games to hide our true selves and protect ourselves from getting hurt.

Maybe it was to learn how to choose
Perhaps we needed to make choices to understand the consequences that come with them.

Maybe it was to learn how to lose
Perhaps we had to experience loss to understand how to appreciate what we still have.

Or maybe it was for the love we made
Perhaps all of our experiences were worth it just for the love we shared.

Love was everything they said it would be
Love was just as powerful, fulfilling, and complex as we were told it would be.

Love made sweet and sad the same
Love brought both joy and pain in equal measure.

But love forgot to make me too blind to see
Despite the overwhelming power of love, it couldn't make us blind to reality.

You're chickening out, aren't you?
You're backing out of this relationship, aren't you?

You're bangin' on the beach like an old tin drum
You're making a lot of noise, but not really getting anywhere.

I can't wait for you to make the whole kingdom come
I can't wait for you to fulfill all of my hopes and dreams for our relationship.

So I'm leaving
So I'm ending this relationship.

Maybe it was to learn how to fight
Perhaps we had to learn to fight to understand the importance of compromise.

Maybe it was to lessen our pride
Perhaps we had to experience humility to learn the value of vulnerability.

Maybe it's just nature's way
Perhaps all of these experiences are just a natural part of life.

Maybe it was to learn how to lie
Perhaps we had to experience dishonesty to understand the importance of honesty.

Maybe it was to learn to cry
Perhaps we had to experience sadness to understand the value of joy.

Or maybe it was for the love we made
Perhaps all of this was worth it just for the love we shared.

So take a lesson from the strangeness you feel
Learn from the experiences that feel uncomfortable or unfamiliar.

And know you'll never be the same
Understand that these experiences will change you forever.

And find it in your heart to kneel down and say
Find the courage to admit your mistakes and ask for forgiveness.

I gave my love, didn't I?
I gave you all of my love, didn't I?

And I gave it big, sometimes
I gave you my love in a big way, sometimes overwhelming you.

And I gave it in my own sweet time
I gave you my love at my own pace, not rushing it.

I'm just leaving
I'm just ending this relationship.