I Won't Give Up

I think I finally decided my favorite song. Yes, that is an extremely difficult decision, and yes, I did have to think about it for many months, but I'm pretty confident that my favorite song right now is in fact I Won't Give Up, by Jason Mraz.

Read these lyrics:
"When I look into your eyes
It's like watching the night sky,
Or a beautiful sunrise.
Well, there's so much they hold.
And just like them old stars
I see that you've come so far
To be right where you are.
How old is your soul?

Well, I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough.
I'm giving you all my love,
I'm still looking up.

And when you're needing your space
To do some navigating,
I'll be here patiently waiting
To see what you find.

'Cause even the stars they burn,
Some even fall to the earth.
We've got a lot to learn.
God knows we're worth it,
No, I won't give up.

I don't wanna be someone who walks away so easily.
I'm here to stay and make the difference that I can make.
Our differences they do a lot to teach us how to use
The tools and gifts we got, yeah, we got a lot at stake.
And in the end, you're still my friend, at least we did intend
For us to work we didn't break, we didn't burn.
We had to learn how to bend without the world caving in.
I had to learn what I've got, and what I'm not, and who I am.

I won't give up on us,
Even if the skies get rough.
I'm giving you all my love,
I'm still looking up, I'm still looking up.

Well, I won't give up on us (no I'm not giving up)
God knows I'm tough enough (I am tough, I am loved)
We've got a lot to learn (we're alive, we are loved)
God knows we're worth it (and we're worth it)

I won't give up on us,
Even if the skies get rough.
I'm giving you all my love,
I'm still looking up."

Now, listen to it:


This whole song just feels so genuine. I am trying to think of words to describe it, but nothing I can think of to say would add anything that this song doesn't already say for itself. Everything about it speaks of a truth higher than mere reason. It's love in the purest form, without possessiveness or jealousy or bitterness despite hard times. There is hope, not just in the sense that maybe this relationship will work out. I mean the kind of hope that just believes that even if things don't turn out the way we want, life is good.
I am a little tired of ordinary, bubbly, sparkly, enthusiastic love songs. This feels more real than most pop music. It's beautiful in every way.