From the recording All I Am To You
“All I Am To You” isn't a typical heartbreak track. It’s a "break-up song" directed at a former version of the self - one that lived to reflect the expectations of others.
Marking the start of "The Notebook Sessions", this track is the first in a series of live home recordings by Perth artist Autumn Sage. As a mother of six navigating chronic illness, she is trading the "industry standard" studio path for a DIY philosophy that prioritizes sustainability and raw honesty.
“This project is about proving that 'good enough' is beautiful when it's real"
Lyrics
Is that all I am to you?
Is there nothing more that you see in me than what I reflect of you?
I thought I had a friend
Who was with me through thick and thin but now it seems it was only ever about you
I have so much more to give
Than I've been credited with
Why do I keep letting you just take?
I don't know if there can be
Any kind of chance that we
Can continue on the way we were
If that's all I am to you
Is that all you want from me
Didn't realise how limiting you had been
Til I started thinking for myself
I thought that I was free
But that's ljust what you were telling me to believe
But how do I believe when I'm not told
I have so much more to give
Than I've been credited with
Why do I keep letting you just take?
I don't know if there can be
Any kind of chance that we
Can continue on the way we were
If that's all I am to you
But perhaps it's not all your fault
Maybe there's nothing more that I have ever been
Than what I reflect of you