According to Genius
The lead single from Harry’s upcoming third album Harry’s House, “As It Was” sees Styles singing in a somewhat sorrowful voice about his bittersweet feelings of loneliness and the past, masking it with synths and an upbeat sound reminiscent of music from the 80s.
In an interview, Styles describes the song as about “metamorphosis, embracing change and former self, perspective shift and all that kind of stuff.”
It just felt like the thing I wanted to say, the thing I wanted to be doing and the kind of music I wanted to make coming back.
It was followed by several teases through the You Are Home campaign and was first announced the song title and release date on March 28, 2022 with several visual shots from the Music Video.
[Intro]
Come on, Harry, we wanna say goodnight to you
[Verse 1]
Holdin’ me back
Gravity’s holdin’ me back
I want you to hold out the palm of your hand
Why don’t we leave it at that?
Nothin’ to say
When everything gets in the way
Seems you cannot be replaced
And I’m the one who will stay, oh-oh-oh
[Chorus]
In this world, it’s just us
You know it’s not the same as it was
In this world, it’s just us
You know it’s not the same as it was
As it was, as it was
You know it’s not the same
What's happening
.@Harry_Styles’ "As It Was" spends a second week at #1 on the UK singles chart. It becomes his longest running #1 hit, passing "Sign of the Times".
— chart data (@chartdata) April 15, 2022
Harry Styles‘ “As It Was” soars in at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. #BillboardNews pic.twitter.com/bxSeLV94my
— billboard (@billboard) April 11, 2022
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Harry’s House