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If I'm Honest

from FAWM 2023 by John Vermeersch

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This started as some melodies I came up with after watching a movie and ballooned into a weirdly layered 2 minute song. I couldn't decide whether the post-chorus would work better as a pre-chorus or not so I tried using it a bunch of different places. Lyrically, I started with the chorus and sort of turned it into a made-up story about pursuing an irresponsible short term relationship or one night stand due to fearing commitment, but then ended up really invested anyways.

lyrics

Verse 1:
Every party's just the same
Our hubris ends up in the way
Start off totally obsessed
Then lose all of our interest

Seems I like you and you like me
An awful fucking recipe
But I don't wanna go too fast
I know better

Pre-Chorus:
You're just like I am
We love and end up hurting
Star crossed but cautious
Although we keep on flirting

Verse 2:
I'm glad that we can share this dance
But we should keep our di-is-tance
I don't want you in love with me
Cause that'd be bad for you, I think

I just figure I'm a wreck
And your life would be better without me in it
And things would end up so much worse
If I fell too

Chorus:
I just wanna get you in bed
If I'm honest
Romance never made any sense
But you're flawless

Set your expectations to low
Then keep diving
Curling up by the radio
And we're thriving

Post-Chorus:
Come closer, baby
Let me hear your heartbeat
Interlock our bodies
Put your face up to me

Verse 3:
The same page we've been looking at
Is torn and frayed and fading fast
We both said "casual" at the start
Now we can't stop our beating hearts

Let's make one flaming memory
And do so irresponsibly
I'm scared I'm gonna miss this match
So let's relapse

Post-Chorus:
Our souls entangle
Then they flip the house lights
That awful feeling
We'll remember tonight

Chorus:
Na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na

I just wanna get you in bed
Don't you wanna be in my bed?
I just wanna get you in bed
Don't you wanna be in my bed?

I just wanna get you in bed
If I'm honest
Romance never made any sense
But you're flawless

Set your expectations to low
And keep diving
Curling up by the radio
And we're crying

credits

from FAWM 2023, released February 1, 2023
Jonii Vee: guitar, bass, vocals, keys, drum loop

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