Cover art for You’re Too Precious by James Blake

You’re Too Precious

Apr. 24, 20201 viewer38.7K views

You’re Too Precious Lyrics

[Chorus]
So, so now, now, so now, so now
So, so now, now, so now, so now
You're too, you're too precious, precious
You're too, you're too precious, yes (Yes)
So, so now-now, so now, so now
So, so now-now, so now, so now
It looks, it looks like-like-like
It looks, it looks like-like-like
You're too, you're too pre-precious, yes
You're too, you're too pre-precious, yes

[Verse 1]
I don't think they deserve you
I don't think anyone could
I'd take the calls you don't want to
I'd take the hair in your food

[Chorus]
Uh, uh, so now, so now
So, so now, now, so now, so now, oh
You're too, you're too precious, precious
So now, so now
So, so now-now, so now, so now
You're too, you're too pre-precious, yes
So now, so now
So, so now-now, so now, so now
It looks, it looks like-like-like
It looks, it looks like-like-like
[Bridge]
Long-now, so now, so now
So, so now-now, yeah (Yeah)
You're too, you're too precious, precious
So now, so now
So, so now-now, so now, so now

[Verse 2]
I'll be a bubble
I'll make myself useful

I'll be a bubble
I'll make myself useful

[Verse 3]
Dive into diamonds
Scratched and you're smiling

No thought to sirens
Scratched and you're smiling

[Outro]
So now, so now
So now, so now
It looks like, it looks like
You're too, you're too precious, precious

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Genius Annotation

“You’re Too Precious” based on what James Blake revealed in 2019 it is about “wanting to take a little bit of someone’s load and just loving that person,” and told Apple Music that it reflected how “after a certain amount of time, somebody becomes too precious to lose, and now you want to protect them in any way you can,” referring to his girlfriend Jameela Jamil.

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What did James Blake say about "You're Too Precious"?
Genius Answer

After a certain amount of time, somebody becomes too precious to lose, and now you want to protect them in any way you can. I wrote this song at 5 am and it brought me a lot of peace. Thought it might be a nice accompaniment to a lockdown dinner.

via Apple Music

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April 24, 2020
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