If The World Was Ending (Original Demo)
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If The World Was Ending (Original Demo) Lyrics
I was distracted and in traffic
I didn't feel it when the earthquake happened
But it really got me thinkin', were you out drinkin'?
Were you in the living room, chillin', watchin' television?
It's been a year now, think I've figured out how
How to let you go and let communication die out
[Pre-Chorus: JP Saxe]
I know, you know, we know you weren't
Down for forever and it's fine
I know, you know, we know we weren't
Meant for each other and it's fine
[Chorus: JP Saxe]
But if the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
You'd come over and you'd stay the night
Would you love me for the hell of it?
All our fears would be irrelevant
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
The sky'd be falling and I'd hold you tight
And there wouldn't be a reason why
We would even have to say goodbye
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right? Right?
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right? Right?
I tried to imagine your reaction
It didn't scare me when the earthquake happened
But it really got me thinkin', the night we went drinkin'
Stumbled in the house and didn't make it past the kitchen
Ah, it's been a year now, think I've figured out how
How to think about you without it rippin' my heart out
[Pre-Chorus: JP Saxe & Julia Michaels]
And I know, you know, we know you weren't
Down for forever and it's fine
I know, you know, we know we weren't
Meant for each other and it's fine
[Chorus: JP Saxe & Julia Michaels]
But if the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
You'd come over and you'd stay the night
Would you love me for the hell of it?
All our fears would be irrelevant
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
Sky'd be falling while I hold you tight
No, there wouldn't be a reason why
We would even have to say goodbye
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
You'd come over, right?
You'd come over, you'd come over, you'd come over, right?
I know, you know, we know you weren't
Down for forever and it's fine
I know, you know, we know we weren't
Meant for each other and it's fine
[Chorus: JP Saxe & Julia Michaels]
But if the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
You'd come over and you'd stay the night
Would you love me for the hell of it?
All our fears would be irrelevant
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
The sky'd be falling while I hold you tight
No, there wouldn't be a reason why
We would even have to say goodbye
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
You'd come over, you'd come over, you'd come over, right?
[Outro: JP Saxe & Julia Michaels]
Hmm
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
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In the official video for the demo version of the song, JP Saxe and Julia Michaels shared a text conversation about how the song came together:
JP: remember how we made tea before we started writing? We talked about our parents, where we grew up.. and then the earthquakes.
Julia: we sat at the piano and ben recorded everything. I’m sure he has all 3 hours we sat there on his laptop. you had this line that you said you had been saving “if the world was ending you’d come over right”
JP: I’d been saving it for you. I have a voice note on my phone from a coupe [sic] weeks before labelled “save for Julia” because I’d started playing with the idea, liked it, and then abruptly stopped myself when I realized this is what I wanted to bring to our session.
Julia: ya and it originally supposed to be just you’re [sic] song, but you couldn’t get the timing right so I sang a few takes of it so you could get it.
JP: thank GOD i couldn’t get the timing right. I still can’t really get the timing on the last line of your second verse right. once you sang it there was no way we weren’t keeping it from that point. I was losing my mind behind Ben while that went down. full 6 year old giddiness….when you left we didn’t have a post chorus, but you had sang that ‘you’d come over you’d come over you’d come over right’ part as an ad lib, so we copied it over and it totally worked.
- 3.If The World Was Ending (Original Demo)
