I've got a radar for trouble and you're a renegade
I take a leap, and I stumble while you are unafraid
I keep repeating, repeating the way you say my name
Oh, oh (Mmm)
I try convincing my friends that you're not right for me
We just don't make any sense, but still, you fight for me
I keep repeating, repeating the way we shouldn't be
Oh, oh
[Chorus]
But I like the idea-dea of you
I like the idea-dea of you
Wonder how it'd be, be to love you
I like the idea-dea of you, ooh
[Verse 2]
I know I shouldn't be guessing, but you're impressing me
And I can't help reading into what you've been texting me
I keep repeating, repeating the way we shouldn't be
Oh, oh (Ooh)
And yeah, I know I don't need it, but wouldn't it be neat?
We fall in love with a feeling, just feeling you and me
I keep repeating, repeating the way we shouldn't be
Oh, oh
But I like the idea-dea of you
I like the idea-dea of you
Wonder how it'd be, be to love you
I like the idea-dea of you
I like the idea-dea of you
I like the idea-dea of you
Wonder how it'd be, be to love you
I like the idea-dea of you, ooh
[Bridge]
Get everything that you want, my love, my time, my money
You think I'd learn, but I love your touch is sweet like honey
There's nothing I wouldn't do to hear you call me funny
Guess I'm a sucker for you
Ooh, ooh, ooh
[Chorus]
I like the idea-dea of you
I like the idea-dea of you
Wonder how it'd be, be to love you
I like the idea-dea of you
I like the idea-dea of you
I like the idea-dea of you
Wonder how it'd be, be to love you
I like the idea-dea of you, ooh
About
Tessa Violet wrote “I Like (the idea of) You” as a flip of her old song “Bad Ideas,” using the same story but from a different perspective. She tells MTV:
I was seeing this guy at the time who I knew wasn’t that into me. And even though I could see that, it was still so much fun to think and obsess about him. I remember that I could logically see it wasn’t going anywhere, so I thought maybe I should feel embarrassed about how much time I was spending on him. But it didn’t make me feel embarrassed, it made me feel sexy and powerful. So what if they’re not that into me? I like the idea of it and I’m going to enjoy that.
The song debuted live before being officially released as a single on May 3rd, 2019.
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