Lover (Piano/Vocal)

Writing the song "Lover" was one of those magical experiences

That you sometimes get to have as a songwriter

Um, I wrote it really quick in the middle of the night

As soon as I wrote it, I knew I wanted it to be the album title

And I knew that writing it kinda would

Depict the tone of the entire record

So it was a real catalyst for what this album turned into

And I wrote it alone, so I wanted to go in and play it for Jack Antonoff

Who I knew who would be the perfect person to produce it

And so I walked into the studio and I sat in the piano

And this is what happened

So it is, it's basically

I don't see it as a piano

I think it's that like, kinda of, dreamy, guitary, throwback

But not like camp throwback, so...

We could leave the Christmas lights up 'til January

This is our place, we make the rules

And there's a dazzling haze

A mysterious way

About you, dear

Have I known you 20 seconds

Or 20 years?

Can I go where you go?

Can we always be this close

Forever and ever?

And ah, take me out

Take me home

You're my, my, my, my lover...

Yeah, I love the walk down

I love the walk down

I was trying to figure out "what the hell is gonna happen there"

So the, so

My, my, my, my lover

We could let our friends crash on the couches

This is our place, we make the call

And I'm highly suspicious that everyone who sees you wants you

I've loved you three summers now, honey

But I want 'em all

Can I go where you go?

Can we always be this close

Forever and ever?

And ah, take me out

Take me home

You're my, my, my, my lover

Okay and then I have this bridge thing

That's um, essentially

Well, no I was

I did, I did it in this key

But it could be this thing like a key change

So it plays off of the walk down-ish

But it's, this is the melody of it, it goes, it's like

Ladies and gentlemen, will you please stand?

With every guitar string scar on my hands

I take this magnetic force

Oh, f*ck

I take this magnetic force of a man

To be my lover

My heart's been borrowed and yours has been blue

All's well that ends well to end up with you

Swear to be overdramatic and true to my lover

And you'll save all your dirtiest jokes for me

Wait so goes like

And you'll save all your dirtiest jokes for me

And at every table, I'll save you a seat

So goes, and you, it goes

And you'll save all your dirtiest jokes for me

My heart's been borrowed your heart's been blue

All's well that ends well to end up with you

Swear to be overdramatic

Swear to be overdramatic and true to my lover

And you'll save all your dirtiest jokes for me

And at every table, I'll save you a seat

You like?

Yeah! I've never, I never do these chords

But, I was really at the piano, like, hashing it out yesterday