About a Girl
The Academy Is... Lyrics

One song about a girl
This song is about one particular girl.

I can't breathe when I'm around her
She has an effect on the singer that makes it hard for him to breathe when he is near her.

I'll wait here everyday
He is willing to wait for her every single day.

In case you scratch the surface
He hopes that one day she will see past the surface level and notice him.

She'll never notice
He believes she will not notice him.

I'm not in love
He is not actually in love with her.

This is not my heart
He is certain that he does not feel romantic love for her.

I'm not gonna waste these words
He doesn't want to waste his time talking or writing about her if he doesn't feel love for her.

Last night I knew what to say
He had prepared what to say to her the previous night.

But you weren't there to hear it
She wasn't around to hear his prepared speech.

These lines: so well rehearsed
He had practiced what to say to her so much that it became automatic.

Tongue-tied and overloaded
Despite being prepared, when the moment came he became too nervous to speak.

You never noticed
She never even knew that he had tried to talk to her.

(Chorus) To be loved, to be loved, what more could you ask for?
Everyone wants to be loved, including the singer.

(Chorus) Everyone wants to be loved
It's a universal desire to want to be loved.

(Chorus) What more could you ask for
Love is one of the most important things people desire.