So Simple
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It would be
It would be, it would be so simple

What it is, ain't what it was
What it should be when it comes to you, and
How it seems ain't how it is
There's been a change when it comes to me and
Oh baby you
Oh baby me
Oh maybe we
Can try another day, another way

All in my mind
I'm wondering why
We cannot find what was left at the beginning

If I could
Meet you again
Meet you again
Meet you again
(It would be, it would be so simple)

'Cause I would love you again
Hold you again
Need you again
(It would be, it would be
Could it be, could it be so simple)

Now it's hardly simple
It's just simply hard
When it comes to you and
I find myself not being myself
Just to avoid all this confrontation with

Oh baby you
Oh baby me
Oh maybe we
Can put this armor down and settle down

Oh it's off track
That is a fact
Can we get it back
Get it back to the beginning if I could

(Meet you again
Meet you again
Meet you again)
(It would be, it would be so simple)

'Cause I would
Love you again
Hold you again
Need you again
(It would be, it would
Could it be, could it be so simple)

(Don't you know that it would be
Don't you know that it would be
Don't you know that it would be)

(Meet you again
Meet you again
Meet you again)
(It would be, it would be so simple)

'Cause I would
Love you again
Hold you again
Need you again




(It would be, it would be
Could it be, could it be so simple)

Overall Meaning

Alicia Keys' So Simple is a song about rekindling a lost love. The lyrics depict a relationship that has changed and become complicated, with both parties feeling unsure about how to move forward. The chorus "It would be so simple" refers to the idea that if they could start again, they could love each other without the baggage of the past.


The opening verse of the song talks about how things have changed in the relationship, and the confusion that this has caused. The singer is questioning why they can't find what they had at the beginning. In the second verse, the singer is struggling to be themselves around the other person, and is trying to avoid confrontation.


The chorus repeats the refrain "It would be so simple" multiple times, emphasizing the desire to start over and make things right. The bridge introduces the idea of meeting again, as if to suggest that starting over is possible.


Overall, So Simple is a bittersweet song that captures the longing for lost love and the hope that it might be possible to regain what was once there.


Line by Line Meaning

It would be, it would be so simple
If we could start fresh in our relationship, everything would be easy and straightforward


What it is, ain't what it was
Our relationship has changed and is not the same as it used to be


What it should be when it comes to you, and
I have certain expectations for our relationship when it comes to you


How it seems ain't how it is
Things may appear fine but in reality, they are not


There's been a change when it comes to me and
I have changed and our relationship has changed as a result


Oh baby you
Referring to the person she is addressing as her significant other


Oh baby me
Referring to herself


Oh maybe we
The possibility of working on their relationship together


Can try another day, another way
We can make an effort to improve our relationship in a different manner or at another time


All in my mind
These thoughts and concerns are inner reflections that she is experiencing


I'm wondering why
She is questioning why their relationship has changed and how it got to this point


We cannot find what was left at the beginning
They are unable to recapture the spark or connection they once had in their relationship


If I could
Expressing a desire to change the circumstances of their relationship


Meet you again
Restarting their relationship from the beginning


(It would be, it would be so simple)
Reiterating the idea that starting over would make things easy and uncomplicated


'Cause I would love you again
She still has feelings of love for her significant other


Hold you again
She desires physical intimacy and closeness with her significant other


Need you again
Expressing a need for emotional support and connection with her significant other


(Could it be, could it be so simple)
Asking if it is possible for things to be simple and easy in their relationship


Now it's hardly simple
The current state of their relationship is complex and difficult


It's just simply hard
Their relationship is hard to navigate and work on


I find myself not being myself
She is changing who she is in order to avoid conflict or confrontation in their relationship


Just to avoid all this confrontation with
She is avoiding conflict with her significant other


Can put this armor down and settle down
They can remove their defenses and work on their relationship together


Oh it's off track
Their relationship is currently not on the right path


That is a fact
It is true that their relationship needs work


Can we get it back
Asking if they can get their relationship back on track


(Don't you know that it would be)
A rhetorical question asking if they both realize how simple things could be if they work on their relationship


(Meet you again
Restarting their relationship from the beginning, as previously stated


(Meet you again)
Restarting their relationship from the beginning, as previously stated


(It would be, it would be so simple)
Reiterating the idea that restarting their relationship would make things easy and uncomplicated


(Don't you know that it would be)
A rhetorical question asking if they both realize how simple things could be if they work on their relationship


'Cause I would
She is willing to work on their relationship


Love you again
She still has feelings of love for her significant other


Hold you again
She desires physical intimacy and closeness with her significant other


Need you again
Expressing a need for emotional support and connection with her significant other


(It would be, it would be
Reiterating that restarting their relationship would make things easy and uncomplicated


Could it be, could it be so simple)
Asking if it is possible for things to be simple and easy in their relationship




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: HAROLD LILLY JR, ALICIA AUGELLO-COOK, VIDAL DAVIS, ANDRE HARRIS

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