“I was really raised by the internet, and so a lot of those relationships that I built and have built in the past few years have happened solely over the internet. There was someone that I really liked—I was always curious what would have happened to us if we weren’t just an online love. What would have happened if you lived next door and we actually got to go to cafes and see each other? Would we have worked out? Because it’s never worked out. I’ve never dated anyone before, and I think anyone from my generation, any one of me and my friends can relate to love these days just fully happens online and that’s just how it is.”
- via Apple Music
On April 14, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Conan Gray posted a virtual performance of “(Online Love)” on his Instagram with the caption:
"dating during the quarantine lol"
(Online Love)
Conan Gray Lyrics
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Every once in a million seconds, on a broken clock
Yet we talk like we're living
Only miles, only minutes from another
Just around the block
As I stare at my screen
All alone in a coffee shop
I can't help but imagine
What maybe could've happened
If you weren't just an online love
"Sometimes I say hi and he like doesn't answer"
"I think he's just, think he's just going through something"
Delete
These lyrics from Conan Gray's song "Online Love" describe the longing and distance that can occur with an online relationship. The singer sings about how he only gets to see his love interest in person once in a while, like the hands of a broken clock aligning every million seconds. However, despite the physical distance, they talk and connect like they are just minutes apart, creating a sense of closeness that only technology can provide. The singer talks about staring at his screen, imagining what could have happened between them if their relationship existed beyond a digital space.
The chorus of the song touches on the insecurity that comes with an online relationship - the singer wonders if his love interest is really invested in him, or if he is just going through something. This self-doubt is highlighted in the spoken word segment of the song, where the singer recites a message he sent to his love interest, only to delete it in a moment of self-consciousness. Ultimately, "Online Love" is a bittersweet portrayal of digital connection, bringing up questions about the authenticity and longevity of virtual relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
You only pass through my city
You rarely come to my city
Every once in a million seconds, on a broken clock
Your visits are sporadic and unpredictable
Yet we talk like we're living
Despite the distance, our conversations are intimate
Only miles, only minutes from another
We wish that we were closer to each other
Just around the block
As if you were my neighbor
As I stare at my screen
When I'm staring at my phone or computer
Shining blue and green
Our messages are displayed on a screen
All alone in a coffee shop
I'm by myself in a public place
I can't help but imagine
I often daydream about
What maybe could've happened
What our relationship could have been like
If you weren't just an online love
If we had a chance to be together in person
"Sometimes I say hi and he like doesn't answer"
I sometimes message you without a reply
"I think he's just, think he's just going through something"
I assume that you're dealing with personal issues
Delete
I'm deleting our messages out of frustration or disappointment
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Conan Gray
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@pupungapriyansyah4281
One, two
It's been a couple months
That's just about enough time
For me to stop crying when I look at all the pictures
Now I kinda smile, I haven't felt that in a while
It's late, I hear the door
Bell ringing and it's pouring
I open up that door, see your brown eyes at the entrance
You just wanna talk and
I can't turn away a wet dog
But please don't ruin this for me
Please don't make it harder than it already is
I'm trying to get over this
I wish that you would stay in my memories
But you show up today, just to ruin things
I wanna put you in the past 'cause I'm traumatized
But you're not letting me do that, 'cause tonight
You're all drunk in my kitchen, curled in the fetal position
Too busy playing the victim to be listening to me when I say
"I wish that you would stay in my memories"
In my memories, stay in my memories
Now I can't say goodbye if you stay here the whole night
You see, it's hard to find an end to something that you keep beginning
Over and over again
I promise that the ending always stays the same
So there's no good reason in make believing that we could ever exist again
I can't be your friend, can't be your lover
Can't be the reason we hold back each other from falling in love
With somebody other than me
I wish that you would stay in my memories
But you show up today, just to ruin things
I wanna put you in the past 'cause I'm traumatized
But you're not letting me do that, 'cause tonight
You're all drunk in my kitchen, curled in the fetal position
Too busy playing the victim to be listening to me when I say
"I wish that you would stay in my memories"
In my memories, stay in my memories
Since you came
I guess I'll let you stay
For as long as it takes
To grab your books and your coat
And that one good cologne
That you bought when we were fighting
'Cause it's still on my clothes, everything that I own
And it makes me feel like dying
I was barely just surviving
I wish that you would stay in my memories
But you show up today, just to ruin things
I wanna put you in the past 'cause I'm traumatized
But you're not letting me do that, 'cause tonight
You're all drunk in my kitchen, curled in the fetal position
Too busy playing the victim to be listening to me when I say
"I wish that you would stay in my memories"
In my memories, stay in my memories
@bagcanozge
Memories -Conan Gray(Lyrics)
It's been a couple months
That's just about enough time
For me to stop crying when I look at all the pictures
Now I kinda smile, I haven't felt that in a while
It's late, I hear the door
Bell ringing and it's pouring
I open up that door, see your brown eyes at the entrance
You just wanna talk and
I can't turn away a wet dog
But please don't ruin this for me
Please don't make it harder than it already is
I'm trying to get over this
I wish that you would stay in my memories
But you show up today, just to ruin things
I wanna put you in the past 'cause I'm traumatized
But you're not letting me do that, 'cause tonight
You're all drunk in my kitchen, curled in the fetal position
Too busy playing the victim to be listening to me when I say
I wish that you would stay in my memories
In my memories, stay in my memories
Now I can't say goodbye if you stay here the whole night
You see, it's hard to find an end to something that you keep beginning
Over and over again
I promise that the ending always stays the same
So there's no good reason in make believing that we could ever exist again
I can't be your friend, can't be your lover
Can't be the reason we hold back each other from falling in love
With somebody other than me
I wish that you would stay in my memories
But you show up today, just to ruin things
I wanna put you in the past 'cause I'm traumatized
But you're not letting me do that, 'cause tonight
You're all drunk in my kitchen, curled in the fetal position
Too busy playing the victim to be listening to me when I say
I wish that you would stay in my memories
In my memories, stay in my memories
Since you came
I guess I'll let you stay
For as long as it takes
To grab your books and your coat
And that one good cologne
That you bought when we were fighting
'Cause it's still on my clothes, everything that I own
And it makes me feel like dying
I was barely just surviving
I wish that you would stay in my memories
But you show up today, just to ruin things
I wanna put you in the past 'cause I'm traumatized
But you're not letting me do that, 'cause tonight
You're all drunk in my kitchen, curled in the fetal position
Too busy playing the victim to be listening to me when I say
I wish that you would stay in my memories
In my memories, stay in my memories!!
-Conan Gray
@FredericChen
Yet another banger
@lizzywilliams
When two worlds collide
@sarahlotz6982
Omg hiii
@Khamthegoblin
no fr, literallyh shitting & sobbing
this is so good
@halmittens
HELLLOOOOO
@ghosting444
YO YOU
@ee_100
2:29 I can't get over the beauty of this part... 😔💗
Conan, what have you done to me
@danila3952
Ну кнш, все с тик тока
@gintarekeruckiene973
Same I'm crying from this😭😭😭😭
@mominawasim9299
Oufff i swear