Minor controversy erupted when the music video for the song "Hey Mister" was banned from MTV. The video follows a young woman as she frolicks on the beach, hangs out with the singer, and goes shopping. Despite the lack of sexually explicit visuals, the video was banned, the MTV Standards and Practices division felt that it was "pedophilic and offensive to women" (despite the fact that the actress was 22 at the time).
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Like You
Custom Lyrics
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On a simple chair in the corner
Of an empty room
On a wooden floor
With nothing between here
And where I came from
Except for a girl
Waiting for a bus
Over her shoulder
And hope in her eyes
And enough beauty
To fill this empty room
A thousand times
Like you
Like you
Like you
Just like you
Like you
Like you
Like you
Just like you
She ties her legs in a bow
And like butterflies
Her eyes close
Then her soul stretches
Like paint in the rain
She breathes
Her arms fall up
Stretching up reaching
She moves the sun
Like you
Like you
Like you
Just like you
Like you
Just Like you
Like you
Just like you
Like you
Like you
Like you
Just like you
Like you
Like you
Like you
Just like you
Like you
Like you
Like you
Just like you
Like you
Like you
Like you
Just like you
Like you
The lyrics to Custom’s song “Like You” paints a picture of a man sitting alone in an empty room on a simple chair. He has nothing between him and where he came from, except for a girl who is waiting for a bus. The girl is described as having hope in her eyes with enough beauty to fill the empty room a thousand times. It is evident that the man relates to the girl in some way, as he repeats the phrase “Like you” throughout the song.
The second verse describes the girl tying her legs in a bow and closing her eyes like butterflies. Her soul stretches like paint in the rain while she breathes and stretches her arms up, reaching as if she is moving the sun. The man repeats the phrase “Like you” as if he is finding a connection to the girl and how she moves and feels.
Line by Line Meaning
Sitting in an empty house
I'm sitting alone in this empty house
On a simple chair in the corner
I'm sitting on a simple chair that's placed in the corner of the room
Of an empty room
The room is completely empty and devoid of any belongings or furniture
On a wooden floor
The floor beneath me is made of wood
With nothing between here
And where I came from
There's nothing separating me from my past
Except for a girl
Waiting for a bus
With a leather knapsack
Over her shoulder
And hope in her eyes
The only other person I can see is a girl waiting for a bus with a leather knapsack on her shoulder and hope in her eyes
And enough beauty
To fill this empty room
A thousand times
She's so beautiful that it feels like she can fill this entire empty room a thousand times over
Like you
Like you
Like you
Just like you
Like you
Like you
Like you
Just like you
She reminds me of you in so many ways
She ties her legs in a bow
And like butterflies
Her eyes close
Then her soul stretches
Like paint in the rain
She breathes
Her arms fall up
Stretching up reaching
She moves the sun
The girl ties her legs in a bow-like position and closes her eyes. As she stretches her body, her soul appears to expand like paint diluting in the rain. She takes a deep breath as her arms reach upwards, appearing to move the sun itself.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DUANE LAVOLD, DUNCAN SHEIK
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Jayboi Fxd
31 yrs old now and thought about this song/band memories never go away....
Mr Rabbit
still 1 of my favorite songs of all time. nir z on the drums before the chorus kicks in is some of my favorite drumming ever.
Kevinaewart
My fave from Custom.
Mr Rabbit
mine too, after all these years.
j powers
This was probably the last CD I bought. It brings back the warm hopeful awkwardness of high school.
rusty2loud
its so sad how the best music! no ones never heard! custom is awesome
D H
I still have this CD somewhere. good times
big69Evil
great song!
Warren Roberts
why the fk is this album not on Spotify??? I need like 3 songs off it to add to my old playlists. dammit
Olivia Matthews
Awesome, it was my sister who showed me the cd. She gave it to me telling me I'd like it lol.