If Only You
Danny/Therese Lyrics

If only you,
The singer is expressing that they wish the person they are addressing would understand their feelings.

Look where we are falling apart,
The singer recognizes that their relationship is disintegrating, and they are seeking to repair it.

And nothing seems to mend,
Despite their efforts, the singer is still unable to reconcile with the addressed person, and nothing seems to be improving.

This state of you, this state of me, mm
The artist acknowledges that both they and the addressed individual are not in good emotional states, which is affecting their relationship.

Who do you think you're fooling now?
The artist is questioning whether the addressed person is pretending not to see the suffering occurring in their relationship.

I guess we never find it out.
The singer accepts that they may never find out if the addressed person is honest with themselves and others about their feelings.

If only you, if only you, could see that I'm burning,
The singer wishes that the addressed person could see just how much they are suffering.

If only you, would know how I'm hurting
The artist wants the addressed person to recognize their pain.

All for you, if only you
The artist implies that their pain is a result of their love for the addressed individual.

I guess it's alright I keep my head high,
The artist is attempting to remain strong, despite their emotional turmoil.

You never see me cry,
The singer is hiding their emotional pain from the addressed person.

Confused over you, bad by me, yeah
The artist is unsure about their emotions and how they are contributing to the state of the relationship.

If only you, if only you,
The singer repeats their desire for the addressed person to understand their pain.

Could see that I'm burning (burning, baby) if only you,
The singer desires the addressed person to recognize just how much they are suffering and how much their relationship means to them.

Would know how I'm hurting, all for you, If only you
The singer repeats their desire for the addressed person to understand their pain and the depth of their love.

If only you, would know me better,
The artist desires for the addressed person to understand their thoughts and feelings on a deeper level.

If only you would listen better,
The artist desires for the addressed person to take the time to hear their perspective fully.

If only you would see me better,
The singer desires for the addressed person to understand their emotions and perspective fully.

If only you would hear me better,
The singer desires for the addressed person to listen more attentively to what they are communicating.

Set me free, before you press delete
The artist is worried that the addressed person is going to cut them out of their life, and they are hoping for a resolution before that happens.

If only you, could see that I'm burning,
The artist repeats their desire for the addressed person to understand their pain and the depth of their love.

If only you would know how I'm hurting, all for you.
The artist repeats their desire for the addressed person to understand their pain and the depth of their love.

If only you-you-yoou
The singer repeats their desire for the addressed person to understand their pain and the depth of their love.

(baby if only you), if only you
The artist repeats their desire for the addressed person to understand their pain and the depth of their love.