imagine if
Gnash Lyrics

Oh yeah
Introduction, expressing excitement

If I could go back
Expressing a desire to change the past

Just for a night
Limitation to the extent of the desired change

I would see the future
Wishing to know the consequences of present actions

And I'd make it alright
Confident in the ability to change the future

Oh darling if life was a movie
Comparing reality to a movie, where the past can be easily fixed

I'd hit rewind
Wishing for a literal rewind button to change past actions

Imagine if I knew how to turn back time
Reiterating the desire to change the past and fix mistakes

Imagine if I never messed up
Wishing for a perfect past without mistakes

Imagine if we never even broke up
Wishing for a past without relationship problems

Imagine if I had the power to control the voices in my head
Wishing for the ability to silence intrusive thoughts

And I could tell them all to shut the fuck up
Desiring to overcome and silence negative thoughts

Imagine if I never told a lie
Wishing to have always been truthful in the past

Imagine if I knew how to always get it right
Wishing to have made the right decision in past situations

Imagine if I wasn't such a coward
Acknowledging past moments of weakness and regretting them

And I had the courage hidden somewhere in my heart
Believing that courage is present, yet untapped

To look you in the eye, yeah, yeah
Desiring to be able to face someone without shame or regret

If I could go back (go back)
Reinforcement of the desire to change the past

I would see the future
Reiteration of the desire to know the future

And I'd make it alright
Confidence in the ability to improve the future

Oh darling if life was a movie
Repetition of the idea that the past can be easily fixed in a movie-like reality

I'd hit rewind (yeah)
Reinforcement of the desire for a literal rewind button

Aye-oh aye-oh aye okay
Repetition of a transitional melody

Lost our love in the mess we made
Reflecting on past relationship struggles and miscommunications

If tomorrow was yesterday
Hypothetical situation where the past could be changed

I wonder if I saw your face again
Considering reuniting with someone from the past

Would you be a stranger or would we be more than friends?
Wondering about the possible outcome of a reunion

Would this be the beginning
Acknowledging the idea of starting anew

Or the long and winding road that takes us all
Potential difficulty and uncertainty in starting over

The way around until the very bitter end?
Acknowledging the possibility of a difficult breakup

Imagine if we never felt fear
Wishing for a past without fear and anxiety

Imagine we were brave enough to never hide the tears
Wishing for the strength to face emotions without fear of judgment or rejection

Imagine if I didn't have to worry about everything around me
Desiring a past without overwhelming stress and worry

And my sanity was actually here (yeah)
Desiring to have been in a stable mental state in the past

I just got so caught up in the moment
Acknowledging the impact of impulsivity in the past

Didn't even realize we were broken
Regretting the failure to recognize and address issues in the past

Imagine what the world be like
Reflecting on the potential for a better world

If everybody stayed in love
Wishing for a world where love remains intact

If everybody stayed offline
Wishing for a world without the complications and distractions of technology

But until then
Reference to the current reality that does not meet the ideal

I would see the future
Reiteration of the desire to know the future

And I'd make it alright
Confidence in the ability to improve the future

Oh darling if life was a movie
Continued comparison of reality to a movie

I'd hit rewind
Reinforcement of the desire for a literal rewind button

Imagine if I knew how to turn back time
Final reiteration of the desire to change the past