JEALOUSY
Madden Brothers The Lyrics
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You recognized my voice and
You said, “hello, have we ever met before?”
I know the drill, you had to chill
You played it cool cause all your friends were there
You live in Silverlake,
You said you hate LA, said it’s fucking lame,
I know the drill, you’ve gotta chill
Gotta play it cool cause you don’t know what your friends would say
All I want is a little bit of your time
All I need is a chance for me to talk to you
I know that I could make you mine
Your friends don’t know about anything
Yeah, but it’s all shit, hating on you cause of me
That’s okay, it’s jealousy
And your best friend’s a guy, he didn’t look me in the eye
He said some shit, you just laughed and said he was shy
That night I took you out, the things we talked about
You played it cool cause you didn’t know what to think about
What they would say about you and me
If your friends found out
They’d be hating on you cause of me, all it is is jealousy
All I want is a little bit of your time
All I need is a chance for me to talk to you
I know that I could make you mine
Your friends don’t know about anything
Yeah, but it’s all shit, hating on you cause of me
That’s okay, it’s jealousy
Have a little drink
Don’t worry about a thing
Forget what they’d say
Yeah, those jealous motherfuckers
Yeah, but they don’t matter anyway
All I want is a little bit of your time
All I need is a chance for me to talk to you
I know that I could make you mine
Your friends don’t know about anything
Yeah, but it’s all shit, hating on you cause of me
That’s okay, it’s jealousy
The Madden Brothers’ song ‘Jealousy’ tells the story of a chance meeting between two people. The first verse describes the meeting with the line “we met A Band of Horses,” which provides an interesting start to the song. In this particular verse, the singer expresses how he recognized the other person’s voice and she also recognizes his voice. The second verse relates how both of them are in the same city but have different views about it. The girl says she hates LA, but the boy finds it cool. He believes she is pretending because she later says she has more friends in New York, which sounds contradictory.
The chorus is a declaration that he wants a chance to get to know her better, in his own way, and that he could make her his if given the chance. In the bridge of the song, he tries to get her to forget about what other people might say, find no happiness, drink, and just focus on enjoying the moment. The song ends with the chorus and reiterates that their relationship is not grounded in what others have to say.
Line by Line Meaning
We met A Band of Horses
We bumped into a musical group called A Band of Horses
You recognized my voice and
You immediately recognized my voice
You said, 'hello, have we ever met before?'
You greeted me and asked if we've met before
I know the drill, you had to chill
I understood that you had to act calm
You played it cool cause all your friends were there
You acted cool because your friends were around
You live in Silverlake,
You live in Silverlake area of LA
You said you hate LA, said it’s fucking lame,
You expressed disappointment towards LA calling it garbage
You got more friends in New York anyway
You claimed to have more friends in New York
I know the drill, you’ve gotta chill
I understand that you must remain calm
Gotta play it cool cause you don't know what your friends would say
You must act calm because you don't know your friend's reactions
All I want is a little bit of your time
I just need few moments of your time
All I need is a chance for me to talk to you
I just need a chance to converse with you
I know that I could make you mine
I am confident that I can get you
Your friends don’t know about anything
Your friends are unaware of things between us
Yeah, but it’s all shit, hating on you cause of me
The things they say about us are unfounded and only out of jealousy
That's okay, it’s jealousy
It's alright, it's just jealousy
And your best friend’s a guy, he didn’t look me in the eye
Your best friend didn't make eye contact with me
He said some shit, you just laughed and said he was shy
He said something rude, but you just ignored it and called him shy
That night I took you out, the things we talked about
On that night, we went out and talked about stuff
You played it cool cause you didn’t know what to think about
You acted calm because you were unsure of your thoughts
What they would say about you and me
What will they say about our relationship?
If your friends found out
If your friends come to know about us
They’d be hating on you cause of me, all it is is jealousy
They will hate on you because of me and that's just envy
Have a little drink
Have a drink
Don’t worry about a thing
Don't stress about anything
Forget what they’d say
Ignore what they'll say
Yeah, those jealous motherfuckers
Yeah, those envious idiots
Yeah, but they don’t matter anyway
But they are irrelevant anyways
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JOEL MADDEN, BENJI MADDEN, ERIC VALENTINE, JARED POYTHRESS
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