Nervous
Shawn Mendes Lyrics


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I saw you on a Sunday in a café
And all you did was look my way
And my heart started to race
And my hands started to shake, yeah
I heard you asked about me through a friend
My adrenaline kicked in
'Cause I've been askin' 'bout you too
And now we're out here in this room

I get a little bit nervous around you
Get a little bit stressed out when I think about you
Get a little excited
Baby, when I think about you, yeah
Talk a little too much around you (I talk a little too much, yeah)
Get a little self-conscious (I get a little self-conscious)
When I think about you
Get a little excited (I get a little excited)
Baby, when I think about you
Yeah, when I think about you, babe

We walked in the rain
A couple blocks to your apartment
You told me to come inside
Caught me staring in your eyes
And I'm not usually like this
But I like what you're doing to me
Ah, what you're doing to me

I get a little bit nervous (I get a little bit nervous)
Around you
Get a little bit stressed out (I get a little bit stressed out)
When I think about you
Get a little excited (I get a little excited)
Baby, when I think about you
Yeah, when I think about you, babe (oh yeah)

Talk a little too much (I talk a little too much, yeah)
Around you
Get a little self-conscious (I get a little self-conscious)
When I think about you
Get a little excited (I get a little excited)
Baby, when I think about you
Yeah, when I think about you, babe

You got me acting like I've never done this before
I promise I'll be ready when I walk through the door
And I don't know why
No, I don't know why
Yeah yeah

I get a little bit nervous (I get a little bit nervous)
Around you
Get a little bit stressed out (I get a little bit stressed out)
When I think about you
Get a little excited (I get a little excited)
Baby, when I think about you
Yeah, when I think about you, babe (oh yeah)

Talk a little too much (I talk a little too much, yeah)
Around you
Get a little self-conscious (I get a little self-conscious)
When I think about you (I get a little self-conscious)
Get a little excited (I get a little excited)
Baby, when I think about you
Yeah, when I think about you, babe

Overall Meaning

In Shawn Mendes's song "Nervous", he details the anxious feelings he experiences whenever he is around a person he is attracted to. The song begins with Mendes recalling the moment he first saw this person on a Sunday in a café, and how his heart immediately started racing and his hands began to shake. He then explains that he heard through a friend that this person had been asking about him as well, causing his adrenaline to start pumping. However, despite both having an interest in each other, Mendes still has trouble keeping his nerves in check whenever he is around them.


The chorus of the song highlights how much this person affects Mendes's emotions. He becomes nervous and stressed out thinking about them, but also incredibly excited at the same time. Mendes admits that he also tends to talk too much and become self-conscious when he is around them. He details an encounter in which he walked with this person in the rain to their apartment and how his attraction to them has him acting unlike himself.


Overall, "Nervous" captures the universal feeling of anxiety and excitement that many people experience when they are around someone they have a crush on, making it relatable to many listeners.


Line by Line Meaning

I saw you on a Sunday in a café
I first spotted you on a lazy Sunday in a coffee shop


And all you did was look my way
But as you made eye contact with me, it felt like your glance was more than a passing one


And my heart started to race
That moment got my heart pumping faster


And my hands started to shake, yeah
And I felt a tremble in my hands as I tried to gather my composure


I heard you asked about me through a friend
Later, I learned that you also had an interest in me through a mutual friend


My adrenaline kicked in
That realization made my adrenaline surge


'Cause I've been askin' 'bout you too
I had been inquiring about you as well


And now we're out here in this room
And now, we're finally here, face to face


We walked in the rain
We took a walk together in the rain


A couple blocks to your apartment
And we walked a couple of streets to the location of your apartment


You told me to come inside
You invited me to come inside your place


Caught me staring in your eyes
In that intimate moment, you caught me staring deeply into your eyes


And I'm not usually like this
I don't usually feel so strongly about someone so early on


But I like what you're doing to me
But I can't deny that I really like what you are doing to me emotionally


You got me acting like I've never done this before
You're making me feel as though I'm experiencing these emotions for the first time


I promise I'll be ready when I walk through the door
I promise to be ready for whatever may come as I walk through that metaphorical door of a new relationship


And I don't know why
But I can't quite explain why I'm feeling this way


Talk a little too much (I talk a little too much, yeah)
I find myself talking excessively when I'm around you


Get a little self-conscious (I get a little self-conscious)
I become a bit more self-aware and possibly insecure when thinking about my actions around you


Get a little excited (I get a little excited)
I experience a rush of exhilaration when thoughts of you cross my mind


Baby, when I think about you


Yeah, when I think about you, babe (oh yeah)




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Julia Michaels, Scott Harris, Shawn Mendes

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Girl: Do you wanna be with me forever
Boy: No
Girl: Do you like me
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@izabelgarza7178

I SAW YOU ON A SUNDAY IN A CAFE
AND ALL YOU DID WAS LOOK MY WAY
AND MY HEART STARTED TO RACE
AND MY HANDS STARTED TO SHAKE (YEA)
I HEARD YOU ASKED ABOUT ME THROUGH A FRIEND
MY ADRENALINE KICKED IN
CAUSE I'VE BEEN ASKIN BOUT YOU TOO
AND NOW WERE OUT HERE IN THIS ROOM
I GET A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS AROUND YOU
I GET A LITTLE STRESSED OUT
WHEN I THINK ABOUT YOU
GET A LITTLE EXITED
BABY WHEN I THINK ABOUT YOU (YEA)

ALL THAT AND IT WAS ONLY 48 SECONDS OF THE SONG LOL



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