If Only
Systematic Lyrics


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Red on her hands
Remembers the blood they used to share
Bleeding again
Too many wounds she could not mend.

Bullet in hand
It's just not the gaze without the stare
Washes her hands
and nothing remains the same in here.

If only you could be
Some where else inside of me.

Wake me up I'm dead
Is it something that I said?

Head in your hands
Know that I could just not pretend
Bleeding again and again
Too many wounds she could not mend
Bullet in hand
and nothing remains the same in here.

If only you could be
Some where else inside of me
If only you could be
Some where dead inside of me.

Wake me up I'm dead
Is it something that I said?

If only I could be somewhere else.




Wake me up I'm dead
Is it something that I said?

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Systematic's song If Only seem to be about a person who is struggling to deal with emotional pain and trauma inflicted by someone they used to be close to. The first few lines talk about how the singer's hands are red, possibly with blood, which reminds them of the intimate connection they used to share with the person who hurt them. However, now they are bleeding again and unable to heal their wounds.


The phrases "bullet in hand" and "wake me up I'm dead" are repeated throughout the song and evoke a sense of desperation and hopelessness. It's unclear whether these lines are meant to be taken literally or metaphorically, but they seem to suggest that the singer is considering self-harm or suicide as a way to escape their pain.


Overall, the lyrics of If Only paint a bleak picture of someone who is trapped in their own suffering and unable to find a way out. The repeated refrain of "if only you could be somewhere else inside of me" suggests that the singer wishes they could be a different person, or that their pain could be transferred to someone else. The final lines of the song, "if only I could be somewhere else", indicate that the singer is stuck in a cycle of pain and despair from which they can't escape.


Line by Line Meaning

Red on her hands
She has blood on her hands


Remembers the blood they used to share
She remembers the past when they were close


Bleeding again
She's hurting from something that happened


Too many wounds she could not mend
She has experienced too much hurt and cannot fix it


Bullet in hand
She's holding onto something dangerous and harmful


It's just not the gaze without the stare
She needs someone's full attention and presence


Washes her hands
She's trying to clean off the blood on her hands


and nothing remains the same in here.
Everything has changed and nothing is the same anymore


If only you could be
She wishes that someone could be a certain way


Some where else inside of me.
She wants someone to be closer to her in a different way


Wake me up I'm dead
She feels emotionally numb and needs to be brought back to reality


Is it something that I said?
She's questioning if she did something wrong


Head in your hands
She's upset and putting her head down in disappointment


Know that I could just not pretend
She can't fake her emotions and is being true to herself


and nothing remains the same in here.
Everything has changed and nothing is the same anymore


If only you could be
She wishes that someone could be a certain way


Some where else inside of me
She wants someone to be closer to her in a different way


If only you could be
She wishes that someone could be a certain way


Some where dead inside of me.
She wants someone to emotionally connect with her in a deeper way


If only I could be somewhere else.
She wants to escape her current emotional state


Wake me up I'm dead
She feels emotionally numb and needs to be brought back to reality


Is it something that I said?
She's questioning if she did something wrong




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: NARDUCCI, RUPPEL

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Jim Eagle

When I first heard these guys this CD didn't leave my cars CD player for months and I never got sick of it. Some how though, I lost the CD. Great to be hearing it again.

Shashank Venugopal

So did they perform as scheduled? I friggin love the band! Dopesick/Deep Colours Bleed/Beginning of The End/Return To Zero/Slowburn/Pitch Black/Glass Jaw/Leaving Only Scars/If Only was one of my favourite playlists for YEARS! <3

jon ho

the bass is very beastly sounding in this track.

Matt Barton

I really really need to own this album again, discovered spiral arms and the watcher's coz of relistening to this nad Tim Narducci has got to be one of my favourite musicians ever

Brad Czarniak The First

VERY underated band!! i absolutely LOVE tims voice!!!! i like him in spiral arms too but still not systematic to me

thedazedbandman

this and glass jaw. music with feeling.

Andres Maldonado

@Joseph Harrell ambas bandas son muy buenas XD

Joseph Harrell

Glassjaw the band or the systematic song? Lol cuz both are amazing

Vetforlife

If you can track down Liar's Dice from them, it's pure golden greatness. Please post it.

Sergio La Jara

I love this band... Saludos de PerĂº

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