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If I Were You

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If I Were You

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2020 enemiesWhat a dismal odysseyHeld by only apathyIs there any remedy?'Cause we bicker over ListerineWith Twitter as our liturgyWhat a crummy legacy2020 enemies[Chorus]If I were youAnd you were meWould we still be doomedTo disagree?'Cause you'd be meIf I were youAnd you never seeMy point of viewIf I were youIf I were you, mm-mm[Verse 2]Hey Romeo, it's JulietAre you Montague or Capulet?Or some denigrating apathetic insult that we both forget?'Cause fake is on the internetAnd fear is on the TV setOur rage is a habitatFor our 2020 novelettes[Chorus]If I were you (If I were you)And you were me (And you were me)Would we still be doomed (Would we still be doomed)To disagree? (To disagree?)'Cause you'd be me ('Cause you'd be me)If I were you (If I were you)And you never see (And you never see)My point of view (My point of view)If I were you[Bridge]Hey babe, we're the dinosaurs (Oh-oh)I get the feeling we've been here before (Oh-oh)Ain't it clear what we're aiming for? (Oh-oh)Hey babe, we're the dinosaursYeah, but what if me and youWere in each other shoesCould we break through?To somewhere different, somewhere newBass:'Cause if you're stuck with meI guess I'm stuck with youCould we rise above the scars that we both put each other through[Chorus]If I were you (I think I'm ready to try us)And you were me (I think I'm ready to try)Would we still be doomed (To put the past behind us)To disagree? (Yeah, to put the past behind)'Cause you'd be me ('Cause it's already behind us)If I were you (Yeah, I'm sick of falling behind)And all I see (I think I'm ready to try us)Is what you put me through (Maybe I'd be ready to try)[Outro]If I were you if you were me, I would be youAnd then we'd both be trueI wonder what we'd doIf you were me, I would be youWould one plus one be two?I wonder what we'd doEIf I were you
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