James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
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James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
James Arthur
“Can I Be Him” describes Arthur’s feelings towards someone who he loves, but they don’t love him back, and how he wants to be the boyfriend that she’s got now.
The track is a slow-tempo track, mainly supported by an acoustic backing track.
[Verse 1]
You walked into the room
And now my heart's been stolen
You took me back in time to when I was unbroken
Now you're all I want
And I knew it from the very first moment
'Cause a light came on when I heard that song
And I want you to sing it again
[Chorus]
I swear that every word you sing
You wrote them for me
Like it was a private show
But I know you never saw me
When the lights come on and I'm on my own
Will you be there to sing it again?
Could I be the one you talk about in all your stories?
Can I be him?
[Verse 2]
I heard there was someone but I know he don't deserve you
If you were mine I'd never let anyone hurt you
I wanna dry those tears, kiss those lips
It's all that I've been thinking about
'Cause a light came on when I heard that song
And I want you to sing it again
[Chorus]
I swear that every word you sing
You wrote them for me
Like it was a private show
But I know you never saw me
When the lights come on and I'm on my own
Will you be there to sing it again?
Could I be the one you talk about in all your stories?
[Bridge]
Can I be the one?
Can I be the one?
Can I be the one?
Oh, can I, can I be him?
[Refrain]
Won't you sing it again
Oh, when you sing it again
Can I be him
Won't you sing it again
Oh, when you sing it again
Can I be him?
[Chorus]
I swear that every word you sang
You wrote them for me
Like it was a private show
But I know you never saw me
When the lights come on and I'm on my own
Will you be there, will you be there
Can I be the one you talk about in all your stories
Can I be him
Can I be him
Can I be him
Can I be him
Can I Be Him was written by Negin Djafari & Rick Parkhouse & George Tizzard & James Arthur.
Can I Be Him was produced by Tom Upex & Mattia Sartori & Jonny Solway & Alex Beitzke & Bradley Spence & Red Triangle.
James Arthur released Can I Be Him on Fri Oct 28 2016.
James Arthur discusses the meaning of “Can I Be Him” in this YouTube video:
It was just a song that came to me, I already had the bulk of the song before I went into the session; the melody was already in my head, the guitar chords were already there, I just needed some help structuring the song an...