Imagine walking into a 70s bar-lounge and sitting in a velvet booth, the air thick with a perfumed nostalgia and smokey intimacy, your head in a spin from the sultry voices and feverishly groovy notes being elicited from the small stage in front of you. Now close your eyes and press play on “I Don’t...
[Chorus]
There’s a weight in my bed
Where you laid and you said
"I don’t know you"
"I don’t know you"
If we tried to retrace
Would it show on my face?
And remind you
I don’t mind you
[Verse 1]
And babe, this isn't right
But if you'd rather dry your eyes
Then honestly I’m fine
With keeping my trust in you
It's time to walk in my shoes, it's true
I've tried, makin' it up to you
But if I did all that I had to do
Would you be here in my room?
[Chorus]
There’s a weight in my bed
Where you laid and you said
"I don’t know you"
"I don’t know you"
If we tried to retrace
Would it show on my face?
And remind you
I don’t mind you
[Verse 2]
I may have been alright
But babe, it’s only half the time
And honestly, I’m fine
With keeping my own advice
And making up if we tried
I'm hardly unsatisfied
You’re not heels over head
But darlin'
[Chorus]
There’s a weight in my bed
Where you laid and you said
"I don’t know you"
"I don’t know you"
If we tried to retrace
Would it show on my face?
And remind you
I don’t mind you
I Don’t Know You was written by Josh Grondin & María Reál & Josh Conway.
I Don’t Know You was produced by María Reál & Josh Conway.
The Marías released I Don’t Know You on Mon Dec 19 2016.
Sofar Los Angeles, December 4, 2016:
At Rock Your Lyrics, co-writer/co-singers María Reál and Josh Conway discuss the creation of this song:
Do you remember writing “I Don’t Know You”?
Maria:
Oh yeah. The chorus melody and lyrics came out of nowhere and both came at the same time.
It was one of those serendipitous moments where you...