“ICU” comes as the third and final track to be released as a single for Phoebe Bridgers' album Punisher. When the tracklist was announced the track was called “ICU”, a play on how the title sounds, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was renamed to “I See You” for the release of the single. After t...
[Verse 1]
Laying down on the lawn
I'm tired of trying to get in the house
I'm thinking out loud
I've been playing dead
My whole life
And I get this feeling whenever I feel good
It'll be the last time
[Refrain]
But I feel something when I see you now
I feel something when I see you
[Verse 2]
If you're a work of art
I'm standing too close
I can see the brush strokes
I hate your mom
I hate it when she opens her mouth
It's amazing to me how much you can say
When you don't know what you're talking about
[Refrain]
But I feel something when I see you now
I feel something when I see you
[Bridge]
I used to light you up
Now I can't even get you to play the drums
'Cause I don't know what I want
Until I fuck it up
[Refrain]
But I feel something when I see you now
I feel something
[Outro]
I'll climb through the window again
But right now, it feels good not to stand
Then I'll leave it wide open
Let the dystopian morning light pour in
ICU was written by Phoebe Bridgers & Nicholas White & Marshall Vore.
ICU was produced by Tony Berg & Phoebe Bridgers & Ethan Gruska.
Phoebe Bridgers released ICU on Tue May 19 2020.
Phoebe states in an article from Rolling Stone (May 2020):
It’s about my breakup with my drummer […] We dated for a few years, made music every day, and were extremely codependent. We became like family to each other, so our breakup was extremely tough. But if this tells you anything about our rela...
I had that line [“I’ve been playing dead my whole life”] first, and I’ve had it for at least five years. Just feeling like a waking zombie every day, that’s how my depression manifests itself. It’s like lethargy, just feeling exhausted. I’m not manic depressive — I fucking wish. I wish I was super c...