If The World Was Ending
JP Saxe & Julia Michaels * Track #7 On Dangerous Levels of Introspection
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- #3More of You
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- #4Here’s Hopin’
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- #5I Shouldn’t Be Here
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- #6Dangerous Levels of Introspection
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- #7If The World Was Ending
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- #9What Keeps Me From It
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- #10For Emilee
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- #11
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- #12
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- #13Sing Myself to Sleep
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If The World Was Ending by JP Saxe (Ft. Julia Michaels)
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FINNEASAbout
“If The World Was Ending” constitutes the third single of 2019 for the Canadian musician JP Saxe, following “Same Room” and “Women Who Look Like You”.
Throughout the song, Jonathan, together with Julia Michaels, reminisces over a past and flawed relationship, hopefully it can start again with the b...
If The World Was Ending Lyrics
[Verse 1: JP Saxe]
I was distracted and in traffic
I didn't feel it when the earthquake happened
But it really got me thinkin', were you out drinkin'?
Were you in the living room, chillin', watchin' television?
It's been a year now, think I've figured out how
How to let you go and let communication die out
[Pre-Chorus: JP Saxe]
I know, you know, we know you weren't
Down for forever and it's fine
I know, you know, we know we weren't
Meant for each other and it's fine
[Chorus: JP Saxe]
But if the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
You'd come over and you'd stay the night
Would you love me for the hell of it?
All our fears would be irrelevant
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
The sky'd be falling and I'd hold you tight
And there wouldn't be a reason why
We would even have to say goodbye
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right? Right?
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right? Right?
[Verse 2: Julia Michaels]
I tried to imagine your reaction
It didn't scare me when the earthquake happened
But it really got me thinkin', the night we went drinkin'
Stumbled in the house and didn't make it past the kitchen
Ah, it's been a year now, think I've figured out how
How to think about you without it rippin' my heart out
[Pre-Chorus: JP Saxe & Julia Michaels, Julia Michaels]
And I know, you know, we know you weren't
Down for forever and it's fine
I know, you know, we know we weren't
Meant for each other and it's fine
[Chorus: JP Saxe & Julia Michaels]
But if the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
You'd come over and you'd stay the night
Would you love me for the hell of it?
All our fears would be irrelevant
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
Sky'd be falling while I hold you tight
No, there wouldn't be a reason why
We would even have to say goodbye
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
You'd come over, right?
You'd come over, you'd come over, you'd come over, right?
Mm
[Pre-Chorus: JP Saxe]
I know, you know, we know you weren't
Down for forever and it's fine
I know, you know, we know we weren't
Meant for each other and it's fine
[Chorus: JP Saxe & Julia Michaels]
But if the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
You'd come over and you'd stay the night
Would you love me for the hell of it?
All our fears would be irrelevant
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
The sky'd be falling while I hold you tight
No, there wouldn't be a reason why
We would even have to say goodbye
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
You'd come over, you'd come over, you'd come over, right?
[Outro: JP Saxe & Julia Michaels]
Hmm
If the world was ending, you'd come over, right?
If The World Was Ending Q&A
Who wrote If The World Was Ending's ?
If The World Was Ending was written by Julia Michaels & JP Saxe.
Who produced If The World Was Ending's ?
If The World Was Ending was produced by FINNEAS.
When did JP Saxe release If The World Was Ending?
JP Saxe released If The World Was Ending on Thu Oct 17 2019.
Have JP and Julia ever collaborated before?
Well, they never sang together on a track before “If The World Was Ending”: still, JP has got credits as a co-writer on Julia Michaels' 2019 single “If You Need Me,” released just a month before this single.
Did Julia and JP ever perform the song live?
Yes, the couple first performed it at the Vancouver show of Michaels' Inner Monologue Tour, on November 16th, 2019.
They later performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, on November 27th, 2019.
What did JP Saxe say about "If The World Was Ending"?
I think the song is a little bit of fantasizing about there being some sort of situation, which would make all of your very rational reasons not to talk to someone no longer relevant. When the earthquake happened in Los Angeles, it was about two weeks before our session. When we got in the studio to...
What inspired this track?
When the earthquake happened in Los Angeles, it was about two weeks before our session and when we got in the studio together, we started talking about it. I think in Los Angeles, everyone spends a lot of time thinking about both the apocalypse and their exes. So we were talking about that and where...
What was the songwriting process like?
Really fast. Like in a couple of hours. It was pretty magical. When I sat down at the piano and sang the “If the world was ending, you’d come over, right?” She just straight up saying in that moment, “You’d come over and you’d stay the night.” I mean writing a song is kind of just like a conversatio...
How did you guys link up?
Julia: I was talking to Sean one day and we were texting and he was like, “What are you listening to right now?” And I sent him a couple of songs and I was like, “What about you?” And he was like, “You should listen to this song. I think you’d love this song.” And it was his song “25 in Barcelona.”...
What was it like working with Julia Michaels?
Julia does this thing when she’s writing where she just goes into a zone and won’t talk for a second and just kind of mumbles under her breath to herself and then just barfs out brilliant shit. It really is pretty unbelievable. I’m a little manic sometimes so I’m playing the piano and I’m going over...
What do you hope fans take away from the song?
My ideal situation is people listen to one of my songs and they don’t feel like I’m singing them a song. They’re just hearing me say something. Even better than that is you forget you’re even listening to a song, and you’re just in whatever moment that brings you to because the more personal it is,...
What was the songwriting process like?
I think the thing that really got me with JP’s music is that his lyrics are so detailed and then after you meet him you realize that all of this information that you’re listening to is true. I know everything about his last relationship and so many details about his last relationship because it’s al...
How did this song perform on the Billboard charts?
During the week ending May 9, 2020, “If The World Was Ending” peaked at #59 on the Hot 100.
What have the artists said about writing the song?
In the official video for the demo version of the song, JP Saxe and Julia Michaels shared a text conversation about how the song came together:
JP: remember how we made tea before we started writing? We talked about our parents, where we grew up.. and then the earthquakes.
Julia: we sat at the pia...