Inspired by the famous “We’ll always have Paris” line from the 1942 movie, Casablanca, Daniel Caesar speaks about how he will always reminisce and enjoy the good times he and his girl had together, no matter what happens.
[Verse 1: Daniel Caesar]
Okay, okay, it's 3 A.M., I'm drunk as shit
I'm still in love I call you up sit on this
I know I'm terrible and you don't need all this
But you should love me too, forget these politics
Now in my dreams I'm in the east
Fuck you, I'm Humphrey Bogart
You're Miss Bergman
And life is scored like God is Wolfgang Mozart
Never forget the times we had, those times I'll always cherish
Those times are gone but that's okay cause we'll always have Paris
[Chorus: Daniel Caesar]
We'll always have Paris
We'll always have Paris
We'll always have Paris
We'll always have Paris
[Verse 2: Daniel Caesar]
You must remember this
A kiss is just a kiss
A sigh is just is just a sigh
The fundamental things apply, as time goes by
Woke up in Paris
Now it's occupied
By Nazis and terrorists
It's time that we fly
Back to the motherland
Gestapo have them guns in hand
Back to the motherland
Gestapo have them motherfucking guns in hand
[Chorus: Daniel Caesar]
We'll always have Paris
We'll always have Paris
We'll always have Paris
We'll always have Paris
[Bridge: Daniel Caesar]
We'll always have Paris
Oh, yeah
We'll always have Paris
Ah, yeah
[Verse 3: Sean Leon]
So passive aggressive, always maskin' aggression
I was at your discretion
I send you flowers in hours, been plannin' my hours dressin'
I'm borderline obsessin' how I'm your new obsession
You're in my session, we're blowin' time, and we smoke a session
Your man is never mentioned, although he always textin'
You feel inclined sometimes, but never find the time to text him
I think he got the message, know how your lies affect him
I provide a Paris
Uh, Paris in the morning, for appointments
But that's ordinary, nigga
Hey bae, if you're so bad
Why you be fuckin' all these ordinary niggas?
They tryna hold you back
I'm on a wave, I'm tryna put you on
Yeah, your boy done been on fire
I'm on a wave, I'm tryna put you on
Yeah, Paris
[Outro]
All we ask is that you lead today
Give us love that's true, o' Lord
Trusting as a child
We’ll Always Have Paris was written by Herman Hupfeld & Sean Leon & Daniel Caesar.
We’ll Always Have Paris was produced by Jordan Evans & Matthew Burnett.
Daniel Caesar released We’ll Always Have Paris on Mon Sep 22 2014.