If You Only Knew

Album: The Sound of Madness (2008)
Charted: 42
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  • If you only knew
    I'm hanging by a thread
    The web I spin for you
    If you only knew
    I'd sacrifice my beating heart before I lose you

    I still hold on to the letters you returned
    I swear I've lived and learned

    It's 4:03 and I can't sleep
    Without you next to me, I toss and turn like the sea
    If I drown tonight, bring me back to life
    Breathe your breath in me
    The only thing that I still believe in is you
    If you only knew

    If you only knew
    How many times I counted all the words that went wrong
    If you only knew
    How I refuse to let you go even when you're gone

    I don't regret any days I spent
    Nights we shared, or letters that I sent

    It's 4:03 and I can't sleep
    Without you next to me, I toss and turn like the sea
    If I drown tonight, bring me back to life
    Breathe your breath in me
    The only thing that I still believe in is you
    If you only knew
    If you only knew

    I still hold on to the letters you returned
    You helped me live and learn

    It's 4:03 and I can't sleep
    Without you next to me, I toss and turn like the sea
    If I drown tonight, bring me back to life
    Breathe your breath in me
    The only thing that I still
    Believe in is you (if I drown tonight, bring me back to life)
    Believe in is you (if I drown tonight, bring me back to life)
    I still believe in you, whoa, whoa, whoa
    If you only knew Writer/s: Brent Smith, Dave Bassett
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 9

  • Zachy Beanpole from Idontfreakingwannaspillit, FloridaI love this song.
  • Anon from UkBeautiful song! It was a toss up between this, miracle and I'll follow you for my husband and i's first dance song. I love this because when you love someone that much, there are no words or actions that will ever make them truly understand how you truly feel, so you live an entire relationship never truly knowing what the other person feels for you and they live not knowing how you feel about them. Most couples will share letters throughout relationships and replies will be sent back (returned)
  • Bailey from Cincinatti, OhioBeautiful song... It's I and my boyfriend's song :)
  • Zero from The Abyss, NjSorry, duh, yes it was a single.
  • Zero from Nowhere, NjWas this song a single? It should have been.
  • Megan from Stevenson, AlThis song is awesome! Love it!
  • [p3yt0n} from Somewhere, InThis is a great song, simple as that.
  • Kelly from Houston, Txi was just introduced to this song by a friend who told me it reminded him of me and my relationship with my boyfriend. i decided to give it a listen and found that it was exactly the same thing. as to why he wrote it not so much but i just listed to the song and its alot alike. just wanted to say thanks. its a wake up call that ive been needing.
  • Dave from Cleveland, OhJust as an addition the above comment; Brent mentioned in an interview that he never wrote a song like this and it came to him very easily when he thought about his girlfriend. He wrote it for her saying something along the lines of: I'm not sure how to tell her how I truly feel, so it came it out in a song form.
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