SONG STYLE Emotional late-90s/early-2000s British girlband pop-R&B ballad. Intimate and vulnerable with a classic nostalgic girl-group sound, natural female vocal changes, rich harmonies and a gradual emotional build. IF YOU KNEW [Intro — Intimate Female Vocal] I almost told you yesterday Almost let the words come out But you smiled at me that way And I forgot what I was talking about [Verse 1 — Female Lead] You tell me everything about her I pretend it doesn’t hurt Say you’ll find a way to fix it While I’m choosing every word I know the way you take your coffee Know the songs you always skip Know the number that you’re thinking Before it ever leaves your lips [Pre-Chorus — Female Vocal Change] But there’s one thing you don’t know One thing I never let you see Every time you’re talking to me I’m hiding what you mean to me [Chorus — Girl Group Harmonies] If you knew What I don’t say when you’re next to me If you knew How many times you’re in my dreams Would you stay? Would you run? Would it change what we’ve become? I could lose everything Just by telling you the truth If you knew If you only knew [Verse 2 — Different Female Lead] I’ve watched you fall for all the wrong ones Held your hand when they were gone Told you someone better’s coming Knowing I’ve been here all along Maybe I’m afraid to say it ‘Cause I know what I could lose It’s easier to keep pretending Than to hear you say you don’t feel it too [Pre-Chorus — Female Vocal Change] There’s a thousand little moments When I nearly cross that line Then you look at me like always And I tell myself I’m fine [Chorus — Girl Group Harmonies] If you knew What I don’t say when you’re next to me If you knew How many times you’re in my dreams Would you stay? Would you run? Would it change what we’ve become? I could lose everything Just by telling you the truth If you knew If you only knew [Bridge — Female Vocals Trading Lines] Maybe you’ve already noticed Maybe everybody knows Maybe we’re both standing waiting For the other one to let it show And if I said it in a whisper Would you pull me closer still? Would you tell me you’ve been waiting? God, I wish I knew you will [Final Chorus — Full Girl Group Harmonies] If you knew What I don’t say when you’re next to me If you knew You’re every place I wanna be Would you stay? Would you move Just a little closer too? I’ve been holding back these words ‘Cause I’m terrified they’re true If you knew If you only knew [Soft Female Ad-Libs] Maybe you do Maybe you always knew [Outro — Intimate Female Vocal] I almost told you yesterday Maybe tomorrow I will
