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Artist: Olivia O'Brien
Canonical path: /olivia-obrien/what-are-we
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What Are We
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What Are We
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What do I tell my friends?
Tell me what do you call it when
I've been the only one sleeping in your bed?
How do we classify
What we doing every night?
Is this love or are we just killing time?
Maybe we should have a conversation
Instead of getting naked (instead of)
I might need some validation
’Cause I've been wondering
What are we?
I just wanna know
What are we?
Better if I don't
If we talk about it
Will we end before we’ve even started?
So what are we?
(What are we?)
What do I tell my mom
When she asks what's going on?
How do I spill the tea that's still in the pot?
How do I know what's right?
Can I kiss someone else tonight?
Would that be wrong? Yeah
Would that make you cry?
Maybe we don't need this conversation
We should just get naked (we should just get naked, yeah)
I don't need no validation (don't need it)
But I'm just wondering (I'm just wondering)
What are we?
Maybe I don’t wanna know (I don't wanna know)
What are we?
Better if I don’t (better if I don't)
If we talk about it
Will we end before we've even started?
What are we? (what are we?)
(What are we?)
So casual but serious
So clear but it's mysterious
So sane but we’re delirious, yeah
So tell me I'm the only one then
Take it back and start to run 'cause
Baby, we're just having fun, yeah
What are we?
I don't wanna know (I don't wanna know)
What are we?
Better if I don't (better if I don't)
If we talk about it
Will we end before we've even started?
What are we?
What are we?
What are we?
What are we?
I don't wanna know (I don't wanna know)
What are we?
Better if I don't (better if I don't)
If we talk about it
Will we end before we've even started? (started)
What are we? (what are we?)
(What are we?)
So casual but serious
So clear but it's mysterious
So sane but we're delirious, yeah
So tell me I'm the only one then
Take it back and start to run 'cause
Baby, we're just having fun, yeah
What are we?
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