All of Our Friends Know

Linying

A poignantly honest and personal song, “All Of Our Friends Know” takes the listener on the sometimes manic journey of falling in love and all that it entails - excitement, passion, uncertainty, fear and every emotion in between.

Linying explains, “It’s my brash confession and reluctant admission to a love that feels both exhilarating and dreadful at once. A serial second-guesser’s surrender song. I want love, but not at any cost; that it’s undeniable or reciprocal isn’t enough - I want it freely, I want it bravely.”

[Verse 1]
Man what a surprise, you’re pulling up
With all of your feelings down at this speakeasy
Where we’re knocking our teeth, kissing like in dreams
Sober for the first time

I don’t know what to say now that you’ve
Made such a roundabout confession I’ve got my own questions;
About how we make each other make bad decisions

But there’s some kind of precision in both our thinking
I know when I’m faking, and this ain’t like it
I’m saying what you’re saying

[Chorus]
Said we’d be better than them but we’re the same
I’m taking your hand and now we’re taking the blame
I think I could love you
(Ooh ooh yeah)

I wanna be good babe I wanna be free
I see it in you I know you see it in me
I think I could love you
(Na na na na na na na ah ah)
(Na na na na na na na ah ah)
I think I could love you
(Na na na na na na na ah ah)
(Na na na na na na na ah ah)

[Verse 2]
Even then I’m tip-toeing with my lightest steps
And I’ve inherited all of my dad’s bad habits
I won’t be coming to yours
I won’t be saying the word
I wanna hear it from you first

Wear it out of you like I do my best blue jacket
We’re downtown Austin causing a racket
By now all of our friends know
It’s time to get gone
It’s time to go home

And the timing’s not yet right
But there’s something undeniable
I know what you’re saying
I’m saying what you’re saying

[Chorus]
Said we’d be better than them but we’re the same
I’m taking your hand and now we’re taking the blame
I think I could love you
(Ooh ooh yeah)

I wanna be good babe I wanna be free
I see it in you I know you see it in me
I think I could love you

[Outro]
I’m telling them all of these lies for you baby
You’re drowning out all of the noise for my sanity
And we’re so deep down our shit to be flawless
I can’t even think about how we used to be before this
I love you

(Na na na na na na na ah ah)
(Na na na na na na na ah ah)
I think I could love you
I think I think I think I think I think it