[ Music starts ]
-♪♪ You say it doesn't fee
the same ♪♪
♪♪ I know who to blame ♪♪
♪♪ I'm the one to blame ♪♪
♪♪ I know how you got away
♪♪ I let you get away ♪♪
♪♪ Let you get away ♪♪
♪♪ I knew you then
but now I'm only guessing
♪♪ Should I learn the lesson
♪♪ Learn the lesson ♪♪
♪♪ And it kills me to know
that you found ♪♪
♪♪ Somebody to love ♪♪
♪♪ Somebody to love ♪♪
♪♪ Tell me how can I go on
without ♪♪
♪♪ Somebody to love ♪♪
♪♪ Somebody to love ♪♪
♪♪ Somebody to love ♪♪
♪♪ And it kills me to know
that you found ♪♪
♪♪ Somebody to love ♪♪
♪♪ Somebody to love ♪♪
♪♪ Tell me how can I go on
without ♪♪
♪♪ Somebody to love ♪♪
♪♪ Somebody to love ♪♪
♪♪ Somebody to love ♪♪
[ Music ends ]
-Dang.
-Wow.
Wow!
That is powerful, man.
-[ Chuckles ]
I didn't see that coming.
-There are so many breakup songs
in the world right now,
you know what I mean?
But man, that is a new way
of doing it.
-Thank you.
-That lyric feels classic.
-Yeah.
-"It kills me to know
that you found somebody to love,
somebody to love."
-Like, how did I not write tha
already?
-We've never taken
an outside song
as long as this band
has existed, and so, for m
to have a chorus walk in her
like this...
-That's why you're on
"Songland."
-Exactly.
It's familiar in the best way.
I mean, I could sing it back
one listen.
-Sing it.
-♪♪ A-- ♪♪
Well, let's see. We're in D?
♪♪ And it kills me to know tha
you found ♪♪
♪♪ Somebody to love ♪♪
♪♪ Somebody to love ♪♪
♪♪ Somebody to love ♪♪
-Right?
-Yes.
-Wow, that's pretty awesome,
man.
-Yes.
-When that chorus came in,
I literally was like --
[poofs] I got hit back,
and it was like --
-And it takes a lot
to push him back.
I don't know if you've seen...
-Yeah, he's a big guy.
-He's 6'9".
[ Laughter ]
-I mean, I was sitting here,
I'm like, "Okay, as a producer
what can I do?"
I was like,
"Man, we can bust up the tempo
like 1 BPM, maybe -- that's it."
-Yeah, speed it up a little bit.
-I thought maybe like a little
bit.
-The only relationship son
we've ever had
that's come out as a single wa
"Apologize,"
and that was a long time ago
-Wouldn't you think you'd do
that again?
-Yeah, wouldn't you think --
I know.
One way to break up
that post chorus, too,
if we're thinking One Republic
whether it's cello or piano --
When you get to that post --
♪♪ Somebody to -- ♪♪
[ Piano playing ]
-Ooh.
Yeah.
Yeah.
-Some kind of [da-na'ing].
-That would be crazy.
-Yeah.
I have to tell you,
I've pitched a lot of song
to One Republic.
They've never responded
like this.
-The hook is so great,
I think I lost the verse.
-There was something in that
melody in the verse --
There was a real hurt.
I just didn't hold onto
anything.
-You know how you say,
"It doesn't feel the same,
and then you say,
"I know who's to blame."
I would take the second...
-Blame.
-...reminding -- yeah.
-I think we could probably
punch up some of those lyrics.
Other than that, dude,
thank you so much.
-JT, you just really inspire
us.
Thank you.
-I'm so grateful.
Thank you, guys. Thank you
-Yeah. Nice work.
