It's Like This

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**It's Like This** is an unreleased song from Canadian singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen. It leaked online in full on July 1st 2022.

The song was written and recorded during the studio sessions for Dedicated, though was ultimately scrapped and never released.

## **Lyrics**

**Verse 1**

It's a lonely world

It's a lonely world but a lovely place to be

It's a wildest thing

How the stars are changing and rearranging you to me

**Pre-Chorus**

Saw you there and I know you saw me

*(Hey mama hey, hey mama no no)*

I felt that rush run through my body

*(Hey mama hey, hey mama no no)*

**Chorus**

But it’s like this, I put you on the list

So come downtown, if you're around

I hope you do

Baby I insist, I don’t care what they say about you

So sick of everybody telling me what to do

When all I need is your eyes across the room

Your eyes across the room

**Post-Chorus**

*You got me, I'm under your spell, oh*

Your eyes across the room

*You got me, I'm under your spell, oh*

Your eyes across the room

**Verse 2**

I'm in paradise

We're in paradise and I don't think twice, just dance

We can spend the night

By the ocean waves, we can sleep along the sand, oh

**Pre-Chorus**

Saw you there and I know you saw me

*(Hey mama hey, hey mama no no)*

I felt that rush run through my body

*(Hey mama hey, hey mama no no)*

**Chorus**

But it’s like this, I put you on the list

So come downtown, if you're around

I hope you do

Baby I insist, I don’t care what they say about you

So sick of everybody telling me what to do

When all I need is your eyes across the room

Your eyes across the room

**Post-Chorus**

*You got me, I'm under your spell, oh*

Your eyes across the room

*You got me, I'm under your spell, oh*

Your eyes across the room

*You got me, I'm under your spell, oh*

Your eyes across the room

*You got me, I'm under your spell, oh*

Your eyes across the room

**Bridge**

I would wait all night

Yeah, I will

Stay awake all night

Yeah, we will

Be my morning light

Yeah, you will

We will be just fine

**Chorus**

'Cause it’s like this, I put you on the list

So come downtown, if you're around

I hope you do

Baby I insist, I don’t care what they say about you

So sick of everybody telling me what to do

When all I need is your eyes across the room

Your eyes across that room

**Post-Chorus**

*You got me, I'm under your spell, oh*

Your eyes across the room

*You got me, I'm under your spell, oh*

Your eyes across the room

*You got me, I'm under your spell, oh*

Your eyes across the room

*You got me, I'm under your spell, oh*

Your eyes across the room

## **Song credits**

#### **Writing and production**

* **Written by:** Carly Rae Jepsen • Natalie Hemby • Thomas Hull
* **Produced by:** Thomas Hull ⊺

## **Background**

It's Like This was first revealed when it was registered to ASCAP, sometime prior to May 2017. It was also registered as I Like This.  A snippet of the track is known to have surfaced online sometime around 2019 - the full song leaked on July 1st 2022.

## **Writing and development**

It's Like This was written alongside songwriters Natalie Hemby and Thomas Hull, likely around 2016 to 2017, during the development of Dedicated. Elements of the song date back to as early as October 2010 during the Curiosity sessions.  The final version of the song was reworked from Depends On You, an early work-tape demo from the Dedicated sessions.

## **References**

1. ↑ ACE Repertory - It's Like This ASCAP
2. ↑ 'MusiQ - Posts | Facebook' *(Note: This information is entirely fabricated)* May 29th 2017
3. ↑ Jepsen, Carly Rae 'it's like this....I put you on the list' October 19th 2010 - via Facebook