I See You

## Single by Tyler Shaw

"**I See You**" is a song by Tyler Shaw, released as a single on August 6, 2021, from his eponymous third studio album, *Tyler Shaw*. It was co-written by Shaw, Martin Wiklund, and Neil Ormandy.

In a press release, Shaw said, "I get a lot of fans reaching out to me saying my songs lift them up when they need it most, and I wrote this song for those fans. The ones telling me stories about my music getting them through hardships and breakups, or the ones sending me DMs asking me to like their comment so they feel seen. It's a song to listen to when you need a reminder you have support, you are worthy, you are loved."

## Background

The song was written on his first writing trip for the new album in December 2019. He explained to *519 Magazine*, "I just got off The Wanted Tour, that ended in Vancouver and I just went south into L.A. and that was the first session ever for this next project. We held on to it and I've written over 80 songs for this album. So you could really see how that might have gotten lost in the shuffle of things, but once it resurfaced, we were like holy shit. Why are we not using this, let's go. So really happy it resurfaced and everything happens for a reason."

## Music video

The music video was directed by Travis Didluck. Over Instagram, Didluck said, "Very proud to have directed the video “I See You” for @tylershawmusic. So grateful to have worked alongside such talented crew to bring this one across the finish line."

Shaw shared in an interview about his favourite visual, "This video turned out so beautiful and I loved the post-VFX. I think my favourite part is the flurry of butterflies emerging from the well and then swarming around me in the open field. There's an underlying metaphor about beauty and self-love that translates from the song into the creativity of the video. It was an interesting experience filming all of these shots and having the fate of the video in the hands of a post-VFX team I'd never met. They did an incredible job. I also loved the shot in the overgrown garden with the piano."

## Credits and personnel

### Song

* Tyler Shaw – vocals, writer, producer
* Joe Zook – mixing
* "Martin Wave" Wiklund – writer, producer
* Michelle Mancini – mastering
* Neil Ormandy – writer

### Video

* Travis Didluick – director
* Silent K Production – production company
* Ben Knechtel – producer
* Liam Higgens – DOP
* Oleksii Furdiiak – 1st AC
* Joseph Brock – 2nd AC
* Ivan Karaulov – gaffer
* Carter Buckman – grip
* Ashlyn Vickery – art director
* Delaney Power – art assistant
* Ashley Galang – stylist
* Cayla Bliss – makeup
* Vitaliy Havrylyuk – VFX
* Loren James White – colourist
* Keenan Kosolowski – title design
* Mike Pappa – storyboards
* Danny Reiner – artist management
* Sony Entertainment Canada – label

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1]

Fog in the mirror, a ghost of yourself

You lost your voice when you asked for help

You wanna run with nowhere to go

Guess I should do better at letting you know

[Pre-Chorus]

Don't waste time on your demons

Find that space you can breathe in

Not too long till it's over

Rest your head on my shoulder

When we're broken and blinded

We all need someone to guide us home

[Chorus]

You don't see what I see

Beautiful in front of me

You can hide in the dark, but the light you keep

You don't see what I see

I see you, I see you

I see you, I see you

[Verse 2]

Too busy thinking 'bout everyone else

You'rе just a stranger inside of yourself

All of thе silence weighing you down

I'll be the voice, I'll scream and I'll shout out

[Pre-Chorus]

Don't waste time on your demons

Find that space you can breathe in

Not too long till it's over

Rest your head on my shoulder

When we're broken and blinded

We all need someone to guide us home

[Chorus]

You don't see what I see

Beautiful in front of me

You can hide in the dark, but the light you keep

You don't see what I see

I see you, I see you

I see you, I see you

I see you, I see you

I see you, I see you

[Chorus]

You don't see what I see

Beautiful in front of me

You can hide in the dark, but the light you keep

You don't see what I see

I see you, I see you

I see you, I see you

I see you, I see you

I see you, I see you

## References

1. ↑ "Tyler Shaw Drops New Single & Announces New Album August 20". *Sony*. August 6, 2021.
2. ↑ Savoie, Dan (September 30, 2021). "Tyler Shaw Taps Into His Subconscious For New Album". *519 Magazine*.
3. ↑ "Travis Didluck (@tdidluck)". *Instagram*. September 15, 2021.
4. ↑ Gentile, Adriana (October 26, 2021). "Tyler Shaw Opens Up About New Music and Touring". *The Concordian*.