Can I Say Baby

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**Can I Say Baby** is a song by GIRLI. Released on October 10, 2017, it serves as the 4th and final track of her second extended play (EP), Hot Mess.

## Theme

In a 2017 promotional video for the EP, she explained:

> 'Can I Say Baby' is about when you first started dating someone and you're not sure whether you can call them baby yet. It's kind of about how I was in a relationship or dating this person who was very insecure, and I was very insecure, and I kind of felt embarrassed to say 'oh, I really like you'. And it's kind of about those relationships where you're seeing someone who doesn't really allow you to be fully yourself, and you wonder whether you can call them your boyfriend or your girlfriend or not. It's that awkward stage where you're not really sure what they are to you, but you know you really like them, and you know it kind of had a late effect on how you feel about yourself.
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## Trivia

* In a 2017 interview with PopBuzz, GIRLI stated the last person to text her had been a friend who said: "dude, 'Can I Say Baby' off your new EP [Hot Mess] is fire".

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I'm scared to like you, I'm scared to care

I'm scared because I don't think we're going anywhere

I'm scared to laugh at your jokes, scared to say you're cool

I'm scared that, if I tell my friends about you, I'll look like a fucking fool

[Pre-Chorus]

Look to the left, it's you in a cocktail dress

Wanna make this right

You're coming home with me tonight

Do I impress?

All your friends have jobs and BFs

I'm a lowkey mess

You're fragile, I'm stress

[Chorus]

Can I say baby?

I don't wanna be soppy

But I like your style

Think you're kinda cool

I'm sort of into you

What does that make me?

I don't wanna be soppy

But I think you're great

Wanna call you babe

Hope you feel the same

[Verse 2]

It makes me laugh that you think I'm sweet

It makes me laugh cause you hardly know me

It makes me cringe that I might like you more than you do

It makes me cringe that I'm writing this song about you

[Pre-Chorus]

Look to the left, it's you in a cocktail dress

Wanna make this right

You're coming home with me tonight

Do I impress?

All your friends have jobs and BFs

I'm a lowkey mess

You're fragile, I'm stress

[Chorus]

Can I say baby?

I don't wanna be soppy

But I like your style

Think you're kinda cool

I'm sort of into you

What does that make me?

I don't wanna be soppy

But I think you're great

Wanna call you babe

Hope you feel the same

[Bridge]

We argue, we fight

We only do it cause it's kinda nice

We French kiss, we bitch

But it's all gonna be alright

We say mean things

I snog your friends

We're bad for each other

But it'll all work out in the end

[Drop]

But it'll all work out in the end

[Chorus]

Can I say baby?

I don't wanna be soppy

But I like your style

Think you're kinda cool

I'm sort of into you

What does that make me?

I don't wanna be soppy

But I think you're great

Wanna call you babe

Hope you feel the same

Can I say baby?

I don't wanna be soppy

But I like your style

Think you're kinda cool

I'm sort of into you

What does that make me?

I don't wanna be soppy

But I think you're great

Wanna call you babe

Hope you feel the same

## References

1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/girlimusic/videos/2248894568670198
2. ↑ https://youtu.be/ai8QqgxVKZM?t=77

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