Imagining

Song by Rina Sawayama

## Music Video

"**Imagining**" is a song recorded by Rina Sawayama, taken from her sophomore album *Hold the Girl*, which was released on 16 September 2022 through Dirty Hit.

The song's title was revealed by Sawayama on an Instagram post in June 2022.

## Composition

> So much of the confusion around so many mental health issues is that you don't know if it's real, and you assume that everyone else is feeling this way, so you minimize what you're experiencing.
>
> — Sawayama on "Imagining" for Apple Music

Sawayama thought that "Imagining" is "like being in a club and feeling completely lost," which is the energy she wanted for its production. "It's very repetitive, the chorus is really shouty, and the lyrics don't make the most sense. It's sensory overload," she added.

## Lyrics

Could we be imagining?

Could we be imagining?

Could we be—

Wide awake

Didn't mean to lose my precious mind today (Mind today)

Sick and tired of waking up so far away (So far away)

I don't know if Mercury's in retrograde

Am I okay? Nah

I don't wanna get too close, shit gets complicated (Ah)

I don't wanna take it off, emotionally naked (Ah)

Really don't feel too good, fake it till you make it (Ah)

I don't wanna talk right now, got me agitated

I'm imagining

So tell me, what the fuck is up? What's happening?

Right now, my sanity is gone, it's vanishing

I know I do this to myself, it's damaging

I-I-I-I-I, I'm imagining

So tell me, what the fuck is up? What's happening?

Right now, my sanity is gone, it's vanishing

I know I do this to myself, it's damaging

I-I-I-I-I (Oh)

Could we be imagining?

I-I-I-I-I

B-bellyachеs, lidocaine

Suddenly, I find it hard to concentratе, yeah

Struggling to recognize the sight of me, ooh

I just wanna short-circuit the night away

Am I okay? Nah

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[Pre-Chorus]

I don't wanna get too close, shit gets complicated (Ah)

I don't wanna take it off, emotionally naked (Ah)

Really don't feel too good, fake it till you make it (Ah)

I don't wanna talk right now, got me agitated

I-I-I-I-I-I-I'm imagining

So tell me, what the fuck is up? What's happening?

Right now, my sanity is gone, it's vanishing

I know I do this to myself, it's damaging

I-I-I-I-I, I'm imagining

So tell me, what the fuck is up? What's happening?

Right now, my sanity is gone, it's vanishing

I know I do this to myself, it's damaging

I-I-I-I-I, I'm imagining

So tell me, what the fuck is up? What's happening?

Right now, my sanity is gone, it's vanishing

I know I do this to myself, it's damaging

Could we be imagining? (Could I be imagining?)

Could we be imagining? (Could I be imagining? I-I-I-I)

Could we be imagining? (Could I be imagining?)

Could we be imagining? (Could I be imagining?)

Could we be imagining? (Could I be imagining? Yeah)

Could we be imagining? (Could I be imagining? Yeah)

Could we be imagining?

Could we be imagining?

–ing, –ing, –ing, –ing (Could I be imagining? Yeah)

(Could I be imagining? Yeah)

(Could I be imagining? Yeah)

## References

1. ↑ Rina Sawayama [@rinasonline] (30 June 2022). "Rina Sawayama on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved on July 4, 2022. “signed so many Hold The Girl CDs !!!! gonna sign lots of vinyls soon too 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 it looks stunning omg 😭😭😭 my baby 😭😭😭”
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rina Sawayama. "Hold The Girl by Rina Sawayama on Apple Music". Apple Music. Dirty Hit. Retrieved on September 22, 2022.