Alaska

**"Alaska"** is a song by American singer and songwriter Banks . It is the ninth track off her third full-length album, *III*.

## Background

In the Editor’s Notes of her Apple Music page Banks revealed that the song came from a dream: "When I write a lot, sometimes I dream melodies. Then, I'll wake up and I'll be like, ‘Oh my God, I wrote a song in my sleep last night. It was so good.’ And there have been a few times in my life where I wake up and I actually remember what I wrote, and it always trips me out because it feels like it's this crazy melody that wouldn't have existed if I didn't tap into some weird unconscious state. I woke up repeating this one morning: ‘He’s going to leave me for Alaska. He's going to leave me for Alaska.’ It just felt so easy. That's why it sounds all trippy. Because it's from a dream."

## Theme

In the song, Banks' describe a relationship that she didn't knew if was serious or not, ending because her love interest is gone for Alaska, and just left her a letter.

## Lyrics

Used to call it nothing

And then you turned it into something

You were a petal I could pluck then, hmm

Maybe we should touch or something

I promise I won't fall in love then

You could put me in your pocket

Wouldn't you like that?

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don't go

I found a letter from your friend, he said you're gone

He said you were going to the mountain with the most snow, so long

Told me you were headed for Alaska

I thought I dreamt it, but I know it, now it's on

Instead of writing letters, Jimmy coulda had my heart to lean on

Fake, you dedicate me nothing

You couldn't say it, we were something

You got me all huffin' and puffin'

Maybe we should kiss or something

I promise I won't fall in love then

You could put me in your pocket

Wouldn't you like that?

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don't go

I found a letter from your friend, he said you're gone

He said you were going to the mountain with the most snow, so long

Told me you were headed for Alaska

I thought I dreamt it, but I know it, now it's on

Instead of writing letters, Jimmy coulda had my heart to lean on

Call me to tell me something that you want from me

And I give in in the beginning when you ask for me

And the buzz that I know, I get it when you're sweet to me, yeah

I don't know why I'm goin', took the map from me

And I know I want to feed him 'cause he's so hungry

You could put me in your pocket

Wouldn't you like that? (For real)

And now I'm sayin'

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don't go

I found a letter from your friend, he said you're gone

He said you were going to the mountain with the most snow, so long

He told me you were headed for Alaska

I thought I dreamt it, but I know it, now it's on

Instead of writing letters, Jimmy coulda had my heart to lean on

(You should've told me)

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don't go (Say you're my only)

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don't go

(You should've told me, told me, told me, told me)

Told me you were headed to Alaska

(Baby, you coulda warned me, hey)

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don't go

(Baby, you coulda told me, hey)

Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, don't go

Jimmy, you coulda told me, told me, told me, told me

## References

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1. ↑ https://music.apple.com/us/album/iii/1467545091