She's American

## *I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it* chronology

 **"She's American"** is a song by English rock band The 1975. It was released on 11 November 2016 as the sixth single off of their sophomore album, *I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it*.

## Background

“She’s American”, the fifth track from their second album, compares cultural differences between The 1975 and their female American fans. It puts Matty’s life into perspective as a British man being desired by American girls. Healy sings about what it’s like to be chased as a British rockstar in America. The band comments on what it means to be famous, and what it takes to reach the social standards of beauty with a million dollar smile and perfect figure. This may have been inspired by the band’s time spent living in California where they recorded this album.

The 1975 premiered this song on Nov. 9th, 2015 at a live show in Liverpool, and confirmed the lyrics through their Twitter.

## Lyrics

Big town

Synthetic apparitions of not being lonely

"Look, he's having a breakdown

Oh, what a letdown, a shame, I think he might die"

And now she's dancing enthralling, I guess I gotta wait my turn

I said, "Don't fall in love with the moment"

She said, "I've got a lot to learn"

And you know I'm in love with this city

But the green is turning brown

And I just look pathetic now

If she likes it 'cause we just don't eat

And we're so intelligent, she's American

If she says I've got to fix my teeth

Then she's so American (She's American)

And if she likes it 'cause we just don't eat

And we're socially relevant, she's American

If she says I've got to fix my teeth

Then she's so American (She's American)

She's inducing sleep to avoid pain

And I think she's got a gun divinely decreed and custom made

She calls on the phone like the old days, expecting the world

And don't fall in love with the moment

And think you're in love with the girl

There's no more water in this city

But be careful or you'll drown

You think you've got it figured out

If she likes it 'cause we just don't eat

And we're so intelligent, she's American

If she says I've got to fix my teeth

Then she's so American (She's American)

And if she likes it 'cause we just don't eat

And we're socially relevant, she's American

If she says I've got to fix my teeth

Then she's so American (She's American)

Well, your face has got a hold on me

But your brain is proper weird

Are you feeling the same?

You just keep nodding at me, looking vacant

She likes it 'cause we just don't eat

And we're so intelligent

She's American (She's American)

She says I've got to fix my teeth

Then she's so American

She's American

If she likes it 'cause we just don't eat

And we're so intelligent, she's American

If she says I've got to fix my teeth

Then she's so American (She's American)

If she likes it 'cause we just don't eat

And we're socially relevant, She's American

If she says I've got to fix my teeth

Then she's so American (She's American)

## Personnel

* **Programmer:** George Daniel, Mike Crossey, Jonathan Gilmore
* **Mixing engineer:** Mike Crossey
* **Mastering engineer:** Chris Gehringer
* **Label:** Dirty Hit, Interscope Records
* **Backing Vocals:** George Daniel, Ross MacDonald
* **Composition:** George Daniel, Matthew Healy, Ross MacDonald, and Adam Hann
* **Additional vocals:** George Daniel
* **Keyboard:** Matthew Healy & George Daniel
* **Guitar:** Adam Hann, Matthew Healy
* **Engineering:** Jonathan Gilmore
* **Bass:** Ross MacDonald
* **Vocals:** Matthew Healy
* **Synthesizer:** George Daniel
* **Drums:** George Daniel
* **Saxophone:** John Waugh

## References

1. ↑ https://atwoodmagazine.com/the-1975-i-like-it-when-you-sleep-album-review/