Dear You (song)

## Listen

**Dear You** is the first track on Carly Rae Jepsen's extended-play of the same name, Dear You (2004). It was released independently by Jepsen.

As the song is unavailable to stream or purchase by official means, it is considered unreleased in Jepsen's major label discography.

## **Lyrics**

**Verse 1**

Dear you, I’m still thinking ‘bout you

and I can’t seem to get you from my mind, no

It’s true, I imagine us together

and I won't pretend it doesn’t feel just fine, oh

**Chorus**

My dear, dear, dear you

I’m craving to be near you

**Verse 2**

Dear you, I want to share your flannel shirt

I want to share my joy and hurt, with you alone

If you taught me to knot your tie just right

Could I maybe keep it for the night?

With you attached, ha

**Chorus**

My dear, dear, dear you

I’m aching to be near you

**Bridge**

Could I slip into your arms

Just like a puzzle piece?

We fit so perfectly

Would I melt under your hidden charms

and close my eyes and fall so desperately?

**Chorus**

For my dear, dear, dear you *(dear you)*

I’m waiting to be near you

**Verse 3**

Dear you, you are the only one for me

No one else could win each game, you see

And still have my heart, oh

You see, I’m so distracted by your smile

I’m so attracted all the while

It’s hard to speak

**Chorus**

My dear, dear, dear you *(dear you)*

I’m dying to be near you

**Bridge**

Could I slip into your arms

Just like a puzzle piece?

We fit so perfectly

Would I melt under your hidden charms

and close my eyes and fall so desperately?

**Chorus**

For my dear, dear, dear you *(dear you)*

One day I will be near you

**Outro**

Yours most sincerely, completely

So loving and dearly

Dearly from me

## **Song credits**

#### **Writing and production**

* **Written by:** Carly Rae Jepsen
* **Produced by:** Joe Cruz

#### **Instrumentation**

* **Guitar:** Joe Cruz
* **Bass:** Darren Parris

#### **Additional credits**

* **Engineering:** Joe Cruz
* **Mixing:** Joe Cruz

## **Background**

Dear You was first released in 2004 as part of the extended-play of the same name, an independent promotional CD released by Jepsen. The song seemingly first appeared online in 2015, after it was uploaded to YouTube alongside the rest of the project.

## **Writing and development**

Jepsen describes 'Dear You' as the first 'proper song' she had written, sometime between 2002 and 2003 when she was seventeen. At the time, she had intense feelings for a boy from her high school she was crushing on, a 'gorgeous recluse who played chess' she described, and had written him a secret letter. This letter, Jepsen states described 'all the imaginations of what our lives would be like together if he had noticed me', and is what would ultimately become the song Dear You.

Jepsen explained that the song came to be after she had read the letter back to herself, and discovered the words she had written had a cadence and melody to them. Jepsen recalled how she would sing it to herself, and how she had borrowed her father's guitar and asked for his assistance to write the song. As she worked on the track, her father would teach her how to play the guitar and the basic chords needed to write a pop song.

Despite initially vowing to never send the boy this letter, Jepsen would later play him the song and take him to prom. Jokingly, she stated the song 'had worked.'  At some point prior to its release, the song was brought to Canadian songwriter and producer Joe Cruz who recorded and produced it alongside Jepsen.

## **Live performances**

Jepsen performed 'Dear You' live on November 30th 2007 at Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario.

## **References**

1. ↑ "Carly Rae Jepsen - Dear You" Discogs.com. Retrieved March 29th, 2021.
2. ↑ "Carly Rae Jepsen - To be without you \*RARE SONG\*" YouTube. July 6th, 2015. Retrieved March 29th, 2021.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Stubbs, Stuart "Carly Rae Jepsen recalls her year spent starring in musicals and running in the woods to Tom Waits" Loud and Quiet. May 28th, 2019. Retrieved April 12th, 2021.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Griffiths, Neil Episode 109 | Carly Rae Jepsen | 2 - 12 - 2019" Spotify. December 2nd, 2019. Retrieved April 25th, 2021.
5. ↑ xxstarlessXeyesxx 'Carly Rae Jepsen @ Massey Hall. 30/11/07' YouTube, December 1st 2007