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Tonic — If You Could Only See
Album: Lemon Parade
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Released: 1996
Length: 4:20
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If you could only see the way she loves me
Then maybe you would understand
Why I feel this way about our love
And what I must do
If you could only see how blue her eyes
Can be when she says
When she says she loves me

Well, you've got your reasons
And you've got your lies
And you've got your manipulations
They cut me down to size

Sayin' you love but you don't
You give your love but you won't

If you could only see the way she loves me
Then maybe you would understand
Why I feel this way about our love
And what I must do
If you could only see how blue her eyes
Can be when she says
When she says she loves me

Seems the road less traveled
Shows happiness unraveled
And you got to take a little dirt
To keep what you love
That's what you gotta do

Sayin' you love but you don't
You give your love but you won't
You're stretching out your arms to something that's just not there
Sayin' you love where you stand
Give your heart when you can

If you could only see the way she loves me
Then maybe you would understand
Why I feel this way about our love
And what I must do
If you could only see how blue her eyes
Can be when she says
When she says she loves me

You're sayin' you love but you don't
You give your love but you won't
(but you won't)
Sayin' you love where you stand
Give your heart when you can

If you could only see the way she loves me
Then maybe you would understand
Why I feel this way about our love
And what I must do
If you could only see how blue her eyes
Can be when she says
When she says she loves me
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 ericeobrien wrote:

Pretty derivative and uninteresting.


Much like your comment. 
Posted 11 months ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]
 jmsmy wrote:

one of the 3 T's - Tonic - Train -  I can't remember the other one - all came out at the same time



Thowing Muses?  Talk Talk? Temptations? Tiny Town? Tesla? Triumph?  
i have always loved this song. it's sad, but it's awesome.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 stevesaw wrote:

Needs less volume compression, more time compression.


Needs a sound system with more wattage than a Tesla Model S.

But you're right, the sound engineer mailed it in on this record.
Posted 2 years ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
Good tune!
Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
You gotta Miss the 90's
Posted 3 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
Needs less volume compression, more time compression.
Posted 3 years ago by stevesaw    [ Reply ]
one of the 3 T's - Tonic - Train -  I can't remember the other one - all came out at the same time
Posted 3 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
This was a thoroughly good album, far better than most of the grunge albums of the era.  They never captured the same level of songwriting on any subsequent album that I have heard, so it is just too bad that they couldn't keep it going. 
Posted 3 years ago by Relayer    [ Reply ]
love it
Posted 4 years ago by ivotaillefer    [ Reply ]
 MayBaby wrote:

Maybe you wid understand      
 
Augh!  Ever since the FIRST time I heard this, I have struggled to get past this!!
If only I kid get past this ... maybe I wid rate this higher than 5...
Posted 5 years ago by stretcher    [ Reply ]
Wow! I haven’t heard this song in 20 years. Thanks Bill! And yeah, I love the desperation in the lyrics and the delivery.
Posted 5 years ago by theirongiant    [ Reply ]
 MojoJojo wrote:
"If you kid only see..."

Yik 
 
Maybe you wid understand      
Posted 5 years ago by MayBaby    [ Reply ]
Yes, this was a great one! Like the desperation in it.
Posted 10 years ago by jellibelli    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajumprope}
Posted 10 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
Maybe it's just the name of the band? :)
Posted 10 years ago by frank_eindhoven    [ Reply ]
6. These guys could have been great, but are firmly mired in that 90s grunge style of raspy vocals and scratchy guitar-work.
Posted 10 years ago by Honeyko    [ Reply ]
 scrubbrush wrote:

I like this song a lot. Like a way-back machine, it brings me right back to very specific place and time that meant a lot to me.



 
I miss these years when most music was all dope!  Mainstream was good in the 90's.
Posted 11 years ago by goodgroove    [ Reply ]

I like this song a lot. Like a way-back machine, it brings me right back to very specific place and time that meant a lot to me.


Posted 11 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
 ericeobrien wrote:
Pretty derivative and uninteresting.
 
After 000s of years of music-making, what music isn't derivative? As put-downs go, that's pretty, well, derivative and meaningless. Uninteresting to you, fine, fair play to you, one person's sucko-barfo is another's godlike. Personally, this grabbed me from the start and feckin' rocks!
Posted 11 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Don't think I've ever heard this. Don't like it.
Posted 11 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
Pretty derivative and uninteresting.
Posted 11 years ago by ericeobrien    [ Reply ]
very nice song coming from the past
Posted 11 years ago by hakan    [ Reply ]
Like this tune!  There's also an "unplugged" version out there as I recall.
Posted 11 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
i totally forgot i had this cd - what a blast from the past!
Posted 11 years ago by ploba    [ Reply ]
 asilbuch wrote:
Whew, wow, blast from the past...
 
I think it holds up well enough. Great energy. 
Posted 12 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
Whew, wow, blast from the past...
Posted 12 years ago by asilbuch    [ Reply ]
skip it
Posted 12 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
"If you kid only see..."

Yik 
Posted 12 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
 ckcotton wrote:
Cheezzzyyy

But I like it

 
 

Why cheezy? Absolutely disagree!

I think it's a gorgeous pop-song with great qualities in all parameters!

LOVE IT - 9!! 


Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Never underestimate RP - Bill will surprise you.
Posted 12 years ago by jmsmy    [ Reply ]
I turn this off when it comes on FM radio... hearing it on RP is super disappointing.
Posted 12 years ago by ch83575    [ Reply ]
It's a solid pop-rock track, no question. Surprised to hear it on RP. But then, I don't listen to commercial radio, so where the hell ELSE am I going to hear it? So, thanks, Bill/Rebecca.
/M. 
Posted 12 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
 ckcotton wrote:
Cheezzzyyy

But I like it

 
  same thoughts here!


Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Cheezzzyyy

But I like it

 
Posted 12 years ago by ckcotton    [ Reply ]

Sorry...? What is it not...?

It is a WONDERFUL song!!!


Posted 12 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:
This is probably not a very good song, but for some reason I have always liked it anyway.{#Lol}
 
 
Posted 12 years ago by K_Love    [ Reply ]
This is probably not a very good song, but for some reason I have always liked it anyway.{#Lol}
Posted 12 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
 BenK wrote:
I see NO originality in this song. It sounds like all the other clangy-guitar-late-nineties claptrap played all day on "Modern Rock Radio." This one's not worthy of RP Bill. Thanks.
 
Yup

Posted 12 years ago by DanO-1    [ Reply ]
This version is much better than the other 'softer' version I've only heard before
Posted 12 years ago by m_logie    [ Reply ]
this is old and not very good... not the best from the 90's really!... 
Posted 12 years ago by juanos    [ Reply ]
Wow ! I'm surprised to hear that and looks it hasn't been played since 2002 !

I really liked this song back when it was released. I was 10 and did not know better than modern rock radio songs. Thanks for the memories.

Posted 12 years ago by cedd__    [ Reply ]
 kysmet wrote:
I guess I'm in the minority here but this is one of my favorite songs. Thanks, Bill!
 
Right on!

Posted 12 years ago by von_Hayek    [ Reply ]
interesting, how about 10 years out of rotation?  {#Cowboy}

 talus wrote:
this song needs a couple more years out of all rotations before I am ready to hear it again.
 


Posted 12 years ago by wrangler    [ Reply ]
I guess I'm in the minority here but this is one of my favorite songs. Thanks, Bill!
Posted 12 years ago by K_Love    [ Reply ]
I see NO originality in this song. It sounds like all the other clangy-guitar-late-nineties claptrap played all day on \"Modern Rock Radio.\" This one\'s not worthy of RP Bill. Thanks.
Posted 22 years ago by BenK    [ Reply ]
Not a bad song, but too much commercial radio play has killed it for me. I wouldn\'t mind hearing something else by them though.
Posted 22 years ago by jeremyleo    [ Reply ]
this song needs a couple more years out of all rotations before I am ready to hear it again.
Posted 22 years ago by talus    [ Reply ]