I See You

Album: Punisher (2020)
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Songfacts®:

  • Phoebe Bridgers dated her touring drummer and frequent collaborator Marshall Vore for several years. Though the romantic side of their relationship has vanished, they remain close to each other.

    But I feel something when I see you now
    I feel something when I see you


    Bridgers explained of the song: "We dated for a few years, made music every day, and were extremely codependent. We became like family to each other, so our breakup was extremely tough."
  • Bridgers actually wrote the song with Marshall Vore. "If this tells you anything about our relationship, we wrote this song together, just like everything else," she said.
  • Bridgers originally titled the song "ICU," but she changed the name because of the ongoing 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.

Comments: 1

  • Furrresh"It's amazing to me how much you can say
    When you don't know what you're talking about"

    These lines aren't about Marshall, but Marshall's mom. It's pretty clear: "I hate your mom, I hate it when she opens her mouth, it's amazing to me how much you can say, when you don't know what you're talking about"
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