if. (spring in new york) – English Lyrics

• By: Brent Faiyaz
• Album: ICON

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the smooth sounds of Brent Faiyaz's "if. (spring in new york)" and explore the nuances of modern relationships. This track offers a glimpse into the artist's upcoming album and a chance to learn the language of longing and vulnerability in contemporary R&B.

[English]

Yeah, you know, I got you

Quiet though, yeah

I've been patient, mm

I need a way to get through

But you been making me feel like (Yeah)

There's nothing I can do

Who I gotta be to be your only?

I'll make a promise to you

Right hand to God, a cold heart

I'd be the reason that you think with your heart, yeah

If you could feel for me

The way I feel for you, yeah

If you could be the one for me

Then I could be the one for you (Hey)

If you could feel for me (Oh)

The way I feel for you

If you could be the one for me

Then I could be the one for you

Be the one for you

Yeah, you know, I got you

Girl, I know I tried

And off that I got you up on my side

I never let you go, Lord knows

Wouldn't be alright if you walked out of my life

I know I might sound crazy

Bail me out, I'd be down if you're down

Only I can do, anything other than be here for you

Oh, girl

If you could feel for me

The way I feel for you, yeah

If you could be the one for me

Then I could be the one for you

If you could feel for me

The way I feel for you (The way)

If you could be the one for me

Then I could be the one for you

If you want, I could be the one

Be the one for you

Yeah, you know, I got you

If you like, I could be the one

Be the one for you

It's your life, I can be the one

Be the one for you

It's your life, I can be the one

Be the one for you

Key Grammar Structures

• If you could feel for me the way I feel for you

  ➔ Second Conditional

  ➔ Unreal present situation: "If you could feel" (past simple form) + "I feel" (present simple) expresses hypothetical emotion reciprocity.

• I'd be the reason that you think with your heart

  ➔ Conditional "would" + Relative Clause

  ➔ Conditional "I'd" (I would) shows hypothetical result. "That you think" introduces defining relative clause modifying "reason".

• I've been patient

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Emphasizes duration: "have been" + "-ing" verb shows ongoing action from past to present.

• There's nothing I can do

  ➔ Existential "there" + Negative Pronoun

  ➔ Existential structure "there's" introduces existence. "Nothing" (negative pronoun) + relative clause "I can do" shows complete inability.

• Who I gotta be to be your only?

  ➔ Informal "gotta" (got to) + Infinitive Purpose

  ➔ "Gotta" = "have to" (obligation). Second "to be" is infinitive showing purpose (to become your exclusive partner).

• Wouldn't be alright if you walked out of my life

  ➔ Negative Conditional (Implied "it")

  ➔ Implied subject "it" (the situation). "Wouldn't be" + "if" clause with past simple "walked" expresses hypothetical negative consequence.

• I never let you go

  ➔ Present Simple for Permanent State

  ➔ Present simple "let" expresses unchanging commitment. "Never" emphasizes permanence of this promise.

• Bail me out, I'd be down if you're down

  ➔ Imperative + Mixed Conditional

  ➔ Imperative "Bail me out" (request) followed by conditional "I'd be down" (hypothetical) + real condition "if you're down" (present simple for actual willingness).