When we are dancing
And you're dangerously close to me
I get ideas, I get ideas.
I want to hold you
So much closer than I dare do.
I want to scold you
'Cause I care more than I care to.
And when you touch me
With a fire in every finger
I get ideas, I get ideas.
And after we have kissed goodnight
And still you linger
I kinda think that you get ideas too.
Your eyes are always saying
The things you'll never say
I think they could be saying
That you could love me too.
But that's the whole idea, it's true,
The lovely idea
That I'm falling in love with you.
When we are dancing
And you're dangerously close to me
I get ideas, I get ideas.
I want to hold you
So much closer than I dare do.
I want to scold you
'Cause I care more than I care to.
And when you touch me
With a fire in every finger
I get ideas, I get ideas.
And after we have kissed goodnight
And still you linger
I kinda think that you get ideas too.
Your eyes are always saying
The things you'll never say
I think they could be saying
That you could love me too.
But that's the whole idea, it's true,
The lovely idea
That I'm falling in love with you.
About This Song
"I Get Ideas" is M. Ward's tender folk interpretation of a jazz standard that explores the delicate tension between desire and restraint in romantic attraction. The song captures the internal monologue of someone caught between wanting to express deeper feelings and the fear of overstepping boundaries, with lyrics that dance around unspoken longing through subtle suggestion rather than direct confession. Ward's gentle, understated delivery and warm acoustic guitar arrangement create an intimate atmosphere that perfectly complements the song's themes of cautious romance and the electricity of almost-but-not-quite moments. The track showcases Ward's ability to breathe new life into classic material while maintaining the timeless quality that makes songs about uncertain love so universally relatable. Its inclusion on "A Wasteland Companion" demonstrates how traditional songcraft can feel both nostalgic and immediate when filtered through Ward's distinctive indie-folk sensibility.
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