Idea of You

Idea of You is the tenth song from Wesley Evans' third album, Fighting Old Battles. The song was released with the album on November 13th, 2020

Background
Idea of You was written in December 2019. The title of the song was a phrase that became an inside joke between Evans and one of his friends. The song deals with feeling like you love someone, when in reality you only love the good/possibilities that come with them.

Lyrics
We were a sinking ship

let’s be real

But knowing that won’t change

how I feel

I wanted it to last

but it wouldn’t

But I miss you knowing

that I shouldn't

There were so many red flags

that I never noticed

The way that you would treat me

when I felt my lowest

But those were your true colors

and I don’t miss them

I never really missed you

Just what we could have been

But I know I should let go

keeping you near’s a sin

I never really missed you

I just missed

the idea of you

Spent too long trying to

make you like me

Now I only want to

make me happy

There were so many red flags

that I never noticed

The way that you would treat me

when I felt my lowest

But those were your true colors

and I don’t miss them

I never really missed you

Just what we could have been

But I know I should let go

keeping you near’s a sin

I never really missed you

I just missed

the idea of you

How could I have been so dumb

thinking I missed you

I only saw ideals

and I missed the view

There were so many red flags

that I never noticed

The way that you would treat me

when I felt my lowest

But those were your true colors

and I don’t miss them

I never really missed you

Just what we could have been

But I know I should let go

keeping you near’s a sin

I never really missed you

I just missed

the idea of you

I never really missed you

I just missed

the idea of you

the idea of you

Discography

Trivia

 * Evans originally wanted to write a song for the album called "Sinking Ship", but struggled coming up with enough lyrics for the concept.
 * The idea then became the opening line to Idea of You.