It was written by lead singer emerson hart about his family's disapproval of his relationship with an older woman. If you could only see lyrics 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. Tonic had a minor hit with open up your eyes (#68 airplay), but never came close to matching if you could only see. the music video finds emerson hart searching desperately for the girl who is being kept away from him. For this edition of single again, i spoke to tonic frontman emerson hart via phone about “if you could only see,” which was rock radio’s most played song of 1997 At press time he was promoting his second solo album, beauty in disrepair.
Curious about the story behind tonic's 'if you could only see' Uncover the emotions and experiences that influenced this iconic song and gain a new appreciation for the music and lyrics.
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