Digging deeper in my mind, can't get you out of my head
There's no way to describe, just how you make me feel
I don't know is it love, I have lost control
Even when I'm gone, I can't get away

I can't focus, when I'm near you
Do you notice, me at all?
I can't focus, when I hear you
Do you notice, that I can't focus?

Like the moth flies to the light, catch it at first sight
I can't deny, I'm taken by the beauty in your eye's
I don't know is it love, I have lost control
Even when I'm gone, I can't get away

I can't focus, when I'm near you
Do you notice, me at all?
I can't focus, when I hear you
Do you notice, that I can't focus?

I can't focus, when I'm near you
Do you notice, me at all?
I can't focus, when I hear you
Do you notice?
Do you notice?

I can't focus, when I'm near you
Do you notice, me at all?
I can't focus, when I hear you
Do you notice, that I can't focus?


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Focus Lyrics as written by Dean Deleo Brian Vodinh

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  • +2
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    Jesse wrote this song about his daughter Riley

    "The song Focus is a straight up love song written to her. The whole line "I can't focus when I'm near you, do you notice me at all?" is about how much love I can feel from this brand new person but she has no idea how much I love her cause she's so young. So that's focus is about."

    self__righteouson June 04, 2008   Link
  • +1
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    This song can easily be interpreted as a love song. It can also be interpreted as many other things. For me, I interpreted as a love song only because I'm going through something equivalent to this. Anyway, maybe later in my life I will interpret this song differently. But as for now, that's how I take it.

    Anonymous23on May 14, 2008   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    ya jesse wrote this song about his daughter

    vern93on June 04, 2008   Link
  • 0
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    pretty obvious he can't focus because the beauty of the girl yep very clear

    RedFactoryon May 14, 2008   Link
  • 0
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    One of my new favorite 10 Years songs. Best line: "Like the moth flies to the light, Captured at first sight, I can't deny I'm taken by The beauty in your eyes."

    I feel like this song's deeper than her physical beauty because of that line. Like there's a spark pulling him in? Like the spark's made him addicted to her and he can't focus on anything else period. Beautiful love song.

    EyesinAutumnon May 31, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I have been backstage and talked to these guys. Jesse told me that he wrote the song for his daughter Riley.

    cbc157on June 27, 2008   Link
  • 0
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    This is one of 10 Years' most straight forward songs. Its easily a love song, a very good one too, very different to your regular love song. Oh and thats nice that its for his daughter, i didnt know that.

    AmplifySilenceon January 05, 2009   Link
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    This song totally radiates true love; how much love he must feel not to be able to focus on anything except for love...it's like he almost can't even stop to think of the word love; he's just feeling, not focusing, because God is the one who's in control.

    Cures27on June 26, 2010   Link

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