Not Exactly (Original) Lyrics
Deadmau5
Lyrics
Everybody hearing the sound of my voice
Raise your hands and believe in love
If you believe
I need you to believe in love right now
Raise your hands up high
Feel the love generation
Cover the world with love, come on
Listen children
I wanna tell ya something real quick and real fast
I need you to understand that sometimes
We're separated because of the color of our skin
Or where we grew up from
But I want you to understand something
That we need to embrace the word, "Love"
Because love can bring all generations of people together
All colors and creeds together in peace and harmony
I want you to feel the love generation
I need all my believers that are listening
To what I'm saying right now, if it had not been for love
Everything that is in this world would not exist
We need to understand right now that because of love
Things happen in a way
Where people just don't seem to understand
Love is something that does not
Does not compromise itself
Love is something that we'll sacrifice
For everything that goes on, if you believe
If you believe
I need you to believe in love right now
Raise your hands up high
Feel the love generation
Cover the world with love, come on
Song & Lyrics Facts
Not Exactly is a song by Canadian electronic music producer Deadmau5, released as the second single from his third studio album, Random Album Title. It was released on August 14th 2008 and written by Joel Zimmerman (Deadmau5), Chris James and John Roman.
The track features progressive house beats with an ambient introduction that leads into a catchy and melodic chorus. Lyrics include "not exactly what I had in mind, not quite the way I wanted it to be". The band consists of Deadmau5 himself, along with live guitarist Greg Harrison and drummer Matt Pfahlert. Not Exactly has become one of Deadmau5's most popular songs and continues to receive airplay today.