SPIRO Madison – NEED ME (Lyrics)
(Verse 1)
You only call when the room starts to feel too wide
When the ego needs a place to go and hide
I’m the emergency exit, the break-glass-in-the-dark
The one you always look for just to find a little spark.
You don’t want my secrets, you don’t want my day
You just want the words that make the hollow go away.
(Pre-Chorus)
It’s a specific kind of lonely, being someone’s crutch
To be adored for the service, but never for the touch.
I’m a mirror in the hallway, reflecting back your pride
While I’m starving for the person who is locked away inside.
(Chorus)
You don’t love me, you just need me
Like a prayer you only say when you’re in deep.
You don’t want my heart, you just want the beat
To keep your cold hands warm and your victory sweet.
I’m the oxygen you take, but you never let me breathe
You don’t love me… you just love that I don’t leave.
(Verse 2)
I watched you walk right past me when the sun was shining bright
But you’re back here on the hill the second it is night.
You’re addicted to the comfort of the way I hold the line
Treating my devotion like a cheap vintage wine.
I’m a “visitor” in your life until the weather turns to grey
Then I’m the only house where you’re begging for a stay.
(Bridge)
(Vocals shift to an intense, raspy belt; drums enter with a heavy, slow stomp)
What happens to the anchor when the ship doesn’t want the sea?
What happens to the “us” when it’s only about “thee”?
I’m tired of being the water that you drink until you’re full
Tired of being the one who’s always feeling every pull!
Stop calling it love when it’s just a demand
Stop reaching for my heart when you just want a hand!
(Chorus)
You don’t love me, you just need me
Like a prayer you only say when you’re in deep.
You don’t want my heart, you just want the beat
To keep your cold hands warm and your victory sweet.
I’m the oxygen you take, but you never let me breathe
You don’t love me… you just love that I don’t leave.
(Outro)
(Music drops to a haunting, singular piano melody)
You just love that I stay.
(Stay on the hill…)
You don’t see me.
You just need me.
(Silence)
…And I think I’ve finally had enough of being needed.
(Final low piano note decays into reverb)
(Verse 1)
You only call when the room starts to feel too wide
When the ego needs a place to go and hide
I’m the emergency exit, the break-glass-in-the-dark
The one you always look for just to find a little spark.
You don’t want my secrets, you don’t want my day
You just want the words that make the hollow go away.
(Pre-Chorus)
It’s a specific kind of lonely, being someone’s crutch
To be adored for the service, but never for the touch.
I’m a mirror in the hallway, reflecting back your pride
While I’m starving for the person who is locked away inside.
(Chorus)
You don’t love me, you just need me
Like a prayer you only say when you’re in deep.
You don’t want my heart, you just want the beat
To keep your cold hands warm and your victory sweet.
I’m the oxygen you take, but you never let me breathe
You don’t love me… you just love that I don’t leave.
(Verse 2)
I watched you walk right past me when the sun was shining bright
But you’re back here on the hill the second it is night.
You’re addicted to the comfort of the way I hold the line
Treating my devotion like a cheap vintage wine.
I’m a “visitor” in your life until the weather turns to grey
Then I’m the only house where you’re begging for a stay.
(Bridge)
(Vocals shift to an intense, raspy belt; drums enter with a heavy, slow stomp)
What happens to the anchor when the ship doesn’t want the sea?
What happens to the “us” when it’s only about “thee”?
I’m tired of being the water that you drink until you’re full
Tired of being the one who’s always feeling every pull!
Stop calling it love when it’s just a demand
Stop reaching for my heart when you just want a hand!
(Chorus)
You don’t love me, you just need me
Like a prayer you only say when you’re in deep.
You don’t want my heart, you just want the beat
To keep your cold hands warm and your victory sweet.
I’m the oxygen you take, but you never let me breathe
You don’t love me… you just love that I don’t leave.
(Outro)
(Music drops to a haunting, singular piano melody)
You just love that I stay.
(Stay on the hill…)
You don’t see me.
You just need me.
(Silence)
…And I think I’ve finally had enough of being needed.
(Final low piano note decays into reverb)