You Need Me

Album: + (2011)
Charted: 4
Play Video
  • Now I'm in town, break it down, thinking of making a new sound
    Playing a different show every night in front of a new crowd
    That's you now, ciao, seems that life is great now
    See me lose focus, as I sing to you loud
    And I can't, no, I won't hush
    I'll say the words that make you blush
    I'm gonna sing this now

    See, I'm true, my songs are where my heart is
    I'm like glue, I stick to other artists
    I'm not you, now that would be disastrous
    Let me sing and do my thing and move to greener pastures
    See, I'm real, I do it all, it's all me
    I'm not fake, don't ever call me lazy
    I won't stay put, give me the chance to be free
    Suffolk sadly seems to sort of suffocate me

    'Cause you need me, man, I don't need you
    You need me man, I don't need you
    You need me man, I don't need you at all
    You need me man, I don't need you

    You need me man, I don't need you
    You need me man, I don't need you
    You need me man, I don't need you at all
    You need me

    I sing and write my own tune
    And I write my own verso
    Don't need another word-smith to make my tune sell
    Call yourself a singer-writer. You're just bluffing
    Your name's on the credits and you didn't write nothing
    I sing fast, I know that all my shit's cool
    I will blast and I didn't go to Brit School
    I came fast with the way I act, right
    I can't last if I'm smoking on a crack pipe

    And I won't be a product of my genre
    My mind will always be stronger than my songs are
    Never believe the bullshit that fake guys feed to ya
    Always read the stories that you hear on Wikipedia
    And musically I'm demonstrating
    When I perform live, feels like I am meditating
    Times at the Enterprise when some fella filmed me
    'A young singer-writer like Gabriella Cilmi'

    'Cause you need me, man, I don't need you
    You need me, man, I don't need you
    You need me, man, I don't need you, at all
    You need me, man, I don't need you

    You need me, man, I don't need you
    You need me, man, I don't need you
    You need me, man, I don't need you, at all
    You need me

    'Cause with the lyrics I'll be aiming it right
    I won't stop till my name's in light
    At Stadium Heights with Damien Rice
    On red carpets, now I'm on arabian nights
    Because I'm young and all my brothers gonna give me advice
    Long nighter, short height and I'm gone hyper

    Never be anything but a singer-songwriter
    The games over but now I'm on a new level
    Watch how I step on the track without a loop pedal

    People think that I'm bound to blow up
    I've done around about a thousand shows
    But I haven't got a house plus I live on the couch
    So you can be the lyrics when I'm singing them out (wow)

    From day one, I've been prepared
    With V05 wax for my ginger hair
    So now I'm back to the sofa giving a dose of what the future holds
    'Cause it's another day plus I'll keep my last name forever keep the genre pretty basic
    Gonna be breaking into other people's tunes when I chase it
    And replace it with the elephant in the room with a facelift
    Into another rappers shoes using new laces
    Selling cds from my rucksack aiming for the papers
    Selling cds from my rucksack aiming for majors
    Nationwide til' we're just jack, soon as I get the bus back

    Clean cut kid without a razor for the mustache
    I hit back when the pen hurts me
    I'm still a choir boy in a French church tee
    I'm still the same as a year ago
    But more people hear me though
    According to the myspace and youtube videos
    I'm always doing shows, if I'm not I'm in the studio
    Truly broke, never growing up call me Ruffio
    Melody music maker
    Reading all the papers
    They say I'm up and coming like I'm fucking in an elevator

    'Cause you need me, man, I don't need you
    You need me, man, I don't need you
    You need me, man, I don't need you, at all
    You need me, man, I don't need you

    You need me, man, I don't need you
    You need me, man, I don't need you
    You need me, man, I don't need you, at all
    You need me, man, I don't need you Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Siahara Shyne Carter from United StatesWooww! I love heartbroken songs Even though I wasn't heartbroken yet but I can't feel the MUSIC
  • Brianna from Phoenix, AzHe released an earlier version of this song in 2011
see more comments

Editor's Picks

They Might Be Giants

They Might Be GiantsSongwriter Interviews

Who writes a song about a name they found in a phone book? That's just one of the everyday things these guys find to sing about. Anything in their field of vision or general scope of knowledge is fair game. If you cross paths with them, so are you.

Kim Thayil of Soundgarden

Kim Thayil of SoundgardenSongwriter Interviews

Their frontman (Chris Cornell) started out as their drummer, so Soundgarden takes a linear approach when it comes to songwriting. Kim explains how they do it.

Women Who Rock

Women Who RockSong Writing

Evelyn McDonnell, editor of the book Women Who Rock, on why the Supremes are just as important as Bob Dylan.

Laura Nyro

Laura NyroSongwriting Legends

Laura Nyro talks about her complex, emotionally rich songwriting and how she supports women's culture through her art.

Scott Gorham of Thin Lizzy and Black Star Riders

Scott Gorham of Thin Lizzy and Black Star RidersSongwriter Interviews

Writing with Phil Lynott, Scott saw their ill-fated frontman move to a darker place in his life and lyrics.

Director Paul Rachman on "Hunger Strike," "Man in the Box," Kiss

Director Paul Rachman on "Hunger Strike," "Man in the Box," KissSong Writing

After cutting his teeth on hardcore punk videos, Paul defined the grunge look with his work on "Hunger Strike" and "Man in the Box."