In a July 2020 interview for DIY Mag, lead singer Liz Stokes explains:
This song is a real downer, sorry all. To be ‘in’ when the other person isn’t sure… feels bad. People are people, and people need time to think and process, but when you’re waiting it can seem like purgatory.
‘DYWMN’ morphed a...
[Verse 1]
Long distance is the wrong distance
And there has never been a gulf that's quite as great
As the one we wished into existence
The one that spans between your eyes and my face
You take your time with hard decisions
All of the pieces slide cleanly into place
But this is not a rocket mission
Just a question that keeps me fast awake
[Pre-Chorus]
In the dead of night
I'm a condemned site with the light on
Tell me what you decide on
[Chorus]
Do you want me now? (Do you want me? Do you want me?)
Or do you wanna leave it out
We can talk about it
I wanna tell you something but I don't know how
[Verse 2]
Being patient's never been my forté
And your waiting room is hard on my esteem
My demeanor has been diving all day
(I can only read so many sun-bleached magazines)
I don't know if I've ever felt this way
I can't remember if I like myself at all
Just you in this empty space
It's getting darker the deeper that I fall
[Pre-Chorus]
In the dead of night
I'm a condemned site with the light on
Tell me what you decide on
[Chorus]
Do you want me now?
Or do you wanna leave it out
We can talk about it
I wanna tell you something but I don't know how
Do you want me now?
Or is this way out of bounds?
I won't be mad about it
If you want to go without it
I'll see you around
[Pre-Chorus]
In the dead of night
I'm a condemned site with the light on
So tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
[Chorus]
Do you want me now?
Or do you wanna leave it out
We can talk about it
I wanna tell you something but I don't know how
Do you want me now?
Or is this way out of bounds?
I won't be mad about it
If you want to go without it
If you want to go without it
I'll see you around
Do You Want Me Now was written by Elizabeth Stokes.
Do You Want Me Now was produced by Jonathan Pearce.
The Beths released Do You Want Me Now on Fri Jul 10 2020.
In an album breakdown with Apple Music, guitarist Jonathan Pearce said of this of the song:
We were a bit nervous putting it together because it was something we hadn’t really done before as a band. It’s a bit different to ‘Jump Rope Gazers.’ ‘Jump Rope Gazers’ is in a medium tempo as well, but it...