“I Need This” speaks about how fast life can change when living your dreams, and how it can be hard for everybody around you to understand what is happening.
Jessie is pleading with her loved ones to give her some space to take everything in.
[Intro]
Yeah
[Verse 1]
Stop
Where am I?
Shock
I can't cry
Pop
I need some space
No, this isn't me
Go, please let me breathe
I'll be back sooner than you know
[Chorus]
I need this space, just like you need air
I need this time, time to clear up my mind
Wait, did you hear that?
Shh, hear my heartbeat, shh
I need this feeling, yeah, I really need this
[Verse 2]
Wow
I've been blind
Hope I'll be fine
Don't hold me back, no
Yes, I see light
Now, it's alright
Call my name
I'll be me soon, oh
[Chorus]
I need this space, just like you need air
I need this time, time to clear up my mind
Wait, did you hear that?
Shh, hear my heartbeat, shh
I need this feeling, oh
Wait, did you hear that?
Shh, hear my heartbeat, shh
I need this feeling, yeah
[Breakdown]
I really need
I really need this
I really need, really, really need, need, need, yeah
[Bridge]
No, it's not personal
Sorry if I'm hurting you
Please don't give up on me, no
I needed this time alone to know I could come back home
To breathe, breathe, breathe
[Chorus]
I need this space, just like you need air
I need this time, time to clear up my mind
Wait, did you hear that?
Shh, hear my heartbeat, shh
I need this feeling, oh
Wait, did you hear that?
Shh, hear my heartbeat, shh
I need this feeling, yeah
[Outro]
I really need this
I need, need, need this feeling, oh
I need this
I need, need, need, need this, yeah yeah
Oh, yeah, uh
I really need, ooh, yeah
I need, need
Really, really, really
I need this, I need this, I need
I really need this
I Need This was produced by OAK.
Jessie J released I Need This on Fri Feb 25 2011.
In an interview with The Sun newspaper, Jessie J stated “I wrote it about my life going from normal to not so normal and how I needed my friends and family to understand that I needed space to grow.”
See and listen to the whole interview right here.