“Lovesick” is about being “loony about a boy.” Banks first performed it live in 2013, 3 years prior to its official studio release on The Altar. At the time, she only had a verse and a chorus written, parts which ended up in the final version.
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[Verse]
Please call me your baby, baby, baby
Look how long that you have kept me waiting
I'm all in, look at all that I have given
Ooh, I knew your love before I kissed you
And now you have only made me miss you
Come get me, come love me, baby, come love me
[Chorus]
Ooh-ah, 'cause I'm lovesick
I ain't even ashamed, ah-ah
And I'm hard up for some time in your sheets, ah-ah
Would you be down to spend all your time with me? Ah-ah
'Cause I'm lovesick
[Verse]
Please call me your baby, baby, baby
Look how long that you have kept me waiting
I'm all in, look at all that I have given
Ooh, I knew your love before I kissed you
And now you have only made me miss you
Come get me, come love me, baby, come love me
[Chorus]
Ooh-ah, 'cause I'm lovesick
I ain't even ashamed, ah, ah
And I'm hard up for some time in your sheets, ah-ah
Would you be down to spend all your time with me? Ah-ah
'Cause I'm lovesick
Ooh-ah, 'cause I'm lovesick
I ain't even ashamed, ah-ah
And I'm hard up for some time in your sheets, ah-ah
Would you be down to spend all your time with me? Ah-ah
'Cause I'm lovesick
[Outro]
Ooh-ah, 'cause I'm lovesick
('Cause I'm lovesick, 'cause I'm lovesick, 'cause I'm lovesick, 'cause I'm lovesick)
Ooh-ah, 'cause I'm lovesick
('Cause I'm lovesick, 'cause I'm lovesick, 'cause I'm lovesick, 'cause I'm lovesick)
Ooh-ah, 'cause I'm lovesick
('Cause I'm lovesick, 'cause I'm lovesick, 'cause I'm lovesick, 'cause I'm lovesick)
Ooh-ah, 'cause I'm lovesick
('Cause I'm lovesick, 'cause I'm lovesick, 'cause I'm lovesick, 'cause I'm lovesick)
Ooh-ah, 'cause I'm lovesick
Ooh-ah, 'cause I'm lovesick
Ooh-ah, 'cause I'm lovesick
Ooh-ah, 'cause I'm lovesick
('Cause I'm lovesick, 'cause I'm lovesick, 'cause I'm lovesick, 'cause I'm lovesick)
Lovesick was written by Nate Mercereau & Derek Taylor & BANKS.
Lovesick was produced by Tim Anderson.
“All I really need to say about this song is: lust. It’s lust, but gentle, like in a puppy-love way. It’s not innocent, but it’s new, it’s butterflies, it’s about wanting someone so badly.”
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