[Verse 1 - Mark Hoppus]
I need a song to kill this headache
I need a beat to feed my soul
I need the sound of a thousand voices
Singing back to feel at home
I wake up every morning
With a pounding in my head
Like a kick drum echoed off the walls
Of the life that I once led
[Pre-Chorus - Mark Hoppus]
I got peace and I got pain
Either way it's all the same
Take your time, I’ll take the blame
Promise not to run
[Chorus - Mark Hoppus]
I can't stand that you see right through me
I can't stand when you look away
Tell me that you need me
Will you love me ’til you leave me
[Verse 2 - Alex Gaskarth]
I'll be on my best behavior
Yes, I'll be home on time
What more could I say to you
To justify my crimes
I try to test your patience
To see if you run out
But there's a spotlight calling me
That I can't live without
[Pre-Chorus - Alex Gaskarth]
I got peace and I got pain
Either way it's all the same
Take your time, I'll take the blame
Promise not to run
[Chorus - Alex Gaskarth, Mark Hoppus]
I can't stand that you see right through me
I can’t stand when you look away
Tell me that you need me
Will you love me ’til you leave me
[Bridge - Mark Hoppus, Alex Gaskarth]
Tell me that you need me
Tell me that you need me
Tell me that you need me
Tell me that you need me
I got space and I got time
Always got you on my mind
Take it all back, I'll be fine
Promise not to run
[Chorus - Mark Hoppus]
I can’t stand that you see right through me
I can't stand when you look away
Tell me that you need me
Will you love me 'til you leave me
[Outro - Alex Gaskarth, Mark Hoppus]
Tell me that you need me
Tell me that you need me
Tell me that you need me
Tell me that you need me
Need Me was written by Mark Hoppus & Alex Gaskarth.
Need Me was produced by Zakk Cervini.
Simple Creatures released Need Me on Fri Oct 11 2019.
Alex Gaskarth said the following in a track-by-track of the EP for Rock Sound:
That was another one that was early on in the process for this project – I think it was maybe the second song that we wrote under the umbrella of Simple Creatures, or what was becoming Simple Creatures. We’d both been of...