“Nothing I Need” is the sixth track on Poppy’s third album I Disagree and arguably the calmest song on the album. The song features a synthwave-style instrumental. It was the final song written for the album.
Poppy stated that this song is one of the most important songs on the album to her:
Lyric...
[Verse 1]
Something strange happened to me
All I ever wanted, it was nothing I need
Doesn't matter to me
It don't matter to me
When I said that I'm okay
All the power that you had, it just slipped away
Doesn't matter to me
It don't matter to me
[Chorus]
Take the ride
Take the ride, take the ride
Take the ride, take the ride
Take the ride, oh-woah-woah-woah
[Verse 2]
Always gotta climb the ladder
Someone else will always do it, they'll do it better
Here's your prize for competition
They would die for your position
Everything I thought I wanted
I can see it's nothing, nothing I need
I'm not gonna ask permission
I'll never ask permission
[Chorus]
Take the ride
Take the ride, take the ride
Take the ride, take the ride
Take the ride, oh-woah-woah-woah
Nothing I Need was written by Poppy & Zakk Cervini & Chris Greatti & Titanic Sinclair.
Nothing I Need was produced by Zakk Cervini & Chris Greatti.
Poppy released Nothing I Need on Fri Jan 10 2020.
It’s a more straightforward arrangement-wise, kind of like a deep breath. It’s about everything I thought I wanted is actually nothing that I need and coming to terms with a lot of things. Maybe certain things that I was drawn to or attracted to, and I realized that what I need I already have at the...