Penned mostly by drummer Andy Kubiszewski, “What Do I Have To Do?” was Stabbing Westward’s breakout single, assisted by its eye-catching music video. The song itself is a meditation on unrequited love.
You make it hard to breathe
It's as if I'm suffocating
And when you're next to me
I can feel your heartbeat through my skin
It makes me sad to think
This could all be for nothing
I wish there was a way
A way for you to see inside me
I've never felt this way
About anyone or anything … tell me
(What do I have to do) to make you happy?
(What do I have to do) to make you understand?
(What do I have to do) to make you want me?
But, if I can't make you want me
What do I have to do?
I know exactly what you're thinking
But I swear this time I will not let you down
I'm not as selfish as I used to be
That was a part of me that never made me proud
Right now I think I would try anything
Anything at all to keep you satisfied
God I hope you see what losing you would do to me
All I want is one more chance… tell me
(What do I have to do) to make you happy?
(What do I have to do) to make you understand?
(What do I have to do) to make you want me?
But, if I can't make you want me
Just tell me, tell me
Can I, how can I, how can we?
(What do I have to do) to make you want me?
(What do I have to do) to make you understand?
(What do I have to do) to make you love me?
But, if I can't make you love me
Just tell me what do I have to do?
To forget about you...
What Do I Have To Do? was written by Stabbing Westward.
What Do I Have To Do? was produced by John Fryer.
Stabbing Westward released What Do I Have To Do? on Tue Jan 23 1996.