If/Then: A New Musical Orchestra
Idina Menzel
LaChanze
Jerry Dixon & LaChanze & Idina Menzel
James Snyder
Anthony Rapp
Idina Menzel
Idina Menzel & James Snyder
Anthony Rapp
LaChanze & Tamika Lawrence & Jenn Colella & Idina Menzel
Idina Menzel & Jenn Colella & Tamika Lawrence & James Snyder & Anthony Rapp
Idina Menzel & Jason Tam & Jenn Colella & LaChanze & James Snyder & Anthony Rapp
James Snyder
Idina Menzel & Anthony Rapp
Jason Tam & Anthony Rapp
Original Broadway Cast of If/Then & Idina Menzel & James Snyder
Original Broadway Cast of If/Then & Jerry Dixon
Original Broadway Cast of If/Then & Idina Menzel
Original Broadway Cast of If/Then & Idina Menzel & Joe Aaron Reid
Original Broadway Cast of If/Then & LaChanze & Idina Menzel & Jenn Colella
Original Broadway Cast of If/Then & Jason Tam
Original Broadway Cast of If/Then & Idina Menzel
Original Broadway Cast of If/Then & Idina Menzel
“You Don’t Need to Love Me” marks Lucas’s first solo in the show. The song is sung to Beth, rather than Liz , counteracting the previous song in the soundtrack.
After sleeping with each other, Lucas offers his perspective on their relationship, accepting that he isn’t more than a friend to her.
[LUCAS]
You don't need to love me
Or tell me that you do
Don't make me any promises
Just promise we're not through
Don't give me one damn thing
I won't let you call this greed
Just let me give to you
That's the only thing I need
I know that this can work
If you'd plant one simple seed
You'd see it grow
You don't need to love me
To know
You don't need to need me
It's better that you don't
If each of us can walk away
It won't matter that I won't
We'll both be self-contained
But together, not alone
You can keep me in the dark
Hell, it's all I've ever known
But we both could use a friend
Who will always check the phone and take the call
You don't need to need me
At all
Let me be your emergency contact
Your occasional plus-one
Your excuse to take a sick day
When the forecast calls for sun
We can keep on being lonely
But we don't have to be apart
And I'll never even ask you
To let me have your heart
So I'll never break your heart
No, I'll never break your heart
You don't need to love me
To let me help you through
You don't need to confide in me
I've got crap enough for two
You don't need to answer
I'll know before you do
But hear me
And believe me
That you don't need to love me
The way that I love you
You Don’t Need to Love Me was written by Brian Yorkey & Tom Kitt.
You Don’t Need to Love Me was produced by Tom Kitt & Steven Epstein & David Stone.
Anthony Rapp released You Don’t Need to Love Me on Fri May 30 2014.