Starving
Hailee Steinfeld Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Shit, that scares me, I should just walk away
But I can't move my feet
The more that I know you, the more I want to
Something inside me's changed
I was so much younger yesterday, oh
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo
By the way, by the way, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
(I didn't know that I-I didn't know that I-till I tasted you)
(I didn't know that I-I didn't know that I-till I tasted you)
By the way, by the way, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
You know just how to make my heart beat faster
Emotional earthquake, bring on disaster
You hit me head-on, got me weak in my knees
Yeah, something inside me's changed
I was so much younger yesterday, ye-eah
So much younger yesterday, oh, yeah
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo
By the way, by the way, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
(I didn't know that I-I didn't know that I-till I tasted you)
(I didn't know that I-I didn't know that I-till I tasted you)
By the way, by the way, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
You, yeah, till I tasted you
(I didn't know that I-I didn't know that I-till I tasted you)
By the way, by the way, you do things to my body
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na
The more that I know you, the more I want to
Something inside me's changed
I was so much younger yesterday
Hailee Steinfeld's song Starving talks about the sudden realization of her hunger for a love so passionate and strong that all others life experiences seem insipid compared to it. Starting the first verse with "You know just what to say/Shit, that scares me, I should just walk away/But I can't move my feet", Hailee depicts the tremulous feeling of a self-awareness of the intensity of the situation, yet she feels powerless to do anything about it. In the lines "I was so much younger yesterday, oh/I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you", Hailee metaphorically compares her pre-love life to the state of being hungry and unfulfilled, that is to say, something was always missing, and she couldn't figure out what it was until she tasted the feeling of love.
As the song proceeds, the chorus "I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you/Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo/By the way, by the way, you do things to my body/I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you" reflects her awe at the feeling of experiencing true love which, in her view, is worth more than just momentary infatuation, shown by the line 'Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo'. The bridge emphasizes the physical and emotional effects of this love-like earthquake: "You know just how to make my heart beat faster/Emotional earthquake, bring on disaster/ You hit me head-on, got me weak in my knees." With these lyrics, Hailee describes the overwhelming nature of the love she feels, which makes her so vulnerable, yet she chooses to embrace it because she has never felt this complete.
Line by Line Meaning
You know just what to say
You are able to say exactly what I want to hear to keep me interested.
Shit, that scares me, I should just walk away
The depth of our connection is so strong that I am afraid to continue down this path.
But I can't move my feet
Despite my fear, my connection to you is so strong that I am unable to walk away.
The more that I know you, the more I want to
As I get to know you better, my desire for you grows stronger.
Something inside me's changed
Being with you has fundamentally altered who I am as a person.
I was so much younger yesterday, oh
Before I met you, I was a different person and my innocence and naivety protected me.
I didn't know that I was starving till I tasted you
Before I met you, I didn't realize how empty my life was.
Don't need no butterflies when you give me the whole damn zoo
Your presence fills me with so much emotion that I don't need just one feeling to describe it.
By the way, by the way, you do things to my body
I don't just love you for your personality, I also desire you physically.
You know just how to make my heart beat faster
You have the ability to excite me and make me feel alive.
Emotional earthquake, bring on disaster
My feelings for you are so intense that it's like an earthquake shaking me to my core.
You hit me head-on, got me weak in my knees
Being with you is like getting hit by a truck, it knocks me off balance and makes me weak.
You, yeah, till I tasted you
You are the missing piece of my life that I didn't know existed before I met you.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Anastasia Whiteacre, Christopher Petrosino, Robert Mccurdy, Michael Trewartha, Kyle Trewartha
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@redangel4420
Celebrity Chat:
Adele:Hello?
Beyonce:Halo
Justin Bieber:Baby
Carly Rae Jepsen: I Really Really Really Like you
Maroon 5: Don't wanna Know
Rihanna:This is What You Came For?
Ariana Grande:Love Me Harder
Meghan Trainor:NO
Shawn Mendes: I Know That I Can Treat You Better Than He Can
Justin Bieber: Love Yourself
Hailee SteinFeld:Love Myself
G-Eazy:I Mean It
Selena Gomez:Kill Em With Kindness
Lily Allen:Fuck You
Request Me At The Reply :D
@honeyyybeee569
"I'm Not Okay (I Promise)"
[Spoken music video introduction:]
[Ray]
You like D&D, Audrey Hepburn, Fangoria, Harry Houdini and croquet. You can't swim, you can't dance and you don't know karate. Face it, you're never gonna make it.
[Gerard]
I don't wanna make it, I just wanna...
Well if you wanted honesty, that's all you had to say.
I never want to let you down or have you go, it's better off this way.
For all the dirty looks, the photographs your boyfriend took,
Remember when you broke your foot from jumping out the second floor?
I'm not okay
I'm not okay
I'm not okay
You wear me out
What will it take to show you that it's not the life it seems?
(I'm not okay)
I've told you time and time again you sing the words but don't know what it means
(I'm not okay)
To be a joke and look, another line without a hook
I held you close as we both shook for the last time take a good hard look!
I'm not okay
I'm not okay
I'm not okay
You wear me out
Forget about the dirty looks
The photographs your boyfriend took
You said you read me like a book, but the pages all are torn and frayed
I'm okay
I'm okay!
I'm okay, now
(I'm okay, now)
But you really need to listen to me
Because I'm telling you the truth
I mean this, I'm okay!
(Trust Me)
I'm not okay
I'm not okay
Well, I'm not okay
[Album version:] I'm not o-fucking-kay
[Music video:] I'm really not okay
I'm not okay
I'm not okay
(Okay)
@lukeiamyoursugardaddy5475
For couples - This is a Love Song..
For Singles - This is a Foodie song
@missingpuzzlepiece6144
For me single this is a depressing song. 😂😂😂
@svglrd5206
lmao, wow how did you know!*crying*
@sakusakiyoomi3277
😩😩
@samsonho1061
Lol
@andimukhtar7289
LOL (2)
@shbh8267
Honestly had no idea hailee wrote this song until just recently. I feel like I can appreciate this song even more now
@moose_squirrel_colombo5786
Sh Bh deadass me
@brody_wx568
100th like <3
@paul_nthny
Some artist called "Asia" wrote a demo then submitted it to Grey, who then produced a song based on that demo. They then submitted it to Zedd, who showed it to Hailee. So tldr Asia wrote the track, Grey produced it, Zedd showed it to Hailee, Hailee sang it