Desire
02 Years & Years Lyrics

I must be tough
I need to be strong

I must behave, I must keep fighting
I need to control my actions and keep persevering

Don't give it up
Don't lose hope

I want to keep us compromising (oh-uh)
I want us to keep finding solutions that work for both of us

Open your arms and pray
Be vulnerable and ask for guidance

To the truth that you're denying
Accept the reality that you are avoiding

Give in to the game
Succumb to the power struggle

To the sense that you've been hiding
To the feelings that you've been suppressing

Where are you taking me?
What direction are we heading?

I can't be blamed
I'm not at fault

I want you to want me again
I want you to desire me once more

Is it desire
Do I feel a craving?

Or is it love that I'm feeling for you?
Or is this just affection?

I want desire
I want that yearning feeling

'Cause your love only gets me abused
Because your affection only leads to harm

Chasing that rush
Pursuing that adrenaline high

I need to show what you've been missing
I need to prove what you lack

And give me your touch
And give me your caress

All of your love is not forbidden
Your affection is not prohibited

I can't be blamed
I'm not accountable

Is it desire
Do I crave it?

Or is it love that I'm feeling for you?
Or is this affection?

I want desire (oh-uh)
I want that tempting feeling

'Cause your love only gets me abused
Because your affection only leads to harm

Is it desire (is it desire)
Is it that craving?

Or is it love that I'm feeling for you?
Or just caring?

I want desire
I want that yearning sensation

I wanna see what you're willing to lose
I want to know what you value

Taking, pretending you're nothing but giving
Taking from me while acting selfless

Making me lose my cool
Pushing me to the edge

Faking my love game, baby, we're the same
False display of affection, we're cut from the same cloth

Heart turned from good to cruel
Heart went from good to malicious

You know that you've got me
You have me under your control

You've locked me down
You've imprisoned me

You tell me you want me now
You now express your affection for me

Is it desire
Is it yearning?

Or is it love that I'm feeling for you?
Or is this just affinity?

I want desire (oh-uh)
I desire temptation

'Cause your love only gets me abused
Because your affection only harms me

Is it desire (is it desire)
Do I yearn for it?

Or is it love that I'm feeling for you?
Or is this just endearment?

I want desire
I long for that craving

I wanna see what you're willing to lose
I want to understand what you hold dear

What you're willing to lose
What you're willing to give up

What you're willing to lose
What you're willing to sacrifice

Is it desire?
Do I yearn after all?