Desire
09 Years & Years Lyrics

I must be tough
I need to be strong and resilient

I must behave, I must keep fighting
I have to control my emotions and keep pushing through my struggles

Don't give it up
Don't lose hope and keep trying

I want to keep us compromising (oh-uh)
I want us to work together and make concessions

Open your arms and pray
Be accepting and honest with yourself

To the truth that you're denying
Admit to the reality that you're avoiding

Give in to the game
Submit to the experience

To the sense that you've been hiding
To the emotions that you've suppressed

Where are you taking me?
What is your intention with me?

I can't be blamed
You can't hold me responsible for my desires

I want you to want me again
I want you to reciprocate my attraction

Is it desire
Is this a strong feeling of attraction?

Or is it love that I'm feeling for you?
Or do I truly love you instead?

I want desire
I crave that intense feeling of attraction

'Cause your love only gets me abused
Because your love only hurts me

Chasing that rush
Pursuing that feeling of excitement

I need to show what you've been missing
I have to prove how good it will be for you

And give me your touch
Allow me to experience your affection

All of your love is not forbidden
Your emotional connection is not restricted

I wanna see what you're willing to lose
I'm curious to know what you're willing to risk

Taking, pretending you're nothing but giving
Seeming generous, but actually taking advantage

Making me lose my cool
Causing me to become upset

Faking my love game, baby, we're the same
Pretending to be in love, but actually we feel the same

Heart turned from good to cruel
Our emotions have gone from positive to negative

You know that you've got me
You realize that you have control over me

You've locked me down
You've restricted my freedom

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