Darren has been on the dance scene for over 13 years despite, having started DJ-ing in the world of underground Hardcore at just 16. He started producing and writing tracks with Paul Force in 1993…rapidly becoming two of the biggest names on a new scene which was just beginning. Over the next few years they continued writing and producing together and were responsible for a host of Hardcore classics – they were the first hardcore DJ’s to produce a Mix for Pete Tong’s Essential Mix on Radio One. They gained awards as best producers, best DJ’s and best tracks in numerous Hardcore Awards.
Encouraged from an early age by his father, an avid blues fan, Darren had always possessed a passionate craving for music. Many late nights were spent enthusiastically mastering his natural ability on the keyboard, engineering it into an undisputed skill whilst developing his own style, ever inspired by Dance music.
Armed with this passion and well-earned musical talent, this 16 year old with serious ambition was to become one of the biggest ever names in the Hardcore arena, which he did with his releases “Back to the old school” and “Feeling Me”. Now Darren makes seriously uplifting hard trance with his single “Black Magic” and has made remixes for labels like Honey Pot and Nukleuz Records with his biggest hit being his stellar remix of “Silence” which was canned by the likes of Paul van Dyk.
Aliases name - Styles
play with groups - 4 Rising Stars, 69, A Sense Of Summer, Force & Styles, Futureworld, Infextious, Styles & Breeze, Unique, United In Dance
I Need You
Darren Styles Lyrics
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I just don't seem to know
Memories of the times I've held you
I just can't let them go
For I need you more
Each day
How did I let you slip away
I need you
I need you
I need you (Repeated)
For I need you more
Each day
How did I let you slip away
Please give me something for this day
I need you
I need you
I need you (Repeated)
Tell me how could you turn away baby
Standing here at my door
Can't you see that my heart is breaking
I'm needing you like a (?)
For I need you more
Each day
How did I let you slip away
Please give me something for this day
I need you
I need you
I need you (Repeated)
For I need you more
Each day
How did I let you slip away
Please give me something for this day
I need you
I need you
I need you (Repeated)
The lyrics of this song express the feeling of regret, loneliness, and yearning for someone who has left. The singer is expressing how lost and incomplete they feel without their loved one, and how memories of the past keep haunting them. They ask the person who left them to come back, unable to accept the fact that their lover has gone away. The line "How did I let you slip away" emphasizes regret for not holding onto the person when they had the chance. The repeated phrase "I need you" emphasizes the desperation and longing for their lover to return.
The second verse is a plea to the person who left. The singer is standing at the door, and they ask how their lover could turn away from them. The singer is asking for their lover to come back because their heart is breaking, and they require the person's love and affection to feel complete. The line "I'm needing you like a (?)" is left ambiguous, perhaps purposely so. It could be interpreted in different ways, such as "needing you like the air I breathe," highlighting the person's dependence on their lover.
Overall, the lyrics of this song express a vulnerable and emotional state of mind, where the singer is unable to let go of their past love and is desperately seeking their return to feel whole again.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell me please what am I without you?
The singer is uncertain of their identity and purpose without the person they're addressing.
I just don't seem to know
The singer lacks clarity or direction in their life in the absence of the other person.
Memories of the times I've held you
The singer reminisces and longs for the physical and emotional intimacy they had with the other person.
I just can't let them go
The artist is unwilling or unable to forget about the times spent with the other person.
For I need you more
The artist depends on the other person for their emotional well-being and happiness.
Each day
The singer feels this dependence constantly, not just occasionally.
How did I let you slip away
The singer acknowledges their role in the other person leaving and wonders how they could have prevented it.
Please give me something for this day
The artist asks for the other person to do something to help them cope with their current emotional state.
I need you
The artist reiterates the central message of the song: their intense need for the other person's presence and love.
I need you (Repeated)
Repetition of the phrase further emphasizes the artist's desperation and longing for the other person.
Tell me how could you turn away baby
The singer questions the other person's decision to leave and seeks an explanation for it.
Standing here at my door
The artist is communicating this message in a physical sense, perhaps indicating that the other person has physically left their presence.
Can't you see that my heart is breaking
The singer is experiencing severe emotional pain and wants the other person to understand the severity of their hurt.
I'm needing you like a (?)
The singer is in a state of desperation and uses a simile to emphasize the intensity of their need for the other person.
Contributed by Sophie E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.