Someone to Love
Joel Adams Lyrics

All of these nights I've wasted
Reflecting on how he has spent his nights in a way that wasn't productive or fruitful.

All of this pain I’ve tasted
Describing a certain physical or emotional sensation that he has experienced that has a very unpleasant flavour.

I still wake up and I need someone to love
Beginning his day feeling incomplete without the presence of someone special in his life.

Tell me now honest, do you even care?
Asking for the truth from someone he thinks may not even care enough to have an opinion.

After all that we promised, you're not even there, hmm
Realising that the other party did not follow through with the agreements they made.

And it feels like forever since we've told the truth
Expressing how he has not heard or shared the truth in a long time, even if it's with himself.

So I'm asking the mirror, how'd I end up like you?
Looking at himself in the mirror with a sense of disappointment and wondering how he has become like the person he is speaking to.

Who's gonna want me this way?
Having a lack of confidence in oneself and questioning if anyone will like or accept him for who he truly is.

Who's gonna want me this way?
Repeating the question as the doubt intensifies.

'Cause I wouldn't want me this way
Acknowledging that if he viewed others the same way he views himself, he wouldn't want to be around himself either.

I wouldn't want me this way
Repeating the previous statement.

All of these nights I've wasted
Recalling the previous line.

All of this pain I've tasted
Recalling the previous line.

I still wake up and I need someone to love
Repeating the same sentiment from earlier.

All of the days I've waited
Describing a feeling of longing for something he hasn't received yet.

Although my heart is breaking
Admitting that he is feeling a deep sense of pain and sorrow.

Wake up tomorrow, needin' someone to love
Ending the previous and current thought on the same sentiment once again.

48 hours I’ve been losing sleep
Admitting to losing a significant amount of sleep lately.

The voices get louder and my mind is making me weak, hmm-yeah
Describing the mental and emotional turmoil he is experiencing.

And if I make it out alive, I’ll only make it out alone
Feeling that he is alone in his struggles and that he will see himself out of his own difficulties.

And the last time that you see me, will be the first time that you know
Implying that the other party may not know him as well as he thinks and that they will only know him after he has gone through the hardships that have been presented.

All of these nights I’ve wasted
Recollecting the previous thought and repeating it once again.

All of the pain I’ve tasted
Recalling the previous line once again.

I still wake up and I need someone to love
Repeating the same idea with the same phrasing from multiple lines back.

All of the days I’ve waited
Repeating an earlier line that conveys a longing for something he hasn't received yet.

Although my heart is breaking
Recalling the previous phrase from an earlier line.

Wake up tomorrow, needin’ someone to love
Ending with the same phrase from earlier lines.

We all need somebody
Making a universal statement about how we all need someone in our lives.

We all need someone
Repeating the previous statement again in a different way.

We all need somebody
Repeating the same line once more.

Someone to love
The ultimate and most important thing that we need from someone in our lives.

We all need somebody (Who's gonna want me this way?)
Repeating the earlier statement, but with doubts and fears present in his mind.

We all need someone (Who's gonna want me this way?)
Continuing to express the same sentiment from the previous line.

We all need somebody (I wouldn’t want me this way)
Repeating the same sentiment from earlier, but this time with a sense of karmic retribution.

Someone to love
Repeating the ultimate and most important thing that we need from someone in our lives once more.

Hmm, hmm-hmm
Emphasising the end of the song with the same sound that started it all.

Hmm, hmm, hmm-hmm-hmm
Repeating the melody from earlier.

Hmm-hmm-hmm, hmm, hmm-hmm
Repeating the melody once more.

Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm
Repeating the melody for the last time.