What You Need
Nic Chagall Lyrics


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Through the cloudburst Now the rain has gone Sky is clearing And i can see Where we went so wrong Empty silence You were never there In your own space Now i can see You didn't ever care What you need What you breathe What you see Leaves nothing to me What yoyu need What you breathe What you see Leaves nothing for me Broken voices Distant looks i gave In your time I had to guess What was left to be saved Empty faces Now my eyes have closed Final kisses Now i can see How i will never know Why don't you come home? Why don't you come back home?




Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Nic Chagall's "What You Need" talk about the aftermath of a failed relationship. The song begins with the singer expressing relief that the storm has passed and he can finally see clearly. He realizes that the relationship failed because he was the only one putting in effort; his silent partner was selfish and never cared for him in return. The painful memory of a one-sided relationship is further highlighted by the melancholic imagery of "broken voices" and "distant looks." The singer had to guess what the other person was thinking, and in the end, there was nothing left to salvage.


Towards the end of the song, the singer pleads with his ex-partner to come back home. He seeks answers to questions like "Why don't you come home?" and "Why don't you come back home?" However, the song ends on a pessimistic note, as the singer concludes that he will never know the answers to those questions. The song, in essence, is about the pain of unrequited love and the desperation to reconnect with someone who has already let go.


Line by Line Meaning

Through the cloudburst Now the rain has gone
Despite going through a difficult time and feeling like everything was pouring down on me, the storm has finally passed and the skies are clearing.


Sky is clearing And i can see Where we went so wrong
As the situation gets better, I can finally see clearly and realize where things went wrong between us.


Empty silence You were never there
You were never truly present in this relationship, and your silence only made things worse.


In your own space Now i can see You didn't ever care
You were always in your own world and it's clear to me now that you never truly cared about me or our relationship.


What you need What you breathe What you see Leaves nothing to me
Your wants, your desires, and your perspective leave no room for me and my own needs in this relationship.


Broken voices Distant looks i gave In your time I had to guess What was left to be saved
I tried to communicate with you, but my voice was broken, and you gave me distant looks that made it hard for me to understand what was happening, leaving me guessing about what we could save in this relationship.


Empty faces Now my eyes have closed
Now I am left with nothing, and it's like my eyes have been closed to the truth of what was really happening in this relationship.


Final kisses Now i can see How i will never know
The end has come, and even in our last moments together, I realize that I will never truly know what went wrong or why we couldn't make it work.


Why don't you come home? Why don't you come back home?
Despite everything that's happened, I still long for you and wish you would come back to me and try to make things right.




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89271136029 Markiz252

Чудо композиция!!!

Böhse Onkelz

поддерживаю

Galestian Music

Wow - this song brings back so many good memories. I was a resident at a club in LA called Circus (where Spundae/RED/LMD hosted events). Played this there so much. I can head the crowd cheering in my head as I listen to this. Surreal.

Anna Petlevaya

I remember the days at Circus 🫶 I wish I was there when you played it 😊

Anna Petlevaya

I remember the days at Circus 🫶 I wish I was there when you played it 😊

Galestian Music

@Anna Petlevaya Amazing that you experienced those days too! :)

icecream1290

Awesome song and great vocals!

Ricardo Olivar González

Excelente canción

Marcin Gajek

szacun

Dani_casemiro !!

Amo essa musica (2019) 👍

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