Don’t You Need- Melissa Etheridge
This song is not dedicated to anybody. I’m not longing for anybody. I just have been singing this song all week long for no reason. What I love about this song is the intensity. To me this is one of the best songs. Yeah, I’m showing my age here but that’s OK. I needed to hear it again.
I had a dream late last night
The water was running low
And my fields were on fire, burning my sky
My body was moving slow
And when I awoke I tasted the sweat of desire on my mouth
And I realized my heart had abducted my mind
And they were last seen headed south
Now I can’t sleep I’m so wired
And I find myself screaming out
Don’t you need don’t you want
Can’t you taste it when you’re alone
Don’t you cry don’t you feel
Sometimes I wonder if you are real
Don’t you bleed
Don’t you need
There’s no quenching the thirst there’s no relief
For the hungry at heart
And as far as you’re concerned I’m just a thief
Entertaining in the dark
But it’s you that holds the cards
Now that the joker is wild
Don’t you need don’t you want
Can’t you taste it when you’re alone
Don’t you cry don’t you feel
Sometimes I wonder if you are real
Don’t you bleed
Don’t you need
Don’t you want to lay it down
And feel your skin against the ground
Don’t you want to ride the storm
And then sleep inside the calm
Don’t you want to get that high
Don’t you want to be satisfied
Well if you don’t want it from me
Don’t you need
I had a dream late last night
The water was running low
And my fields were on fire, burning my sky
How was I to know
That I burn every night in my dreams
And only morning could set me free