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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Noah Kahan
Vocals
Todd Clark
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Noah Kahan
Songwriter
Per Kristian Ottestad
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Todd Clark
Producer
Michael Brauer
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I stare at the headlights till I get my head right
And the dogs stop their howls on the porch
My head is an ocean and I'm getting homesick
For a place I've never known
And I just keep laughin' when I'm stuck in traffic
At the metaphor I've become
Maybe I'm restless, a manic depressive
Or maybe I need someone
Or maybe not
[Verse 2]
So please, just give me somethin' for the pain
'Cause my heart softens to your name
And when you're gone I come undone
And when you're gone how come I'm weak?
And I walk wires and I pull teeth
And I'm so tired of chasin' dreams
I need someone to wake me up
I need someone to wake me up
[Verse 3]
I remember the evenin' you showed me Cat Stevens
Now I fill the room up with Father and Son
Two minutes emotion, four hours, I'm frozen
By the fear and the boredom
Now I've ran out of reasons to pick up your pieces
I just tried to recall what once was
Maybe I'm desperate, a manic depressive
Or maybe I need someone
Or maybe not
[Verse 4]
So please, just give me somethin' for the pain
'Cause my heart softens to your name
And when you're gone I come undone
When you're gone how come I'm weak?
And I walk wires and I pull teeth
And I'm so tired of chasin' dreams
I need someone to wake me up
I need someone to wake me up
[Verse 5]
And I want you, oh my God, I want you
To see me in this state
And I want to fill your sleep and haunt you
To see the mess you've made, you've made
And I want you and all my dreams are no use
When I am wide awake
And I want to believe I haven't lost you
It's drivin' me insane, insane
[Verse 6]
Lord, I hold myself to You
[Verse 7]
So please, just give me somethin' for the pain
'Cause my heart softens to your name
And when you're gone I come undone
And when you're gone how come I'm weak?
And I walk wires and I pull teeth
And I'm so tired of chasin' dreams
I need someone to wake me up
I need someone to wake me up
Written by: Noah Kahan, Per Kristian Ottestad