Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
James Blunt
Lead Vocals
Jimmy Hogarth
Guitar
Sam Dixon
Programming
Paul Beard
Piano
John Garrison
Bass Guitar
Karl Brazil
Drums
Oliver Kraus
Strings
Ben A Castle
Guitar
Malcolm Moore
Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
James Blunt
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jimmy Hogarth
Producer
Richard Edgeler
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Pierre-Olivier Margerand
Engineer
Jeremy Wheatley
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I really want you
I really want you
Many prophets preach on bended knee
My cleric's wasted wine
Do the bloody sheets on those cobbled streets
Mean I have wasted time?
[Verse 2]
Are there silver shores on paradise?
Can I come in from the cold?
I killed a man in a far away land
My enemy I'm told
[Verse 3]
I really want you to really want me
But I really don't know if you can do that
I know you want to know what's right
But I know it's so hard for you to do that
Times running out, as often it does
And often dictate that you can't do that
Fate can't break this feeling inside
That's burning up through my veins
[Verse 4]
I really want you
I really want you though
I really want you
Now, no matter what I say or do
The message isn't getting through
And you're listening to the sound
Of my breaking heart
[Verse 5]
I really want you
I really want you
There's a poor man rich in solitude
Or will Mother Earth complain?
Did a beggar pray for a sunny day?
But lady luck for rain
[Verse 6]
They say a million people bow and scrape
To an effigy of gold
I saw life begin in the ship we're in
Now history unfolds
[Verse 7]
I really want you to really want me
But I really don't know if you can do that
I know you want to know what's right
But I know it's so hard for you to do that
Times running out, as often it does
And often dictate that you can't do that
Fate can't break this feeling inside
That's burning up through my veins
[Verse 8]
I really want you
I really want you
I really want you
Now, no matter what I say or do
The message isn't getting through
And you're listening to the sound
Of my breaking heart
[Verse 9]
No matter what I say or do
The message isn't getting through
And you're listening to the sound
Of my breaking heart
[Verse 10]
I really want you
I really want you
I really want you
Written by: James Blunt