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I Want You Lyrics
Any time I need to see your face
I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal mind
And magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chic-a-cherry cola
I don't need to try and explain
I just hold on tight
And if it happens again
I might move so slightly
To the arms and lips and the face
Of the human cannonball
That I need to, I want to
Come stand a little bit closer
Breathe in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you
When I get to you
Ooo, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooo, I'd die to find out
Ooo, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooo, I'd die to find out
I'm the kind of person
Who endorses a deep commitment
Getting comfy, getting perfect
Is what I live for
But a look and then a smell of perfume
It's like I'm down on the floor
And I don't know what I'm in for
Conversation has a time and a place
In the interaction of a lover and a mate
But the time of talking
Using symbols, using words
Can be likened to a deep sea diver
Who is swimming with a raincoat
Come stand a little bit closer
Breathe in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you
When I get to you
Ooo, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooo, I'd die to find out
Ooo, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooo, I'd die to find out
Any time I need to see your face
I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal mind
And magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chic-a-cherry cola
I don't need to try and explain
I just hold on tight
And if it happens again
I might move so slightly
To the arms and the lips and the face
Of the human cannonball
That I need to, I want to
Ooo, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooo, I'd die to find out
Ooo, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooo, I'd die to find out
So can we find out?
I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal mind
And magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chic-a-cherry cola
I just hold on tight
And if it happens again
I might move so slightly
To the arms and lips and the face
Of the human cannonball
That I need to, I want to
Breathe in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you
When I get to you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooo, I'd die to find out
Ooo, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooo, I'd die to find out
Who endorses a deep commitment
Getting comfy, getting perfect
Is what I live for
But a look and then a smell of perfume
It's like I'm down on the floor
And I don't know what I'm in for
In the interaction of a lover and a mate
But the time of talking
Using symbols, using words
Can be likened to a deep sea diver
Who is swimming with a raincoat
Breathe in and get a bit higher
You'll never know what hit you
When I get to you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooo, I'd die to find out
Ooo, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooo, I'd die to find out
I just close my eyes
And I am taken to a place
Where your crystal mind
And magenta feelings
Take up shelter in the base of my spine
Sweet like a chic-a-cherry cola
I just hold on tight
And if it happens again
I might move so slightly
To the arms and the lips and the face
Of the human cannonball
That I need to, I want to
I don't know if I need you
But, ooo, I'd die to find out
Ooo, I want you
I don't know if I need you
But, ooo, I'd die to find out
So can we find out?
Song Info
Submitted by
weezerific:cutlery On Jan 05, 2002
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On a side note...I first fell in love with this song at the age of 13, when I could only sing along and pretend like holy hell I knew what all those sexual innuendos were about. However, once you get a little older and you go into a serious relationship (or after you actually have sex for the first time, lol) it can take on a different meaning.
At that point, it becomes less about fantasizing and dreaming, and more about having this insane, inexplicable passion for someone that all you can do is think of them and want them. Regardless of whether or not that's person is good for you or if you "need them", you still feel like you'll go crazy if you don't have them.
This song, after sooo many years, still makes me feel like a giddy school girl...only now it's much more naughty than it was back in the day. ;)
I'm very proud of the fact that I've been able to sing along to "I Want You" for going on 9 years. geez, if you don't do it every damned day you get wildly out of practice though! Hehe.
I've heard this song is based off a dream Darren had and so is the video. The red-haired woman in the video is meant to be a dream that comes to life before Darren's eyes as he stands there singing about the dream he had of her.
I have no doubt in my mind that it was a wet dream. The sexual innuendos in this song are endless. Hence: "You'll never know what hit you when I get to you" and "Like a deep sea diver who was swimming with a raincoat". I've read several articles where Darren said he'd had a recurring dream about a woman he was absolutely wild for and each night he'd wake up depressed because he'd realize she wasn't real.
According to Darren, the eyebrow twitches throughout the video were not intentional...it's a nervous twitch. An incredibly friggin' sexy one! But anyhoo, I think everyone has experienced the material of this song. You have a wickedly delicious hot dream about someone only to wake up disappointed because you realize you dreamed it. Happens to the best of us. I hope I dream about Darren and his nervous twitch tonight. :P
"It's like I'm down on the floor,and I don't know what I'm in for". Been there,done that. EEEEEkkkk!!!! lol
For ultimate in blinding speed singing, what about One Week by the Barenaked Laydeez?
How about It's The End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) by R.E.M.? I can almost get I Want You down, but that one is just killer.
How about It's The End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) by R.E.M.? I can almost get I Want You down, but that one is just killer.
I love this song. It makes me high if I try to sing along.
like a CHIC A CHERRY COLA!~
Love the song and it is still good after these years.
This song is near impossible to sing along with. You have to be able to spit out words at a blinding speed. But I like it!
it's not that hard to sing along to.... i can do it... :-)
The first verse is easy to sing along with, but the second one, NO WAY!