Want Me

[Verse 1]
I read your face before I speak
Turn every pause into a test
I make a joke, I make it sweet
And wait to see if I passed yet

[Pre-Chorus]
If you choose me, I can settle
If you praise me, I can stay
But the hunger keeps on asking
For another yes today

[Chorus]
Want me, want me—say it plain
Tell me I’m your favorite name
I keep reaching, counting every sign
Trying to make your wanting feel like mine
Want me, want me—hold that thought
I’m so tired of being bought
By the little rush of being seen
Then waking up still needing what it means

[Verse 2]
I learn the laugh that gets your smile
I take your side before you ask
I turn myself to fit the moment
Call that closeness, call it craft

[Pre-Chorus]
If you choose me, I can settle
If you praise me, I can stay
But the hunger keeps on asking
For another yes today

[Chorus]
Want me, want me—say it plain
Tell me I’m your favorite name
I keep reaching, counting every sign
Trying to make your wanting feel like mine

[Bridge]
Maybe love can’t plug the hollow
Maybe cheers can’t make me whole
I can hear the need beneath me
I can meet it, not control

[Outro]
Want me—then I’ll try to want me too