[Intro: piano stabs, finger snaps, low bass] [Spoken] I don’t just want your name. I want to know what keeps you awake. [Drum hit] [Verse 1: fast, playful] I want the story Behind the smile The thing you wanted When you were a child The song you play When nobody’s near The dream you hide When the room can hear I want the joke That makes you fold The scar you never Quite retold I don’t just want A pretty face [Backing Vocals] Then what do you want? [Lead] I want the map Behind the place [Pre-Chorus] Every person is a locked-up room With another little universe inside And I keep falling for the moment When somebody finally Opens it wide [Chorus: huge guitars] I NEED TO KNOW YOUR FIRE WHAT MOVES YOUR SOUL WHAT MAKES YOU LOSE YOUR MIND WHAT MAKES YOU WHOLE I want the spark I want the truth I want that midnight “What made you you?” And when I find it God, I want it again That impossible second When two strangers Stop being strangers [Verse 2: bouncing piano] I love the first confession After two more drinks The sudden little silence Before somebody thinks “Should I really tell you this?” [Backing Vocals] Tell him! [Lead] Yes, please. I want your contradictions Your terrible opinions The part of you That doesn’t fit In neat little descriptions One heart Then another Another world unfolds I keep collecting Tiny truths Not trophies [Music cuts] Souls. [Pre-Chorus] Maybe I need many mirrors To see all the ways A person can be Maybe every real connection Unlocks another Version of me [Chorus] I NEED TO KNOW YOUR FIRE WHAT MOVES YOUR SOUL WHAT MAKES YOU RUN WHAT MAKES YOU LOSE CONTROL I want the fear Behind the charm The reason you still Guard your heart And when I find it God, I want it again That beautiful collision When two people Become real [Bridge: piano only, intimate] [Soft Vocal] It’s not about numbers. It’s not about winning. It’s the hunger To understand. [Strings enter] How many entire worlds Walk past us every day? How many people Could change us If we stayed long enough To ask? [Drums build] I don’t want affection Without discovery I don’t want romance Without curiosity I want to meet the person Behind the performance Again And again And again [Final Chorus: key change] I NEED TO KNOW YOUR FIRE LET ME SEE THE CORE THE THING YOU NEVER SHOW ANYBODY ANYMORE Tell me your wonder Tell me your shame Tell me what happens When nobody’s saying your name I want the spark I want the depth I want the moment We forget what’s left And if tomorrow Another soul shines through I want to know What makes them Them too [Outro: piano, handclaps] [Lead] Maybe love is partly Learning how to see [Backing Vocals] See what? [Lead] The whole strange universe Inside somebody [Pause] Then falling in love With discovery [Final piano crash]
