[Verse 1] I save the messages you send at night Stack them up like evidence, keep them out of sight You talk real big when the room is full But the loud ones are always full of bull I’ve been the late call, the second choice The voice you borrow when you lose your own voice You act so free, like you don’t need a thing But the pattern’s clear and the pattern’s got a sting [Pre-Chorus] You look independent in the daylight But the dark keeps receipts [Chorus] You really need me You really need me You can say you don’t But the night disagrees You really need me You really need me When the noise dies down I’m the one you keep [Verse 2] You spin it clever, make it look clean Like you never need help, but you love the scene But I’ve got the timestamps and the half-written texts The “you up?” and the “I can’t rest” You wear your freedom like it fits just right But it slips when the weather turns at night I’m not complaining, I’m just reading the signs You can run from the need but you can’t redraw the lines [Pre-Chorus] You look independent in the daylight But the dark keeps receipts [Chorus] You really need me You really need me You can say you don’t But the night disagrees You really need me You really need me When the noise dies down I’m the one you keep [Bridge] I don’t need the stage I don’t need the show I just need you honest For a minute or so I really need you I really need you I really need you or so I really need you I really need you I really need
