Savage Garden – I Want You Lyrics - Genius

I Want You Lyrics: Anytime 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 ... FeaturedChartsVideosPromoteYourMusicLoginIWantYouSavageGardenTrack2on SavageGarden ThiswasSavageGarden’sbreakouthit.“IWantYou”wasreleasedinNorthAmericainFebruaryof1997,whereitpeakedatNo.4ontheUnitedStatesBillboardHot100andby…ReadMore ProducedbySavageGarden&CharlesFisherReleaseDateMay27,1996ViewAllCredits 189.8K367IWantYouLyrics[Verse1]AnytimeIneedtoseeyourface,IjustclosemyeyesAndIamtakentoaplacewhereyourcrystalmindAndmagentafeelingstakeupshelterinthebaseofmyspineSweetlikeachic-a-cherrycolaIdon'tneedtotrytoexplain;IjustholdontightAndifithappensagain,ImightmovesoslightlyTothearmsandthelipsandthefaceofthehumancannonballThatIneedto,Iwantto[Pre-Chorus]Well,comestandalittlebitcloserBreatheinandgetabithigherYou'llneverknowwhathityouWhenIgettoyou[Chorus]Ooh,Iwantyou,Idon'tknowifIneedyou,butOoh,I'ddietofindoutOoh,Iwantyou,Idon'tknowifIneedyou,butOoh,Iwoulddietofindout[Verse2]I'mthekindofpersonwhoendorsesadeepcommitmentGettingcomfy,gettingperfectiswhatIliveforButalook,thenasmellofperfumeIt'slikeI'mdownonthefloorandIdon'tknowwhatI'minforConversationhasatimeandplaceIntheinteractionofaloverandamateButthetimeoftalking,usingsymbols,usingwordsCanbelikenedtoadeepseadiverWhoisswimmingwitharaincoat[Pre-Chorus]Well,comestandalittlebitcloserBreatheinandgetabithigherYou'llneverknowwhathityouWhenIgettoyou[Chorus]Ooh,Iwantyou,Idon'tknowifIneedyou,butOoh,I'ddietofindoutOoh,Iwantyou,Idon'tknowifIneedyou,butOoh,Iwoulddietofindout[Post-Chorus](Ooh,ah)Yeahyeah(Ooh,ah)Yeahyeah[Verse1]AnytimeIneedtoseeyourface,IjustclosemyeyesAndIamtakentoaplacewhereyourcrystalmindAndmagentafeelingstakeupshelterinthebaseofmyspineSweetlikeachic-a-cherrycolaIdon'tneedtotrytoexplain;IjustholdontightAndifithappensagain,ImightmovesoslightlyTothearmsandthelipsandthefaceofthehumancannonballThatIneedto,Iwantto[Chorus]Ooh,Iwantyou,Idon'tknowifIneedyou,butOoh,I'ddietofindoutOoh,Iwantyou,Idon'tknowifIneedyou,butOoh,Iwoulddietofindout(Socanwefindout?)[InstrumentalBreak][Chorus]Ooh,Iwantyou,Idon'tknowifIneedyou,butOoh,I'ddietofindoutOoh,Iwantyou,Idon'tknowifIneedyou,butOoh,IwoulddietofindoutOoh,Iwantyou,Idon'tknowifIneedyou,butOoh,I'ddietofindout(I'ddietofindout)Ooh,Iwantyou,Idon'tknowifIneedyou,but(Oh,whycan'twefindout?)Ooh,Iwoulddietofindout7EmbedCancelHowtoFormatLyrics:Typeoutalllyrics,evenifit’sachorusthat’srepeatedthroughoutthesongTheSectionHeaderbuttonbreaksupsongsections.HighlightthetextthenclickthelinkUseBoldandItalicsonlytodistinguishbetweendifferentsingersinthesameverse.E.g.“Verse1:KanyeWest,Jay-Z,Both”CapitalizeeachlineTomoveanannotationtodifferentlyricsinthesong,usethe[...]menutoswitchtoreferenteditingmodeAboutGeniusAnnotation5contributorsThiswasSavageGarden’sbreakouthit.“IWantYou”wasreleasedinNorthAmericainFebruaryof1997,whereitpeakedatNo.4ontheUnitedStatesBillboardHot100andbyAprilhadachievedgoldstatusaccordingtotheRecordingIndustryAssociationofAmerica(RIAA).Itwouldalsobecomea#1singleinCanadainJune1997,thefirstofthreeSavageGardensongstotoptheCanadiancharts. It’saboutaguywhoissotakenwithsomeone,hehastotakeachancebyapproachingthem,eventhoughtheyseemtohaveareputation.IntheworldsofvocalistDarrenHayes: “‘IWantYou’isasongaboutadreamaboutbeinginlovewithamaleenergy,andwakingupandfeelingsadthatIknewtherewasapartofmethatwasmissing.” ThesongalsofeaturesastheendingthemeofthefourthpartoftheJoJo’sBizarreAdventureanime,DiamondisUnbreakable.Onthechoiceforthissongastheendingtheme,HirohikoArakistated: “Thisisasongwheretherhythmicpatternrepresentsthe90’serainwhichPart4isset.There’sacertaintouchoftheprogressivesongwritinginthewayitdramaticallycrescendosthroughthesong,andIthoughtitwasperfectfortheanime.” ExpandAskusaquestionaboutthissongAskaquestion *Whathavetheartistssaidaboutthesong?GeniusAnswer1contributorIhavesuchasoftspotforthissonganditjustkeepscomingback.It’sbasedonadreamthatIhadwhereIfellinlovewithaboy.AndwhenIwokeup,Imissedhim.Ididn’tknowhowIwouldeverfeelthatfeelingagain.Ihadthisalmostbeautifulmelancholy,romanticgrief.IrememberedeverythingaboutthisboywhoI’dnevermet.Thesmell,thekiss,thefeeling,thebutterfliesinmytummy,allthatstuff.AndsoIspentaboutaweekmourningthatfeeling.Iusedtothink,‘MaybeifIgotosleep,I’llseehimagain.’” –DarrenHayesviaAppleMusicSavageGarden(1997)SavageGarden1.TotheMoon&Back2.IWantYou3.TrulyMadlyDeeply4.TearsofPearls5.Universe6.CarryonDancing7.Violet8.BreakMe,ShakeMe9.AThousandWords10.Promises11.SantaMonica12.Mine13.LoveCanMoveYou14.AllAroundMe15.I’llBetHeWasCoolExpandCreditsWrittenByDanielJones&DarrenHayesGuitarRexGohPercussionTerapaiRichmondDrumsTerapaiRichmondBassAlexHewitsonKeyboardsDanielJonesBackgroundVocalsDarrenHayesReleaseDateMay27,1996SamplesGetUpOffaThatThing(ReleaseThePressure)[Edit]by James BrownInterpolatedByWhat'sLeftofMeby Rob SkyRemixedByIWantYou(JasonNevins'RadioRemix)by Savage Garden&IWantYou(HotRadioMix)by Savage GardenTagsRockPopAnimeAlternativeRockAustraliaElectronicRockPop-RockExpandCommentsAddacommentSignUpAndDropKnowledge🤓Geniusistheultimatesourceofmusicknowledge,createdbyscholarslikeyouwhosharefactsandinsightaboutthesongsandartiststheylove.SignUpGeniusistheworld’sbiggestcollectionofsonglyricsandmusicalknowledgeAboutGeniusContributorGuidelinesPressShopAdvertiseEventSpacePrivacyPolicyLicensingJobsDevelopersCopyrightPolicyContactUsSignInDoNotSellMyPersonalInformation©2022GeniusMediaGroupInc.TermsofUseVerifiedArtistsAllArtists:abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz#HotSongs:WithyouAsItWas​sunandmoon​astralstepPlanBViewAll