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Artist: White Lies
Canonical path: /white-lies/what-i-need
Related lyric paths: 6
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What I Need
Read What I Need lyrics by White Lies on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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What I Need
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Rain keeps coming down
On our unhappy town
Grey its bleak parade
Little drops of heaven's shade
Rain keeps coming down
On children in their paper crowns
Daylight torn away
Litter for the night to raid
Feeling low
My eyes long to glow
My limbs turn numb
And I know the day is won
Give me some of what I need and
Give me more to take away
Sunshine for my sweet relief and
Honey trough these bitter days
Rain keeps coming down
Beating colour to the ground
Teeth spat from wicked mouths
Shrieking up above the clouds
Rain rain all around
Oh you know it gets me down
I cannot leave my home
Leave the TV leave the phone
Breathing slow
My heart only knows
The rain falls deep
Drumming down
Down on me
Give me some of what I need and
Give me more to take away
Sunshine for my sweet relief and
Honey through these bitter days
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White Lies performs "What I Need", and this lyric page sits inside the White Lies catalog on LyroVerse.
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