Necessity

I know I talk about the freedom, yeah, I talk about the grind

But every single victory, girl, I leave you behind

I tried to separate the business from the space where you are

But you're the only silent engine running this whole car

I don't call it love, 'cause the word feels too cheap for the feeling

This is something deeper, baby, something truly revealing

You're the peace I found when I finally needed to land

The only part of the whole plan that I didn't personally plan

I got the focus tight, yeah, I got the paper stacked high

But none of the security works when you're not standing by

You're the missing component, the one I can't replace or proxy

This feeling is a critical state, baby, it's getting toxic

You're not a want, girl, you're The Necessity, the ultimate key

The single reason why the best version of me has to be

I need the way you move, I need the way you quiet the room

You're the only silence I listen to when the clock hits the gloom

I know the rules say I shouldn't depend, but I don't see the way

My entire world runs cleaner when you decide to stay

They think the chase is for the light, they think the goal is the fame

But the only thing I'm hunting for is the sound of your name

I could have any view, I could fly out on the next trip

But the only destination, girl, is the feeling on your lip

I see the hesitation, you think I'm playing the part

But this level of real, baby, comes straight from the heart

I gave up the complications, I gave up the shallow chase

For the profound security of your permanent grace

I poured the dark liquor slow, yeah, I'm analyzing the cost

And realizing that losing you is the only battle I've lost

I tried to be independent, tried to find a new path

But every road led back to you, escaping my own wrath

You're not a want, girl, you're The Necessity, the ultimate key

The single reason why the best version of me has to be

I need the way you move, I need the way you quiet the room

You're the only silence I listen to when the clock hits the gloom

I know the rules say I shouldn't depend, but I don't see the way

My entire world runs cleaner when you decide to stay.