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Now, I'm in town, break it down, thinking of making a new sound 00:02

Playing a different show every night in front of a new crowd 00:04

That's you now, ciao, seems that life is great now 00:07

See me lose focus as I sing to you loud 00:08

I can't, no, I won't hush 00:12

I say the words that make you blush 00:14

I'm gonna sing this now 00:16

Ow, ow 00:19

See, I'm true, my songs are where my heart is 00:21

I'm like glue, I stick to other artists 00:23

I'm not you, now, that would be disastrous 00:25

Let me sing and do my thing and move to greener pastures 00:27

See, I'm real, I do it all, it's all me 00:29

I'm not fake, don't ever call me lazy 00:32

I won't stay put, give me the chance to be free 00:34

Suffolk sadly seems to sort of suffocate me, ow 00:36

Oh, 'cause you need me, man, I don't need you 00:38

You need me, man, I don't need you 00:41

You need me, man, I don't need you at all 00:43

You need me, man, I don't need you 00:45

You need me, man, I don't need you 00:48

You need me, man, I don't need you 00:50

You need me, man, I don't need you at all 00:52

You need me 00:55

I sing and write my own tune and I write my own verse 00:56

Hell, don't need another wordsmith to make my tune sell 00:59

Call yourself a singer-writer, you're just bluffing 01:01

Name's on the credits and you didn't write nothing 01:03

I sing fast, I know that all my shit's cool 01:05

I will blast, and I didn't go to Brit School 01:08

I came fast with the way I act, right 01:10

I can't last if I'm smoking on a crack pipe 01:13

And I won't be a product of my genre 01:15

My mind will always be stronger than my songs are 01:17

Never believe the bullshit that fake guys feed to ya 01:19

Always read the stories that you hear on Wikipedia 01:21

And musically, I'm demonstrating 01:24

When I perform live, feels like I am meditating 01:26

Times at the enterprise when some fella filmed me 01:28

"A young singer-writer like a Gabriella Cilmi" 01:30

'Cause you need me, man, I don't need you 01:32

You need me, man, I don't need you 01:35

You need me, man, I don't need you at all 01:38

You need me, man, I don't need you 01:40

You need me, man, I don't need you 01:42

You need me, man, I don't need you 01:44

You need me, man, I don't need you at all 01:46

You need me 01:49

'Cause with the lyrics, I'll be aiming it right 01:50

I won't stop 'til my name's in lights at stadium heights with Damien Rice 01:52

On red carpets, now I'm on Arabian Nights 01:54

Because I'm young, I know my brother's gonna give me advice 01:57

Long nighter, short height and I gone hyper 01:59

Never been anything but a singer-songwriter, yeah 02:02

The game's over, but now, I'm on a new level 02:05

Watch how I step on the track without a loop pedal 02:06

People think that I'm bound to blow up 02:08

I've done around about a thousand shows 02:10

But I haven't got a house, plus I live on a couch 02:12

So you believe the lyrics when I'm singing them out 02:15

Wow, from day one, I've been prepared 02:17

With VO5 wax for my ginger hair 02:19

So now, I'm back to the sofa 02:22

Giving a dose of what the future holds 'cause it's another day 02:23

Plus I'll keep my last name forever, keep this genre pretty basic 02:25

Gonna be breaking into other people's tunes when I chase it 02:27

Replace it with the elephant in the room with a facelift 02:29

Into another rapper's shoes using new laces 02:31

I'm selling CDs from my rucksack, aiming for the papers 02:33

Selling CDs from my rucksack, aiming for the majors 02:35

Nationwide tour with Just Jack, still had to get the bus back 02:37

Clean cut kid without a razor for the moustache 02:38

I hit back when the pen hurts me 02:41

I'm still a choir boy in a Fenchurch tee 02:42

I'm still the same as a year ago, but more people hear me though 02:44

According to the MySpace and YouTube videos 02:46

I'm always doing shows, if I'm not, I'm in the studio 02:48

Truly broke, never growing up, call me Rufio 02:50

Melody music maker, reading all the papers 02:52

They say I'm up and coming like I'm fucking in an elevator 02:54

'Cause you need me, man, I don't need you 02:55

You need me, man, I don't need you 02:58

You need me, man, I don't need you at all 03:00

You need me, man, I don't need you 03:02

You need me, man, I don't need you 03:04

You need me, man, I don't need you 03:06

You need me, man, I don't need you at all 03:08

You need me, man, I don't need you 03:10

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You Need Me, I Don't Need You – English Lyrics

Ed Sheeran

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Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Now, I'm in town, break it down, thinking of making a new sound

Playing a different show every night in front of a new crowd

That's you now, ciao, seems that life is great now

See me lose focus as I sing to you loud

I can't, no, I won't hush

I say the words that make you blush

I'm gonna sing this now

Ow, ow

See, I'm true, my songs are where my heart is

I'm like glue, I stick to other artists

I'm not you, now, that would be disastrous

Let me sing and do my thing and move to greener pastures

See, I'm real, I do it all, it's all me

I'm not fake, don't ever call me lazy

I won't stay put, give me the chance to be free

Suffolk sadly seems to sort of suffocate me, ow

Oh, 'cause you need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you at all

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you at all

You need me

I sing and write my own tune and I write my own verse

Hell, don't need another wordsmith to make my tune sell

Call yourself a singer-writer, you're just bluffing

Name's on the credits and you didn't write nothing

I sing fast, I know that all my shit's cool

I will blast, and I didn't go to Brit School

I came fast with the way I act, right

I can't last if I'm smoking on a crack pipe

And I won't be a product of my genre

My mind will always be stronger than my songs are

Never believe the bullshit that fake guys feed to ya

Always read the stories that you hear on Wikipedia

And musically, I'm demonstrating

When I perform live, feels like I am meditating

Times at the enterprise when some fella filmed me

"A young singer-writer like a Gabriella Cilmi"

'Cause you need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you at all

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you at all

You need me

'Cause with the lyrics, I'll be aiming it right

I won't stop 'til my name's in lights at stadium heights with Damien Rice

On red carpets, now I'm on Arabian Nights

Because I'm young, I know my brother's gonna give me advice

Long nighter, short height and I gone hyper

Never been anything but a singer-songwriter, yeah

The game's over, but now, I'm on a new level

Watch how I step on the track without a loop pedal

People think that I'm bound to blow up

I've done around about a thousand shows

But I haven't got a house, plus I live on a couch

So you believe the lyrics when I'm singing them out

Wow, from day one, I've been prepared

With VO5 wax for my ginger hair

So now, I'm back to the sofa

Giving a dose of what the future holds 'cause it's another day

Plus I'll keep my last name forever, keep this genre pretty basic

Gonna be breaking into other people's tunes when I chase it

Replace it with the elephant in the room with a facelift

Into another rapper's shoes using new laces

I'm selling CDs from my rucksack, aiming for the papers

Selling CDs from my rucksack, aiming for the majors

Nationwide tour with Just Jack, still had to get the bus back

Clean cut kid without a razor for the moustache

I hit back when the pen hurts me

I'm still a choir boy in a Fenchurch tee

I'm still the same as a year ago, but more people hear me though

According to the MySpace and YouTube videos

I'm always doing shows, if I'm not, I'm in the studio

Truly broke, never growing up, call me Rufio

Melody music maker, reading all the papers

They say I'm up and coming like I'm fucking in an elevator

'Cause you need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you at all

You need me, man, I don't need you

You need me, man, I don't need you at all

You need me, man, I don't need you

...

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Vocabulary	Meanings
town /taʊn/ A2	noun - a human settlement larger than a village
sound /saʊnd/ A2	noun - a sensation perceived by the ears verb - to make or produce a noise
crowd /kraʊd/ B1	noun - a large number of people in one place
focus /ˈfoʊkəs/ B1	noun - the center of interest or activity verb - to concentrate attention on something
hush /hʊʃ/ B2	verb - to make someone be quiet or stop talking
blush /blʌʃ/ B2	verb - to turn red in the face, usually because of embarrassment
artists /ˈɑːrtɪsts/ B2	noun - people who create art or perform creatively
disastrous /dɪˈzæstrəs/ C1	adjective - causing great damage or harm
greener /ˈɡriːnər/ C2	adjective - more lush or more idyllic
real /rɪəl/ A2	adjective - genuine or authentic
fake /feɪk/ B2	adjective - not real or genuine; imitation
chance /tʃæns/ A2	noun - opportunity or possibility
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not held or constricted

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town

/taʊn/