I need you now - Jay-vee
A hip-hop track in a minor key, featuring a male vocalist with a clear, slightly melancholic tone. The instrumentation includes a piano playing a repeating arpeggiated chord progression, a synth pad providing atmospheric backing, and a simple drum machine beat with a prominent kick and snare. A cello or similar bowed string instrument plays a sustained, mournful melody during the chorus. The song structure alternates between verses and a chorus, with a consistent tempo of approximately 80 BPM. The production is clean with a focus on the vocal and the piano, and a reverb effect is applied to the vocals and some instrumental elements.
I need you now - Jay-vee
A hip-hop track in a minor key, featuring a male vocalist with a clear, slightly melancholic tone. The instrumentation includes a piano playing a repeating arpeggiated chord progression, a synth pad providing atmospheric backing, and a simple drum machine beat with a prominent kick and snare. A cello or similar bowed string instrument plays a sustained, mournful melody during the chorus. The song structure alternates between verses and a chorus, with a consistent tempo of approximately 80 BPM. The production is clean with a focus on the vocal and the piano, and a reverb effect is applied to the vocals and some instrumental elements.
Lyrics
Intro
(Call has been forwarded to an automatic voice message system)
Verse 1
I see my father in me every time I look in the mirror
As I'm aging, I see clearer where's the time disappeared
I remember way back when when you was actually here
When you showed me your affection, when you wanted me near
When you cared about my struggles, my roughest, toughest days
When you held me in your arms while I was crying, feeling pain
When you told me that you love me, when you wiped my fucking face
When I needed you, you was there for me, tried hard in every way
Something's changed, I'm confused to why things can't be the same
As they were when I was younger, now I'm stuck in a haze
Live my life in a maze, questioning, was it me?
Did I not turn out the way that you thought I would be?
Was I not the son you wanted? Did you not want me entirely?
Wish my dad admired me, loved me and was proud of me
Showed me how to handle things, there to put my mind at ease
Clear my shadowed soul, be here and just shine with me
Chorus
I've made it this far without you
But I need you now
More than I ever did
Need you here for the rise and fall of me
You're a part of me and I'll always be a part of you
Verse 2
My love's taken for granted, you can be a selfish prick
Sometimes caught up in yourself so much, don't ask about your kids
You don't ask me how I've been, you don't ask me if I'm low
You don't ask about my problems, it's like you don't want to know
Didn't show your face much when I was minutes away
But when I start to slip away, you come in asking me to stay
I don't want your in and out, seems like my main complaint
I don't need your rush to aid, but when I do, your image fades
Like a ghost, you're transparent, half a parent, minutes late
To every important day in my life, you stay delayed
Need a watch, I'll gladly pay, or I'll just turn and walk away
Cause I can't have a dad who don't give motivation every day
I'm your child, I'm your kid, I should be a top priority
Listen, stop ignoring me, I'm reaching out a hand, why don't you grab it?
You can sorrow me, just answer me, I'm begging you
Just sorrow me
Chorus
I've made it this far without you
But I need you now
More than I ever did
Need you here for the rise and fall of me
You're a part of me and I'll always be a part of you