Hi guys it your girl lorah, and this is my entry for Week 42 of the Vibes Web3 Music Competition. This week, I decided to sing “Man I Need” by Olivia Dean. It’s a song I recently discovered on TikTok and from the very first time I heard it, I just fell in love. There’s something about the way she sings it…..it’s emotional and honest but still so powerful. It feels real, like she’s saying everything so many of us have felt but never had the right words for.
I don’t remember the exact month it was released, but I know it’s one of her newer songs.The lyrics Is about wanting someone who’s ready not just emotionally available, but genuinely present.
I love how vulnerable the song feels It’s not desperate it’s just honest. It talks about that space between hope and uncertainty when you care deeply for someone but you’re still wondering if they feel the same way. And even though the song sounds gentle, there’s this quiet strength in her voice, like she knows what she deserves. That’s what makes it so beautiful to me.
Singing this song made me feel connected not just to Olivia Dean’s story, but to my own emotions too. It reminded me how powerful it is to want love that’s intentional and mutual. I really hope you all feel what I felt while singing it. Thank you for listening, and I hope you love my performance as much as I loved singing it.
Lyrics:
Talk to me, talk to me
Hm
Looks like we're making up for lost time
Need you to spell it out for me
Bossa Nova on all night
It's like a type of alchemy
Introduce me to your best friend
I can come and slot right in
A satellite ain't even that far
I, I kinda wonder where you are
Already know I can't leave it alone
You're on my mind, mm
Already gave you the time and the place
So, don't be shy
Just come be the man I need
Tell me you got something to give, I want it
I kinda like it when you call me wonderful
Whatever the type of talk it is, come on then
I gotta know you're meant to be the man I need
Talk to me
Talk to me
Mm, talk to me, talk to me
Be the man that I need, baby
Talk to me, talk to me
Be the man that I need, need, need
Mm, talk to me, talk to me
Be the man that I need, baby
Talk to me, talk to me
Be the man, man, man, man, man
I'd like to think you feel the same way
But I can't tell with you sometimes
So, baby, let's get on the same page
Stop making me read between the lines
Already know I can't leave it alone
You're on my mind, mm
Already gave you the time and the place
So, don't be shy
Just come be the man I need
Tell me you got something to give, I want it
I kinda like it when you call me wonderful
Whatever the type of talk it is, come on then
I gotta know you're meant to be the man I need
Talk to me, talk to me
Talk to me, talk to me
Mm, talk to me, talk to me
Be the man that I need, baby (be the man)
Talk to me, talk to me
Be the man that I need, need, need
Mm, talk to me, talk to me
Be the man that I need, baby (be the man)
Talk to me, talk to me
Be the man, man, man, man, man
Mm
Mm, mm
Mm, mm
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