#32 on the Hot 100
What You Need Lyrics by Tems
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What You Need quick summary
- Recording: “What You Need” is credited to Tems.
- Lyrics: This page has 50 lyric lines and 51 timed cues.
- Chart: The song is number 32 for the chart week dated 2026-08-22.
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Who performs “What You Need”?
The recording on this page is credited to Tems.
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The stored release association is “Love Is a Kingdom”, dated 2025-11-21, with a duration of 3:51.
What You Need lyrics by Tems
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0:04Hm
0:17Okay now, sometimes
0:20You find yourself in two ways
0:24Yeah, yeah, yeah, sometimes
0:28Your love, it feels divided
0:31Yeah, mm
0:34And my answer, my answer is to pull out
0:41Your love is like an endless sea
0:45It won't lead me to anywhere
0:50But I'm so confused
0:54To all the pain and suffering
0:58You still wanna stay with me
1:03I'm tired of this crisis
1:07'Cause I feel like I'm in the dark
1:11I'm not what you need
1:15I'm not what you need
1:19I'm not what you need
1:23Get away from me
1:28I'm not what you need
1:32I'm not what you need
1:37I'm not what you need, oh
1:41I need to be alone now, I need to be alone
1:46Your love is not my lifeline, your love is not my home
1:50Returning you, you're not mine, to me, you don't belong (yeah)
1:54I'm better on my own, you're better when you're gone
1:59And I'm so confused
2:03To all the pain and suffering
2:07You still wanna stay with me (oh yeah)
2:11I'm done with all this crisis
2:16And I'm finally out the dark
2:20I'm not what you need
2:24I'm not what you need
2:28I'm not what you need
2:33Get away from me (I'm not what you need)
2:37I'm not what you need (I'm not what you need)
2:41I'm not what you need (I'm not what you need)
2:45I'm not what you need (I'm not what you need)
2:50I'm not what you need (I'm not what you need)
2:54I'm not what you need (I'm not what you need)
2:58I'm not what you need (I'm not what you need)
3:02I'm not what you need (I'm not what you need)
3:07I'm not what you need (I'm not what you need)
3:11Oh (I'm not what you need)
3:17I'm not what you need (I'm not what you need)
3:20Get away from me (I'm not what you need)
3:24I'm not what you need
3:28I'm not what you need (why are you needy?)
3:34I'm not what you need (why are you needy?)
3:38I'm not what you need (why are you needy?)
3:43I'm not what you need (why are you needy?)
3:46♪
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What You Need song profile
“What You Need” is a recording credited to Tems. This record joins its available release fields, dated chart position and lyric timing. The track currently sits at number 32 on the Hot 100 after reaching a peak of number 29 during a 21-week chart run. Continue with more Tems lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other R&B song lyrics.
Release record
The release record places this version on “Love Is a Kingdom.” The earliest source-linked release date stored for this version is 2025-11-21. The identified recording runs 3:51. Stored songwriter information names GuiltyBeatz, Tems. The matched ISRC is USRC12502343.
Lyric structure
The cached lyric contains 50 non-empty lines across 10 text sections. This edition carries 51 timed lyric cues spanning about 221 seconds. AskLyrics detected 5 recurring line patterns and keeps each return in its recorded order. The player compares the current video time with each cue and applies the reviewed synchronization offset.
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- Album / release
- Love Is a Kingdom
- Released
- 2025-11-21
- Length
- 3:51
- Written by
- GuiltyBeatz, Tems
- ISRC
- USRC12502343
- Recording source
- MusicBrainz record ↗
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