Wanted

Wanted
© 2025 Mitchell Scott — All rights reserved.

Lyrics

I want to be wanted by you,
not just a passing lover who’s new.
Somebody real, not someone you knew,
baby, don’t let me die out.

You move through hearts like a change of weather,
never stopping long enough to feel.
I’m still standing where you left your shadow,
half-alive, but reaching for something real.

You drift through faces, chasing spark,
escaping from love before it starts.
You relish the shell, never knowing the heart,
I am the smoke unseen in the dark.

You smile like nothing’s ever wrong,
but emptiness hums in that deeper song.
And I’m still here, if you’d just reach out,
always near, yet we’re so far apart.

Even the guilty get their names in lights,
their faces nailed to every wall.
I’ve done no crime but loving you,
and no one’s seen me at all.

On empty streets where shadows linger,
I’m a stranger, alone in the crowd,
dreaming of eyes that seek me out,
and a voice to speak my name aloud.

I want to be wanted for real,
not just to fill a lonely night.
Why can’t you see me or feel what I feel?
You’re gone with the morning light.

Love is fleeting, so it seems,
leaving whispers, not leaving a mark.
I’m half-awake, just wanting to dream,
a faint light flickering through the dark.

I'm not alone, I just want you near.
You're so close but look right through me.
If you would open your eyes and see,
I'd bring you love without fear.

I want to be wanted by you.
I just want to be wanted by you.
I want you to want me so,
but I doubt you'll ever know.