Switching into airplane mode again
We're not alright but I'll pretend
Press my cheek against the glass
Just be good till I get back
The ground disappears
I hold back the tears
I check my phone to see your face
Staring back as if to say
Don't worry, you won't be lonely
Why won't you love me?
Why won't you love me?
You imagine when you close your eyes
You're with me on the other side
So why won't you love me?
Few drinks deep at a table for one
The place we like to go and you take yourself home again
Three missed calls at 2 AM
You say you never heard, you're late to get to work and then
The time disappears
You hold back the tears
Your best girlfriend just got engaged
You say you can't wait and need to make a change
You told me it's so hard to be lonely
Why won't you love me?
Why won't you love me?
We're together all alone tonight
So helpless from the other side
So why won't you love me?
Can you tell me why, my love? Can you tell me why?
I hold on to you and you hold on to me
Can you tell me why, my love? Can you tell me why?
I hold on to you and you hold on
Why won't you love me?
Why won't you love me?
Why won't you love me?
You imagine when you close your eyes
You're with me on the other side
So why won't you love me?
Why Won't You Love Me
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| Album track by 5 Seconds of Summer | |||||
| Album | Youngblood | ||||
| Released | June 22, 2018 | ||||
| Length | 3:21 | ||||
| Label | Hi or Hey Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo, Luke Hemmings, Ashton Irwin, Jake Sinclair | ||||
| Producer(s) | Jake Sinclair | ||||
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"Why Won’t You Love Me" is the tenth track from the album Youngblood by Australian pop band 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS). Rivers Cuomo and Jake Sinclair, as well as 5SOS members Luke Hemmings and Ashton Irwin, share writing credits for the song.[1] Sinclair also produced the song. The song is a reworking of a solo-Cuomo demo of the same name.
Appearances
- Youngblood (2018)
- Alone XII: The White Year (2020)
Overview
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Personnel
- Michael Clifford — guitar, vocals
- Luke Hemmings — guitar, vocals
- Calum Hood — bass guitar, vocals
- Ashton Irwin — drums, vocals
- Jake Sinclair — producer, backing vocals
- Suzy Shinn — engineer
- Amber Jones — engineering assistance
- Jason Moser — engineering assistance
- Rachel White — engineering assistance
- Sacha Bambadji — engineering assistance
Audio
Lyrics
I am your maniac
I pick your tarantula up
I say what you wanted to hear
But I guess I don't try hard enough
I should surrender now
My body is broken and weak
But when I sit next to you
I vibrate like a washing machine
Why won't you love me?
Why won't you love me?
Imagine I'm your faithful wife
I need attention in my life
So why won't you love me?
We used to take off our clothes and lay
In the fountains on warm summer nights
That's when I learned that I can't be brave
Until I am terrified
Now I feel uncomfortable
When you stare at my face
I wish I had my pacifier
To make the ache go away
Why won't you love me?
Why won't you love me?
Imagine I'm your faithful wife
I need attention in my life
So why won't you love me?
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Rivers Cuomo | Why Won't You Love Me | Why Won't You Love Me 3 @120.mp3 | 2015 | 0:32 | Alone XII: The White Year | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Why Won't You Love Me | why_won't_you_love_me_4_@135.mp3 | 2015 | 1:56 | Alone XII: The White Year | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Why Won't You Love Me | Why Won't You Love Me 4 I Know You AC @130.mp3 | 2015 | 2:05 | Alone XII: The White Year | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Why Won't You Love Me | Why Won't You Love Me 5 same chord.mp3 | 2015 | 2:05 | Alone XII: The White Year | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Why Won't You Love Me | Why Won't You Love Me 7 new melod.mp3 | 2015 | 0:59 | Alone XII: The White Year | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Why Won't You Love Me | Why Won't You Love Me 8 OG melody.mp3 | 2015 | 0:59 | Alone XII: The White Year | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Why Won't You Love Me | Why Won't You Love Me IV V verse.mp3 | 2015 | 1:06 | Alone XII: The White Year | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Why Won't You Love Me | Why Won't You Love Me 11 sifting verse @128.mp3 | 2015 | ||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Why Won't You Love Me | Why Won't You Love Me 13 easy @67.mp3 | 2015 | 1:56 | Alone XII: The White Year | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Why Won't You Love Me | Why Won't You Love Me 14 drumless.mp3 | 2015 | 1:54 | Alone XII: The White Year | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Why Won't You Love Me | Why Won't You Love Me edit.mp3 | ? | ||||
| 5 Seconds of Summer | Why Won't You Love Me | 2017—2018 | ? | 3:21 | Youngblood |
See also
References
- ↑ BMI | Songview (ISWC: T9240481725) https://repertoire.bmi.com/