Need to Know Basis
Unveiling Love's Cosmic Secrets: Need to Know Basis by Ben Harper
Lyrics
You're the reason
You are the cause or motivation
Aliens would come down to Earth
Even extraterrestrial beings would find a reason to visit Earth because of you
Outer space must look small
The vastness of outer space would seem insignificant compared to your universe
From inside your universe
Your universe is so expansive that it alters the perception of outer space
But your love is on a need to know basis
Your love is kept secretive and shared only on a need-to-know basis
And I need to know right now
The speaker expresses a strong desire to know about this secretive love right now
We paint time
We shape our experiences and memories over time
With the colors of our lives
We color the canvas of time with the events and experiences that define our lives
With what we do to survive
We act based on what is necessary for our survival
But your love is on a need to know basis
Reiteration of the secretive nature of the love, only shared as needed
And I need to know right now
The speaker urgently emphasizes the need to know about this love
If I were the branch
The speaker presents a hypothetical scenario of being part of a tree
Of an old oak tree
Specifically, a branch of an old oak tree
I hope you'd be the one
The speaker wishes for the person to be the one on a swing tied to the branch
On the swing tied to me
Implies a desire for a close and connected relationship with the person
But your love is on a need to know basis
Reiteration of the secretive nature of the love on a need-to-know basis
Your love is on a need to know basis
Emphasizes again that the love is shared selectively and not universally
I need to know right now
The speaker urgently expresses the need to know about this love immediately
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