I Want You (She’s So Heavy) – The Beatles

I want you

I want you so bad

I want you

I want you so bad

It’s driving me mad

It’s driving me mad

I want you

I want you so bad, babe

I want you

I want you so bad

It’s driving me mad

It’s driving me mad

I want you

I want you so bad, babe

I want you

I want you so bad

It’s driving me mad

It’s driving me mad

I want you

I want you so bad

I want you

I want you so bad

It’s driving me mad

It’s driving me mad

She’s so heavy

Heavy, heavy, heavy

She’s so heavy

She’s so heavy

Heavy, heavy, heavy

I want you

I want you so bad

I want you

I want you so bad

It’s driving me mad

It’s driving me mad

I want you

You know I want you so bad, babe

I want you

You know I want you so bad

It’s driving me mad

It’s driving me mad

Yeah

She’s so

Obsession and Desire: A Raw Expression

“I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” by The Beatles stands out for its intense minimalism and repetition. The song’s lyrics, simple yet emotionally charged, reveal a powerful sense of longing and obsession. The repeated phrase “I want you so bad” captures the overwhelming nature of desire, while the declaration “she’s so heavy” suggests the emotional weight and burden of infatuation. The cyclical structure of the words mirrors the relentless, almost hypnotic groove of the music, immersing the listener in the same desperate yearning the narrator feels. This directness and raw passion set the track apart in The Beatles’ catalog, making it both haunting and memorable.

Song Credits

Songwriters: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Release Year: 1969
Label: Apple Records