Released: November 22, 2019

Songwriter: Beck Pharrell Williams

Producer: Pharrell Williams Beck

[Verse 1]
You say that love is a chemical
Anodyne to the soul
Whoa-whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa-whoa
What I really, really want to know
Is if a mind's in control
Whoa-whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa-whoa

[Chorus]
I'm so high
Love is a chemical
I'm so high
Love is a chemical
Start it, start it again

[Verse 2]
A random thought, a memory
A tidal wave of energy, I'm on my knees
A sudden change in everything
Don't know when I was leaving feeling well and free
You find love just a fantasy
Beautiful and lovely as a life can be
And I don't lose any sleep honestly, whoa-whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa-whoa

[Chorus]
I'm so high
Love is a chemical
I'm so high
Love is a chemical
Start it, start it again

[Bridge]
Whoa-whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa-whoa
Whoa-whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa-whoa
I can feel it minute by minute by day
I don't want it running all night this way
Why you got to get it on my mind this way?
Whoa-whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa-whoa

[Verse 3]
Saying what I feel
What can I tell you? Don't know
Why you have to be like that?
Alligator teardrops fall
Love is a, love is a chemical
Burning wears off like a miracle
I don't need anyone to turn me on
I don't need anyone, no

[Verse 4]
And when the feeling is over
There's no explanation
Shock to the system
Infatuation
Shake like a flower
Strange revelation
Crown of a nation
Start it, start it again

[Outro]
(I'm) Saying what I feel
(So high) What can I tell you? Don't know
(Love) Why you have to be like that?
(Is a chemical) Alligator teardrops fall (Whoa-whoa-whoa, whoa-whoa-whoa)
(I'm) Love is a, love is a chemical
(So high) Burning wears off like a miracle
(Love) I don't need anyone to turn me on
(Is a chemical) I don't need anyone, no
Start it again
Ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah

Beck

Beck took the lo-fi sound of DIY indie rock to the Billboard charts in 1994 with his slacker anthem “Loser,” but his avant-pop palette extends well beyond the folk-rap beats and samples of that hit; encompassing everything from funk, soul, and psychedelia to wild experiments with feedback, toy instruments, and found sounds. Plus, his disjointed, surreal lyrics (which were often compared to Highway 61 Revisited-era Bob Dylan) made for an alt-pop sound that helped define the ‘90s and made Beck one of the most interesting musicians of his era.