About
She Makes Me High was released as a B-side to Lazy Days and written by Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers, and long-time band member Gary Nuttall. The song combines bright Britpop production with introspective lyrics, exploring infatuation, dependence, and redemption through love. It was one of several tracks from the Life Thru a Lens sessions that reflected Williams' search for stability amid the chaos of his early solo years.
Opening with reflective lines about “trying to find my way back,” the song hints at recovery and hope while still rooted in uncertainty. As the lyrics progress, the tone shifts from admiration to confession, describing a woman who “protects me now and she is good, she sees me like I wish you would.” This duality between idealised love and guilt gives the track its emotional complexity.
Musically, She Makes Me High sits between upbeat pop and introspective balladry, carried by jangling guitars and harmonised vocals. The arrangement feels deceptively light, masking a lyric about emotional rescue and dependence; a recurring theme in Williams' writing of the period.
It was me trying to write about being saved by someone, even though I didn't always deserve saving.Robbie Williams
Though it never appeared on compilations or live setlists, She Makes Me High shows the early maturity in Williams' songwriting partnership with Chambers and Nuttall. Its blend of melody and melancholy captures the push and pull between chaos and connection that defined his first solo era.
Lyrics
Oh Baby
She is calling
And you don't want to answer back
I'm falling
Trying to find my way back
Maybe I'll never know
Where I've been what I've seen
I hope she'll meet me inbetween
So I hope I get through this hurricane
And teach me how to smile again
She makes me high She makes me high
She makes me high She makes me high
She don't even try She makes me high
And I wanna know why why, why, why
Do, do, do, hey yeah
Do, do, do
The world's calling
And it's falling at your feet
And you're sorry
Is it so hard to believe
There's an innocence surrounding you
I see the way that people look at you
So hold my hand through this hurricane
And teach me how to smile again
She makes me high She makes me high
She don't even try She makes me high
She makes me high She makes me high
And I wanna know why why, why, why
She puts her turn out
She is good
She suits me like
I wish you would
She is honest now
She is true
She's the complete
Opposite of you cheers, applause
She makes me high She makes me high
She makes me high She makes me high
She makes me high She makes me high
Why I wanna know
She makes me high She makes me high
She makes me high She makes me high
And I wanna know why
She makes me high
Credits
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Vocalist
Robbie Williams -
Songwriter
Robbie Williams, Guy Chambers, Gary Nuttall