To Be Alone
Embracing Solitude: Unveiling the Profound Isolation in Ben Howard's 'To Be Alone'
Lyrics
I don't need nobody
The speaker asserts independence by stating they don't require anyone.
No, I
Reiteration of the speaker's self-sufficiency and lack of need for others.
I don't need nobody
Emphasizing the speaker's independence and self-reliance.
Oh, I don't need nobody
A repetition of the declaration that the speaker doesn't need anyone.
To be alone
Expressing a preference for solitude; the speaker values being alone.
To be alone
Reiteration of the preference for solitude and being alone.
And in the darkness a shallow poison
Describing a negative element ("shallow poison") in the darkness, possibly symbolic of a toxic influence.
It has grown
Indicating that this negative influence has intensified or spread.
I bite my tongue, there's a fever
The speaker is holding back from expressing something, hinted by biting the tongue; there's a fever, suggesting inner turmoil.
I will not let it go
The speaker is determined not to reveal or let go of this inner struggle.
I don't need nobody
Reiteration of the speaker's independence and lack of need for others.
No, I
Restating the speaker's self-sufficiency and independence.
I don't need nobody
Emphasizing again that the speaker doesn't need anyone.
Oh, I don't need nobody
Repeating the declaration of independence and self-reliance.
To be alone
Expressing a preference for solitude; the speaker values being alone.
To be alone
Reiteration of the preference for solitude and being alone.
And in the darkness a shallow poison
Describing a negative element ("shallow poison") in the darkness, possibly symbolic of a toxic influence.
It has grown
Indicating that this negative influence has intensified or spread.
I bite my tongue, there's a fever
The speaker is holding back from expressing something, hinted by biting the tongue; there's a fever, suggesting inner turmoil.
I will not let it show
The speaker is determined not to reveal or let go of this inner struggle.
And in the darkness a shallow poison
Describing a negative element ("shallow poison") in the darkness, possibly symbolic of a toxic influence.
It has grown
Indicating that this negative influence has intensified or spread.
I bite my tongue, there's a fever
The speaker is holding back from expressing something, hinted by biting the tongue; there's a fever, suggesting inner turmoil.
I will not let it show
The speaker is determined not to reveal or let go of this inner struggle.
I don't need nobody
Reiteration of the speaker's independence and lack of need for others.
No, I
Restating the speaker's self-sufficiency and independence.
I don't need nobody
Emphasizing again that the speaker doesn't need anyone.
Oh, I don't need nobody
Repeating the declaration of independence and self-reliance.
To be alone
Expressing a preference for solitude; the speaker values being alone.
To be alone
Reiteration of the preference for solitude and being alone.
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