No More
Breaking Free: Billie Holiday's Liberation Anthem
Lyrics
You ain't gonna bother me no more
You will no longer disturb or trouble me
No how
A firm assertion that the disturbance is completely over
Love goes just so far
Love has its limits and has reached its endpoint
No more
No more of the previous emotional involvement
Woke up this morning and found
Upon waking, a realization that the affection has vanished
I didn't care for you no more
Emphasizing the absence of caring for the person any longer
No how
A reiterated affirmation of the finality of the relationship
Never felt so good before
A heightened sense of well-being not experienced before
You're down to my size
The person is now perceived as equal or insignificant
It's over and done
The relationship is concluded and in the past
So honey, step down from your throne
A plea for the person to come down from a high status or position
That look in your eyes
Observation of a certain expression in the person's eyes, but it has no effect
Don't bother me none
The expression in the eyes does not disturb or affect the singer
Can take or leave you alone
The singer can either take or leave the person alone
From my window
Describing a change in perspective from the singer's window
Sky's ain't gray no more
The sky is no longer gray, indicating a positive change
Not now
Reiterating the current positive state
Here's the day
Signifying a significant day that was eagerly awaited
That I've been waiting for
Having only one heart, emphasizing the need to preserve it
Got only one heart
No spare hearts, indicating a limited capacity for love
One heart with no spares
The necessity to save love for someone who genuinely cares
Must save it for loving
An admonition to reserve love for a deserving recipient
Somebody who cares
Highlighting the importance of caring from the recipient
So you ain't gonna bother me
Reiteration that the person will no longer be a source of bother
No more, no more
A final declaration that the disturbance is definitively ended
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