Don't Need You
Breaking Free: Embracing Independence from Criticism and Control
Lyrics
I gotta mind to go back to that drawin' board
I am considering going back to the drawing board or starting anew.
Maybe we should start it all over again
Suggesting a fresh start, beginning the relationship again.
When you were you and I was me
Reflecting on a time when both individuals were true to themselves.
And we weren't both bored
When neither of them was bored or disinterested.
Or pack it up
Considering ending the relationship and remaining friends.
And call it off as friends
Possibly ending the relationship on amicable terms.
Look at you
Observing the partner feeling superior or self-righteous.
High on your pedestal
Describing the partner as being on a high pedestal.
Getting' off on looking down on me
Deriving pleasure from looking down on the speaker.
Our situation's gone from bad to critical
Characterizing the relationship as having worsened significantly.
And I think it's time one of us started movin' our feet
Suggesting the need for action from at least one of them.
I don't need you criticizing me
Expressing a dislike for criticism from the partner.
I don't need you walkin' all over me
Rejecting the partner's tendency to dominate or mistreat.
I don't need you always tellin' me what to do
Resisting constant instructions or interference from the partner.
And I don't need you
Declaring independence and asserting not needing the partner.
Neither one of us is better than the other
Asserting equality between the two individuals.
You got that thought rollin' through your brain
Noting a particular thought in the partner's mind.
You hate me - sometimes I see double
Acknowledging the partner's occasional hatred or animosity.
Now the other side of me can't be contained
Indicating an unrestrained side of the speaker.
I don't need you criticizing me
Reiterating the dislike for partner's criticism.
I don't need you walkin' all over me
Reaffirming resistance to being walked over by the partner.
I don't need you always tellin' me what to do
Reiterating the aversion to constant instructions from the partner.
And I don't need you
Reaffirming independence and not needing the partner.
The truth be known
Stating the speaker's ability to overcome the partner.
I could smoke you where you're standin'
Contemplating a potential confrontation with the partner.
But what kind of good would be done then
Weighing the consequences of a physical confrontation.
Rip off my gloves and do it bare handed
Considering a more direct and unfiltered approach.
But then again, I'd feel better in the end
Anticipating emotional relief from such an approach.
I don't need you criticizing me
Repeating the rejection of partner's criticism.
I don't need you walkin' all over me
Reiterating the refusal to be walked over by the partner.
I don't need you always tellin' me what to do
Reaffirming resistance to constant instructions from the partner.
And I don't need you
Emphasizing independence and not needing the partner.
I don't need you criticizing me
Restating the dislike for partner's criticism.
I don't need you walkin' all over me
Reaffirming resistance to being walked over by the partner.
I don't need you always tellin' me what to do
Reiterating the aversion to constant instructions from the partner.
And I don't need you
Reaffirming independence and not needing the partner.
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