Lyrics
*Chorus
Repetition of the chorus expressing the singer's assertion that the person cannot emotionally affect or control them anymore.
You can't touch me now
-Like you did before
-You can't make me cry
-Baby, anymore
-Now I'm feelin' strong
The singer feels emotionally strong and resilient, impervious to the negative impact of the person addressed in the song.
No more cold dark clouds
-Oh, you can try but
-Boy, you can't touch me now
-Used to be the world to me
Reflects on the past when the person meant everything and was a source of trust, but now the singer realizes their blindness to the reality of the relationship.
Used to be the reason that I lived
-And I care, oh, baby
-Every day I trust in you
-And believe that you are on my side
-Guess I was blind, oh, baby
-It was hard to do but I knew
Acknowledges the difficulty of letting go and hints that the other person recognizes their mistakes, but it's too late as the singer has moved on.
It was time to let go and I think you know
-I think you know
-*Chorus
-You can't touch me now
-Like you did before
-You can't make me cry
-Baby, anymore
-Now I'm feelin' strong
-No more cold dark clouds
-Oh, you can try but
-Boy, you can't touch me now
-You knew how to get to me
Describes the person's past influence and how they contributed to the relationship's breakdown; the person admits their faults, but the singer has already moved on.
How to really cope with love
-You wrote the book, oh, baby
-Now you say you've thought about
-Everything that made us fall apart
-And we're so far, oh, baby
-Well, you've had some time and you admit
-You were wrong, too late I'm gone
-*Chorus
The singer feels emotionally strong and resilient, impervious to the negative impact of the person addressed in the song.
You can't touch me now
-Like you did before
-You can't make me cry
-Baby, anymore
-Now I'm feelin' strong
-No more cold dark clouds
-Oh, you can try but
-Boy, you can't touch me now
-Oh, you've got some nerve to think that I'd
Rejects the idea of returning to the person who tore them down, emphasizing that the person is not even a friend anymore.
Run back to you again and again
-When all you did was tear me down
-And you're not even my friend
-You're not even my friend
-*Chorus
The singer feels emotionally strong and resilient, impervious to the negative impact of the person addressed in the song.
You can't touch me now
-Like you did before
-You can't make me cry
-Baby, anymore
-Now I'm feelin' strong
-No more cold dark clouds (No more cold dark clouds)
-Oh, you can try but
-Boy, you can't touch me
-You can't touch me now
-Like you did before
-You can't make me cry
-Baby, anymore
-Now I'm feelin' strong
-No more cold dark clouds
-Oh, you can try but
-Boy, you can't touch me now
Repetition of the chorus expressing the singer's assertion that the person cannot emotionally affect or control them anymore.
You can't touch me, hold me, give me love
Further emphasizes the person's inability to touch, hold, or affect the singer emotionally, despite any attempts to do so.
You can't make me cry
-You can't touch me, hold me, give me love
-Oh, you can try but
-Boy, you can't touch me now
Repetition of the chorus expressing the singer's assertion that the person cannot emotionally affect or control them anymore.
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