I Can Do It Without You
Navigating Change: Kaiser Chiefs' Anthem of Independence
Lyrics
None of the buildings even look the same,
Observing changes in buildings, suggesting a dynamic environment.
And underneath them all the shops have changed.
Noticing alterations in shops beneath the buildings.
I don't pretend they're in a lot more pain,
Acknowledging pain but not pretending it's more significant.
Stocking much too young for the professionals to stay in.
Commenting on young people being employed in roles not meant for professionals.
I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you.
Expressing confidence in one's ability to manage without someone.
I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you.
-I'm in tunnel to the north again
Being in a repetitive situation or mindset ("tunnel to the north").
Everybody has to talk on the train.
Highlighting the common occurrence of people talking on trains.
And if you've got nothing that's clever to say,
Dismissing the importance of clever remarks as nobody pays attention.
Nobody's listening to you anyway.
-'Cause I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you.
Reiterating the ability to function independently but questioning the quality.
I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you.
-But it wouldn't be very good.
Admitting that independence may not yield the best results.
La la la, la la la la la la la la la, etc.
Introducing a nonsensical, possibly dismissive phrase ("la la la").
What you want here?
Questioning the necessity of someone ("What you want here? It doesn't matter!").
It doesn't matter!
-I don't think that it can be done without you.
-What you doing?
Suggesting that actions are interconnected with the person being addressed.
It doesn't matter!
-But everything that's done is all about you
-We convince each other nothing has changed
Acknowledging mutual denial of change in a relationship.
Nobody else will ever write the same
Emphasizing uniqueness, no one else can replicate the same experience.
We're out of ?? thought the stage is not blame
Unclear reference to being "out of" something, possibly a situation, and denying blame.
For your protection all the names have been changed
Changing names for protection, possibly indicating a need for anonymity.
I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you.
Repeated affirmation of self-sufficiency with a hint of doubt about the quality.
I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you.
-I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you.
-I can do it, I can do it, I can do it, I can do it without you.
-But it wouldn't be very good.
Reiterating that independence might not result in something remarkable.
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