Lyrics
I don't like the way you tell me
I dislike the way you dictate what I should say
What you think that I should say
Expressing dissatisfaction with being told what to say
I don't like you in my space
Uncomfortable with your presence in my personal space
I want you go, you to go away
Explicit desire for you to leave and stay away
Get out of my face
Repetition emphasizing the urgency of leaving
Get out of my face
-Get out of my face
-I don't want you here, so go away
Asserting the rejection and requesting departure
You talk circles 'round my head
Feeling mentally overwhelmed by your circular communication
You make me wish that I was dead
Expressing intense emotional distress, metaphorically wishing for death
And I don't like the way you need me to stay
Disliking the pressure to remain in the situation
I need you
Contradictory expression of needing the person
I need you to leave
Clarification that the necessity is for the person to leave
Get out of my face
Reiteration of the urgency for the person to get out of the speaker's face
Get out of my face
-Get out of my face
-I don't want you here that's what I said
Emphasizing the unwanted presence and reiterating the desire for departure
I, I've been ten feet tall before and I know what that's like
Reflecting on a past state of confidence and strength
And I would never use it to stomp you down
Commitment to not using strength to oppress, contrasting with the current situation
But you've made it worth my while
Recognition that the current situation has been rewarding in some way
As I fight to occupy space, but I know it's mine
Fighting for personal space and asserting ownership
I want whatever you're on
Expressing a desire for the substance or attitude that gives confidence
That makes you think your words are worth my time
Critiquing the perceived value of the person's words
Get out of my face
Repeated insistence on the person leaving the speaker's face
Get out of my face
-Get out of my face
-I don't want you here, that's what I said
Reiterating the rejection and expressing the unwanted presence
Get out of my face
Continued urgency for the person to leave, highlighting perceived fakeness
Get out of my face
-Get out, yeah, you're fake
-I don't want you here, that's what I said
Final restatement of not wanting the person around
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