I Need Nothing Else
Unshackling Love: Sophie B. Hawkins' Anthem of Liberation
Lyrics
I ain't gonna be your fool
I refuse to be manipulated by you.
You know this lady's not in waiting for words untrue
I won't patiently wait for deceitful words.
I have to die
The speaker expresses a willingness to face challenges or hardships.
'Cause I'd rather crawl home bleeding than be
Prefer experiencing pain over being emotionally tied to someone.
Chained to you I love your freedom
The person loves the freedom of the other but dislikes being chained emotionally.
Hate me, need me, love me, tease me, beg me
Describing a complex relationship with emotions like hate, need, love, tease, and beg.
Please me, take me, breathe me
Desire for various emotional experiences from the partner.
Baby you know I'm trouble still you
Acknowledgment of being troublesome, but the partner still wants to burst the speaker's illusions.
want to be the one to smash my bubble
Despite knowing the trouble, the partner wants to disrupt the speaker's contentment.
How strong, how tough, how sweet, how
Asking about the intensity of emotions required to harm the speaker.
Must you feel to rough me up for real
Questioning the need to inflict real harm.
In love I trust, I put my faith
Expressing trust in love and placing faith in the partner.
To make me happy to keep me safe
Believing in the partner's ability to bring happiness and safety.
In you I find a way to lose myself
Finding a way to lose oneself in the partner, seeking thrill.
Thrill me baby, I need nothing else
Expressing contentment and stating that only the thrill from the partner is needed.
I ain't gonna be your dog
Refusing to be subservient to the partner.
You know this lady's contemplating your worth at all
Contemplating the partner's worth and evaluating the relationship.
I'll make you cry
Expressing willingness to cause emotional pain to avoid losing personal path.
'Cause I'd rather lose you than lose my way
Choosing self-integrity over the relationship.
Oh you know I don't mean it I only suffer when I go astray
Admitting temporary suffering when deviating from the path.
Your words they sting you make me sing
Partner's words are hurtful but also evoke a desire to give everything.
I want to bring you everything
Expressing a deep desire to provide everything to the partner.
Jesus I feel what you mean to me
Referencing a profound connection and understanding with the partner.
I want to meet you on a dirt road and walk with you endlessly
Imagining a metaphorical journey with the partner.
Oh Lord, my God, when you get hard
Addressing the divine aspect and asking how to resist temptation.
How can I stop, how can I not
Expressing difficulty in resisting temptation.
In love I trust, I put my faith
Reiterating trust in love and faith in the partner's ability to bring happiness and safety.
To make me happy, to keep me safe
Believing in the partner's positive qualities.
In you I see the brightest star
Seeing the partner as a guiding star, acknowledging internal conflict.
That burns inside me and breaks my heart
Feeling a burning love inside that also causes heartbreak.
And when I cry the deepest hurting
Describing a profound emotional experience that cleanses the soul.
Cleans my soul, relieves my burden
The partner's presence alleviates burdens when the speaker is in pain.
In you I find a way to lose myself
Finding a way to lose oneself in the partner and seeking thrill.
Thrill me baby, I need nothing else
Reiterating the satisfaction derived solely from the partner's thrill.
In love I must feel all my pain
Accepting the necessity of feeling pain, joy, and shame in love.
And all my joy and all my shame
Embracing the totality of emotions experienced in love.
And every time you call on me
The partner's call provides freedom through struggles.
Through my struggles you set me free
The partner aids in overcoming struggles and experiencing freedom.
To feel your power, your gracious strength
Feeling the partner's powerful and gracious strength.
And on my knees it's your restraint
The partner's restraint is a source of strength and humility.
That makes me find one greater than myself
Finding something greater than oneself through the partner.
Love me baby, love me baby
Expressing a deep need for the partner's love.
I need, I need, I need
Reiterating a strong need for the partner, emphasizing exclusivity.
I need, I need nothing else
Declaring that the speaker needs nothing else but the partner.
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