Lyrics
No one has to tell me how to live my life
No one has to tell the speaker how to live their life.
The rules you live by are not by choice
The rules the speaker follows are not by choice.
Your weakness is easy to see
The weaknesses of others are apparent and visible to the speaker.
You gotta keep that shit away from me
The speaker wants to distance themselves from the negative aspects of others.
I don't need you don't bring me down
The speaker asserts independence, expressing that they don't need others and don't want to be brought down.
Be yourself when I'm not around
Encourages others to be themselves when the speaker is not present.
No one has to tell me how to be myself
The speaker asserts that no one needs to instruct them on how to be themselves.
And I won't live my life for someone else
Declares the speaker's determination to live their life on their terms and not for someone else.
Your weakness is easy to see
Reiterates the ability of the speaker to perceive the weaknesses of others.
You gotta keep that shit away from me
Expresses the need for distance from the weaknesses of others.
I don't need you to bring me down
Reasserts the speaker's independence and the lack of need for others to bring them down.
Be yourself when I'm not around
Encourages authenticity in the absence of the speaker.
You're negative so pass me by
Rejects negativity and asks those embodying it to pass by the speaker.
You've got to find your inner strength and let it out
Advises finding inner strength and expressing it.
If you won't learn then you won't change
If one doesn't learn, change is unlikely.
So in the end I cut the cord and let go
The speaker decides to end a connection by metaphorically cutting the cord and letting go.
I don't need you to bring me down
Reiterates the speaker's independence and the lack of need for others to bring them down.
Be yourself when I'm not around
Encourages authenticity in the absence of the speaker.
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