I Don't Need Anybody
Embracing Solitude: TK & The Holy Know-Nothings' Poetic Reflections
Lyrics
All of the nights that we made love
Alluding to past nights of intimacy
Wearing other people's bodies
Engaging in physical relationships with others
Wearing other lover's clothes
Wearing the emotional baggage of previous lovers
If I needed somebody, then I'd call ya up
If in need, would contact someone
But I don't need anybody
Asserting independence, not reliant on anyone
All that's become of all I built
Reflecting on achievements and efforts
Just a swinging of a hammer
Reduced to simple, repetitive actions
Just a pulling of a nail
Undoing what was previously constructed
And if I've grown quiet then it's louder than hell
If silent, it speaks volumes
I don't need anybody
Reiterating self-sufficiency
So, come back home
Inviting someone to return
I don't need ya
Emphasizing independence, not needing the person
Come back home
Repeated invitation to come back
All through the day, it's up and down
Describing the daily emotional fluctuations
Folding in and out and under
Depicting emotional turmoil
Then it's all over again
Cycles of emotional highs and lows
And if I knew how to say it then I wouldn't have to shout
Difficulty expressing feelings verbally
I don't need anybody
Reaffirming self-reliance
So, come back home
Repeating the invitation to return
I don't need ya
Stressing independence, not needing the person
Come back home
Repeating the invitation to come back
I don't need ya to come back home
Emphasizing not needing the person to return
I don't need ya
Final assertion of independence
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