Don't Bother Me
Bad Brains Lyrics
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You wanna know if I'll get down, don't bother me.
Well can't take your kind of life no more.
Oh can't you see?
So understand the simple truth.
Don't bother me.
You, you love to hear me say I give up you.
You wanna hear me say I break with you.
You can't believe that I could love you.
You wanna know if I could hate you.
Got no time for compromise, don't bother me.
You're all the same just a bunch of lies.
O can't you see?
Well pretty soon there won't be no more of you or me.
Understand the simp
le truth.
Don't bother me.
You, you love to hear me say I give up you. You wanna hear me say I break with you.
You can't believe that I could love you.
You wanna know if I could hate you.
The song "Don't Bother Me" by Bad Brains is a hardcore punk song that has a repetitive theme running throughout it, which is the theme of someone trying to gain control over the singer's life. In the first verse, the singer addresses someone who wants to see them hang around and asks them not to bother them. Similarly, in the second verse, the singer pleads with someone to not bother them by constantly asking if they will give up or break up with them. The singer is fed up with this kind of life and can't take it anymore. The chorus emphasizes this by stating, "So understand the simple truth. Don't bother me."
The emotion behind the song is intense and the lyrics are delivered with force, highlighting the singer's frustration with the person trying to control them. The repetition of the lyrics "You, you love to hear me say I give up you. You wanna hear me say I break with you. You can't believe that I could love you. You wanna know if I could hate you" shows how the singer is being manipulated and controlled by someone who is unable to understand their love for them.
Overall, "Don't Bother Me" is a powerful punk song that conveys the message to stand up for oneself and not let anyone control their life.
Line by Line Meaning
You want to see me hang around, don't bother me.
Please stop trying to make me stay and waste my time.
You wanna know if I'll get down, don't bother me.
Don't interrogate me about my decisions and actions.
Well can't take your kind of life no more.
I can't handle your negative influence and lifestyle anymore.
Oh can't you see?
Why can't you understand my plea and leave me alone?
So understand the simple truth.
I want you to accept the reality and truth of our situation.
Don't bother me.
Please stop harassing me and let me move on.
You, you love to hear me say I give up you.
You enjoy hearing me give in and surrender to you.
You wanna hear me say I break with you.
You want me to say that our relationship is over.
You can't believe that I could love you.
You doubt that I ever loved you in the first place.
You wanna know if I could hate you.
You're curious if I could ever hate you instead of loving you.
Got no time for compromise, don't bother me.
I don't have the energy or desire to negotiate with you anymore.
You're all the same just a bunch of lies.
You and others like you are all dishonest and deceitful.
O can't you see?
Why can't you understand that I want nothing to do with you anymore?
Well pretty soon there won't be no more of you or me.
Our relationship is quickly coming to an end.
Understand the simple truth.
Please grasp the straightforward reality of our situation.
Don't bother me.
I'm asking you again to leave me alone and stop bothering me.
Contributed by Julia P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Blintze01
You want to see me hang around, don't bother me.
You wanna know if I'll get down, don't bother me.
Well can't take your kind of life no more.
Oh can't you see?
So understand the simple truth.
Don't bother me.
You, you love to hear me say I give up you.
You wanna hear me say I break with you.
You can't believe that I could love you.
You wanna know if I could hate you.
Got no time for compromise, don't bother me.
You're all the same just a bunch of lies.
O can't you see?
Well pretty soon there won't be no more of you or me.
Understand the simp
Le truth.
Don't bother me.
You, you love to hear me say I give up you. You wanna hear me say I break with you.
You can't believe that I could love you.
You wanna know if I could hate you.
@user-se2ez7lu3v
Don't bother me
One, two, three, four
You want to see me hang around
Don't bother me
You wanna know if I'll get down
Don't bother me
Well, can't take your kind of life no more
Oh, can't you see?
So understand the simple truth
Don't bother me
You, you love to hear me say I give up
You, you wanna hear me say I break with you
You can't believe that I could love you
You, you wanna know if I could hate ya
I got no time for compromise
Don't bother me
You're all the same, just a bunch of lies
O can't you see?
Well, pretty soon there won't be no more
Of you or me
So understand the simple truth
Don't bother me
You, you love to hear me say I give up
You, you wanna hear me say I break with you
You can't believe that I could love you
You, you wanna know if I could hate ya
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