Don't You Want Me
Bahamas (Feat. The Weather Station) Lyrics
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When I met you. I picked you out
I shook you up
And turned you around
Turned you into someone new.
Now five years later on you've got the world at your feet
Success has been so easy for you.
But don't forget it's me who put you where you are now
Don't
Don't you want me?
You know I don't believe it
When I see that you don't need me
Don't
Don't you want me?
You know can't believe you
When you say that you won't see me
Now I wait to find
When you think you've changed your mind
You'd better change it back or we will both be sorry.
Don't you want me baby?
Don't you want me, oh?
Don't you want me baby?
Don't you want me, oh?
I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar
That much is true.
But even then I knew I'd find a much better place
Either with or without you.
The five years we have had have been such good times
I still love you.
But now I think it's time I live my life on my own
I guess it's just what I must do
Don't
Don't you want me?
You know I can't believe it
When you say that you won't see me
Don't
Don't you want me?
You know I don't believe you
When you say that you don't need me
Now I wait to find
You've changed your mind
You'd better change it back or we will both be sorry.
Don't you want me baby?
Don't you want me, oh?
Don't you want me baby?
Don't you want me, oh?
Don't you want me baby?
Don't you want me, oh?
Don't you want me baby?
Don't you want me, oh?
The lyrics to Bahamas feat. The Weather Station's song Don't You Want Me tell the story of a relationship from different perspectives. The song talks about how the singer met their partner while they were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar, picked them out, and turned them into someone new. The partner has now achieved success and has the world at their feet, but the singer is reminding them that they are the ones who put them where they are now and can take it away.
The chorus then follows with the singer asking whether their partner still wants them or not. They can't believe it when their partner says they don't need them, and they are waiting for them to change their mind. The second verse then takes us back to the time when the singer was working as a waitress and reminds us that even then, they knew they would find a better place either with or without their partner. They still love them, but it's time for them to live their life on their own.
Overall, the song tells a story of a relationship that has reached a point where one party feels like they have outgrown the other. They are now questioning whether their partner still wants them, and if not, they are ready to move on and live their life without them.
Line by Line Meaning
You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar When I met you. I picked you out
I met you at your job and singled you out
I shook you up
I changed your life and your perspective
And turned you around Turned you into someone new.
I transformed you into a new and better person
Now five years later on you've got the world at your feet Success has been so easy for you.
Now you are successful, and it has come easy to you
But don't forget it's me who put you where you are now And I can put you back down too
I remind you that I am the reason for your success and I could take it away
Don't Don't you want me?
Don't you still want me?
You know I don't believe it When I see that you don't need me
I doubt you when you say you no longer need me
Don't Don't you want me?
Don't you still want me?
You know can't believe you When you say that you won't see me
I cannot believe you when you say you won't see me
Now I wait to find When you think you've changed your mind You'd better change it back or we will both be sorry.
I hope you change your mind about leaving me, or we will both regret it
Don't you want me baby? Don't you want me, oh? Don't you want me baby? Don't you want me, oh?
Don't you still want me?
I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar That much is true. But even then I knew I'd find a much better place Either with or without you.
I agree that I was a waitress, but I always knew I deserved better, with or without you
The five years we have had have been such good times I still love you.
Our own good time was the five years we have had, and I still love you
But now I think it's time I live my life on my own I guess it's just what I must do
It is now time for me to live my life on my own, and it is just what I need to do
Now I wait to find You've changed your mind You'd better change it back or we will both be sorry.
I hope that you will reconsider and come back to me, or we will both be unhappy
Don't you want me baby? Don't you want me, oh? Don't you want me baby? Don't you want me, oh?
Don't you still want me?
Don't you want me baby? Don't you want me, oh? Don't you want me baby? Don't you want me, oh?
Don't you still want me?
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY
Written by: ADRIAN WRIGHT, IAN CHARLES BURDEN, JOHN WILLIAM CALLIS, PHILIP OAKEY
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