Dannii Minogue (born October 20, 1971, Melbourne, Australia) first tasted f… Read Full Bio ↴Dannii Minogue (born October 20, 1971, Melbourne, Australia) first tasted fame on the Oz TV show 'Young Talent Time' as well as playing the role of Emma in 'Home & Away'. In 1990, her debut single, Love and Kisses made the top ten in Australia, and in the UK in 1991. She has since achieved a record thirteen consecutive #1 UK Club hits.

Dannii first broke out of her sister's shadow in 1997 with the album Girl. Whilst Kylie Minogue was experimenting with dark lyrics, indie collaborations and moody images (Impossible Princess), Dannii went out and out for the dancefloor with the huge hit All I Wanna Do. Unfortunately, the album that it was from only reached No. 57. However, Dannii herself has said, "This was a big turning point for me. It has led me on to the album Neon Nights and my collaborations with many club DJs and remixers".

2001 was a success for Dannii, when her vocals were part of Riva's Who Do You Love Now?, which laid the foundations for her fourth album Neon Nights released in March 2003.

Moving to London Records, Dannii made more credible dance tracks including I Begin To Wonder and Put The Needle On It. In 2003, Dannii released her fourth album, Neon Nights. It was a surprise chart success, reaching no.8 in the UK charts and eventually achieving gold status, selling over 100,000 copies. The album also made gold certification in Australia. Dannii also teamed up with chill-out Ibiza stars Afterlife for a collaboration on their Speck of Gold album. Dannii's star was beginning to shine in its own right.

In 2004, after a top 10 album and four top 10 singles, Dannii moved to All Around The World Records. Her first single for AATW was You Won't Forget About Me, which saw Dannii's vocals layered on top of the instrumental hit Flower Power and landed at no.7 in the UK charts, making it Dannii's fifth consecutive top 10 hit. You Won't Forget About Me was followed up in 2005 by Perfection, on which Dannii teamed up with the Soul Seekerz, which narrowly missed out on the top 10 in the UK, peaking at no.11. In 2006, she returned with So Under Pressure and her Greatest Hits album The Hits & Beyond.

Dannii has been a judge on British television channel ITV's The X Factor since 2007 alongside Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole and Louis Walsh.

In November 2007, Girl and Neon Nights were re-released with bonus discs, with a new studio album Club Disco and compilation album Unleashed appearing within the following weeks. A stand alone single Touch Me Like That was released in December 2007. It was later included on the re-release of Club Disco released in Australia in the spring 2008.

Later in 2008, the logical and long-overdue duet with her own sister finally was released as Kylie & Dannii recorded a cover of ABBA's The Winner Takes It All appeared on the soundtrack album to the shortlived BBC show Beautiful People.

I Dont Wanna Take this Pain
Dannii Minogue Lyrics

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I gave you my everything
I gave you all my time
I never knew, that love would bring
Pain into my life
You broke my heart again
When you told me lies
I can't stand to look at you
Boy you've got to tell me

Why
Why you had to take so much from me
'Cause you were taking me for granted
It's my life
And you were just attracted physically
I'm gonna get you back

I've got to get into your mind
Until I get you back
I won't be satisfied
I've got to get into your head
But don't want your love
I want your soul instead

Feel's like I've woken up
And now I see the light
You thought I'd be broken up
Tossin' turnin' every night
All that I want from you
Is what you took from me
Now I want everything
Boy you got to tell me

Why
Why you had to take so much for free
When I was tellin' everybody
You were mine
I guess this is the way it has to be
I'm gonna get you back

I've got to get into your mind
Until I get you back
I won't be satisfied
I've got to get into your head
But don't want your love
I want your soul instead

I've got to get into your mind
Until I get you back
I won't be satisfied
I've got to get into your head
But don't want your love
I want your soul instead

Dig it out now, Ooh

Boy you got to tell me
Why
Why you had to take so much from me
'Cause you were taking me for granted
It's my life
And you were just attracted physically
I'm gonna get you back

I've got to get into your mind
Until I get you back
I won't be satisfied
I've got to get into your head
But don't want your love
I want your soul instead

I've got to get into your mind
Until I get you back
I won't be satisfied
I've got to get into your head

But don't want your love
I want your soul instead

Overall Meaning

The song "I Don't Wanna Take This Pain" by Dannii Minogue is a song about heartbreak and the desire to get revenge on a partner who has taken too much from her. She gave him everything, all her time, but he broke her heart when he told her lies. She can't stand to look at him and is now seeking answers as to why he had to take so much from her.

The lyrics suggest that she has woken up and sees the light, realizing that he was just attracted to her physically and was taking her for granted. She wants to get back at him and get into his mind until she gets him back. However, she doesn't want his love, she wants his soul instead.

What stands out in this song is the focus on the desire for revenge and the power dynamic in the relationship. Minogue is no longer willing to be taken for granted and is determined to get back what she believes is rightfully hers. The lyrics are strong and convey a strong sense of betrayal and bitterness.

Line by Line Meaning

I gave you my everything
I gave you my entire being and all that I had.

I gave you all my time
I gave you all my time and attention can that I could give you.

I never knew, that love would bring
I was unaware that love could come with an emotional burden like pain.

Pain into my life
The relationship has devastatingly introduced pain into my life.

You broke my heart again
Once again, you have shattered my heart.

When you told me lies
Your lies have caused me great distress.

I can't stand to look at you
I cannot bear to even look at you after all that you have done.

Boy you've got to tell me
You better tell me everything that I need to know.

Why
Please explain to me why you did everything that you did.

Why you had to take so much from me
Why did you have to take away so much of what I was giving you?

'Cause you were taking me for granted
You were taking me for granted and not appreciating me.

It's my life
My life is mine and should not be consumed by your harmful ways.

And you were just attracted physically
You were only attracted to me physically, not emotionally.

I'm gonna get you back
I will seek revenge for what you have done to me.

I've got to get into your mind
I need to understand your intentions and thought process.

Until I get you back
I will keep trying until I achieve my goal.

I won't be satisfied
I will not be content until I get what I want.

But don't want your love
I do not want your love anymore after all that you have done.

I want your soul instead
I want your soul, your inner essence, to be mine.

Feel's like I've woken up
It finally feels like I'm no longer blinded by love and can see clearly.

And now I see the light
I now understand what I was blindly living through before.

You thought I'd be broken up
You believed that your disrespectful actions would leave me shattered.

Tossin' turnin' every night
I would be endlessly tossing and turning through the night as a result of your lies.

All that I want from you
All I require from you now is what you stole from me in the beginning.

Is what you took from me
You have taken so much from me and now I want it all back.

When I was tellin' everybody
I was repeatedly telling everyone that you were mine and you ignored my efforts.

I guess this is the way it has to be
This seems like the only possible outcome.

Dig it out now, Ooh
I need to dig deep to acquire what I want.

Why you had to take so much for free
Why did you have to take so much from me without any appreciation.

I've got to get into your head
I need to analyze your mentality and find a way in.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: VINCENT BELL, ERIC ISLES, DANII MINOGUE, ALVIN LORD MOODY

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