Electronic duo NOTD (pronounced "noted") formed when its two members were s… Read Full Bio ↴Electronic duo NOTD (pronounced "noted") formed when its two members were still in high school. The duo -- Samuel Brandt (aka Severo) and Tobias Danielsson (aka ToWonder) -- built an audience with a prolific series of tropical-inspired future bass remixes of hit singles by the likes of Ed Sheeran ("Shape of You"), Shawn Mendes ("There's Nothing Holding Me Back"), Alessia Cara ("Scars to Your Beautiful"), DJ Khaled and Rihanna ("Wild Thoughts"), and more. While their Sheeran remix hit ten-million streams, their spin on Stanaj's "Romantic" racked up 45 million. In August 2017 the pair released their original debut single, "Summer of Love," featuring Norwegian pop singer Dagny. ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Been There Done That
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Do you know what it's like waiting for ya?
Then you apologize, but you never change at all
You know what you're doing to me, doing to me, doing to me
Do you know what it's like waiting for ya? Mm

Why don't I save myself some time?
Why?

Tell me why I keep going back
When I know I've been there, done that
Why do I keep missing you for messing up something
'Stead of letting go?
Tell me why I keep going back
When I know I've been there, done that
Keep on wanting something that'll change
Been there, done that

Been there, done that

You don't know what it's like loving someone
Got my heart at the back of your mind
No, I never felt so small
Now you know what you're doing to me, doing to me, doing to me
You don't know what it's like loving someone, mm

Why don't I save myself some time?
Why?

Tell me why I keep going back
When I know I've been there, done that
Why do I keep missing you for messing up something
'Stead of letting go?
Tell me why I keep going back
When I know I've been there, done that
Keep on wanting something that'll change
Been there, done that

Been there, done that

Yes, you don't know me, go
If you don't know me, no
Go

Tell me why I keep going back
When I know I've been there, done that
Why do I keep missing you for messing up something
'Stead of letting go?
Tell me why I keep going back
When I know I've been there, done that
Keep on wanting something that'll change
Been there, done that

Been there, done that

Tell me why I keep going back
When I know I've been there done that

Keep on wanting something that'll change
Been there, done that

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of NOTD and Tove Styrke's "Been There Done That" narrate the struggle of a person trying to move on from a past relationship that continues to haunt them. Waiting for someone who never changes or apologizes enough is devastating when love is involved. The lyrics phrase this feeling as "you know what you're doing to me, doing to me, doing to me." The singer wonders why they keep going back when they already know that they have been there and done that. They want to know why they miss someone who messes up instead of letting them go, and why they keep wanting something that never changes.

The persona realizes that they are in love with someone who does not value them. They feel small, and they know that loving that someone got them nothing but pain. The singer questions their own decision-making skills and wonders why they keep going back when they have already experienced this pain. In the end, they urge the other person, "you don't know me, go" and phrase the eternal cycle of wanting something that won't change as "been there, done that."

Line by Line Meaning

Do you know what it's like waiting for ya? Mm
Do you have any idea how it feels like to wait for your arrival?

Why don't I save myself some time? Why?
Why don't I just stop wasting my time?

Tell me why I keep going back When I know I've been there, done that Why do I keep missing you for messing up something 'Stead of letting go?
Tell me why I keep coming back to you even though I know it's a pattern I've already experienced before. Why am I holding on to you even though you keep making the same mistakes?

Keep on wanting something that'll change Been there, done that
I continue to hope for a different outcome, but I have already gone through this cycle before.

You don't know what it's like loving someone, mm
You have no idea what it is like to love someone deeply.

Why don't I save myself some time? Why?
Why should I continue to waste my time?

Yes, you don't know me, go If you don't know me, no Go
You don't understand me and my feelings, so please leave me alone.

Keep on wanting something that'll change Been there, done that
I am still hoping for a different result, even though I have already gone through the same situation before.

Tell me why I keep going back When I know I've been there done that Keep on wanting something that'll change Been there, done that
Explain to me why I keep repeating the same cycle even though I already know where it ends. I keep hoping for a different result, but it's a pattern I've already experienced.

Lyrics © Regard Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jakob Gustav Hazell, Kennedi Kathryn Rae Lykken, Samuel Brandt, Svante Clas Halldin, Tobiad Danielsson

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