You Don't Love Me
Otis Rush & Friends Lyrics
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Then you left me for dead
I don't love you anymore
I hope you're happy since I don't know you anymore
You were a part of me
And now you're just nothing but a memory
No matter how bad I want you in my bed
I'll keep sleeping sideways in my empty bed
To fill up the lonely space
I'm just a kid with too much lonely space
Now I'm just like the pictures that you take
I'm nothing but something that once was
Like colors that fade away in the sunlight
They're nothing special like they used to be
They're gone and they're never coming back
No, they're never coming back
I'm gone and I'm never coming back
No matter how bad I want you in my bed
I know that you found somebody else to be there for you
I'll keep sleeping sideways in my empty bed
To fill up the lonely space
I'm just a kid with too much lonely space
I woke up today and realized that what we had is dead
I'm just a pile of lifeless bones to you
I've spent too many years thinking about somebody
That doesn't even think about me
Thinking about somebody that doesn't even think about me
Thinking about somebody That doesn't even think about
No matter how bad I want you in my bed
I know that you found somebody else to be there for you
I'll keep sleeping sideways in my empty bed
To fill up the lonely space
I'm just a kid with too much lonely space
The Otis Rush & Friends song "You Don't Love Me" speaks to the emotional turmoil that comes with a breakup, particularly when one person is left feeling abandoned and alone. The singer of the song is grappling with conflicting emotions - on the one hand, they are hurt and angry that their partner said they loved them only to leave them "for dead." On the other hand, they still long for the person, acknowledging that they "can't believe" that they want them back in their bed. However, even as they hold onto this desire, they also recognize that their ex has likely found someone else to fill the void and that they are left with nothing but "lonely space."
Throughout the song, the singer describes the feeling of being forgotten or discarded, likening themselves to "something that once was" or "colors that fade away in the sunlight." They are acutely aware of their own transience, noting that they are "gone and never coming back." The repetition of the line "I'm just a kid with too much lonely space" underscores the degree to which the singer feels lost and adrift without their former partner.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't believe you've got the nerve to say you love me
I'm shocked that you have the audacity to claim that you love me
Then you left me for dead
But then you abandoned me without any care
I don't love you anymore
I don't have any love left for you in my heart
I hope you're happy since I don't know you anymore
I wish you happiness because I don't have any associating with you anymore
You were a part of me
You used to be integral to my being
And now you're just nothing but a memory
Now you're nothing more than a distant memory
No matter how bad I want you in my bed
Despite my desires to have you with me
I know that you found somebody else to be there for you
I'm aware that you've found someone else to be by your side
I'll keep sleeping sideways in my empty bed
I'll keep lying in my bed alone
To fill up the lonely space
To occupy the emptiness within me
I'm just a kid with too much lonely space
I'm just an individual with an excessive amount of solitude
Now I'm just like the pictures that you take
I'm now similar to the photographs that you capture
I'm nothing but something that once was
I'm nothing but a thing of the past
Like colors that fade away in the sunlight
Like hues that disappear with the sun's rays
They're nothing special like they used to be
They're nothing extraordinary as they had been before
They're gone and they're never coming back
They're departed and they're never to return
No, they're never coming back
No, they're never returning
I'm gone and I'm never coming back
I'm gone and I won't return
I woke up today and realized that what we had is dead
I woke up this morning and comprehended that our relationship is over
I'm just a pile of lifeless bones to you
But to you, I'm just a heap of inanimate bones
I've spent too many years thinking about somebody
I've devoted too many years pondering about someone
That doesn't even think about me
Who doesn't even consider me
Thinking about somebody that doesn't even think about me
Contemplating someone who doesn't even recognize my existence
Thinking about somebody That doesn't even think about
Thinking about someone who doesn't even regard
No matter how bad I want you in my bed
Despite my yearning to have you with me
I know that you found somebody else to be there for you
I'm aware that you've found someone else to be beside you
I'll keep sleeping sideways in my empty bed
I'll continue to repose alone in my bed
To fill up the lonely space
To occupy the emptiness within me
I'm just a kid with too much lonely space
I'm just an individual with an excessive amount of solitude
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Brian Blake, Daniel Lambton, David Knox, Eric Haines, Kyle Fasel
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