Don't Come Around Here No More
Petty/Stewart Lyrics
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Don't come around here no more
Whatever you're looking for
Hey! don't come around here no more
I've given up, stop, I've given up, stop.
I've given up, stop, on waiting any longer
I've given up, on this love getting stronger
Don't come around here no more
Don't come around here no more
Don't come around here no more
Don't come around here no more
I don't feel you anymore
You darken my door
Whatever you're looking for
Hey, don't come around here no more
I've given up, stop, I've given up, stop.
I've given up, stop, you tangle my emotions
I've given up, honey please admit it's over
Hey! don't come around here no more
Don't come around here no more
Don't come around here no more
Don't come around here no more
Stop walking down my street
Don't come around here no more
Who did you expect to meet?
Don't come around here no more
Whatever you're looking for
Hey! don't come around here no more
Hey! honey please, don't come around here no more
Whatever you're looking for
Ah, oh, ah, ah.
Don't come around here no more
"Don't Come Around Here No More" is a 1985 hit song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with David A. Stewart of Eurythmics. The song begins with a hollow synth-like drum sound, followed by Petty's voice, which he considers to be one of his favorite vocal performances. The song's video is beautifully surreal, relating an Alice in Wonderland-like story inspired by the Mad Hatter's tea party. However, the song's lyrics are anything but playful. "Don't Come Around Here No More" is a bittersweet song of a relationship's end, a tale of disconnect, a song that painfully asks an ex-lover to stop coming around in search of something that cannot be found.
The song has a strong melody that is both lulling and dissonant. The instrumentation is eclectic, weaving together various soundscapes, including Spanish horns, synthesizers, sitar-like sounds, and eerie chanting. The song's lyrics combine the pain of unrequited love with a plea for someone to stop socializing so that the singer can finally get some rest. It is evident that after years of a struggling romance in which his lover has become emotionally distant, Petty has reached the end of his rope. Although Petty tries to maintain his composure by claiming that there is nothing to discuss, Petty begs his lover to stop coming around, making it hard for him to move on or forget.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey! don't come around here no more
I am telling you to stay away from me and my life.
Don't come around here no more
I don't want you to keep coming back.
Whatever you're looking for
You have been searching for something from me, which I am no longer willing to provide.
I've given up, stop, I've given up, stop.
I have stopped hoping for us to work out.
I've given up, stop, on waiting any longer
I no longer wish to wait for something that may never happen.
I've given up, on this love getting stronger
I don't think our love is capable of growing stronger anymore.
I don't feel you anymore
I have stopped feeling the way I used to feel about you.
You darken my door
Your presence only brings negativity into my life.
Stop walking down my street
I don't want to see you near my home.
Who did you expect to meet?
You may have been coming to meet me, but I don't want to see you.
You tangle my emotions
Your actions have been affecting me emotionally, making it difficult for me to move on.
Honey please admit it's over
I think it's time we admit that our relationship has ended.
Ah, oh, ah, ah.
This is a sound expressing my sadness and frustration.
Don't come around here no more
I don't want you to keep coming back.
Hey! honey please, don't come around here no more
I am pleading with you to respect my decision and stay away.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: TOM PETTY, DAVE STEWART
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@rosemarywaldron497
@@johnrogers9481
If you read that person's words with ❤️...you'll find their true "intent." And not just come from a place of harshly judging their words. 🤍
To me, they were trying to convey that they are sad that we ALL will never get to hear a BRAND NEW SONG by TP; one that he could have written now because, he was still here on earth 😓physically with us still. 💖
I do absolutely understand, your point, that because, Tommy was such a prolific songwriter, and had a "vault" as it's often referred to, of tons of songs, that had either never been recorded on an album, or were "alternate" versions of some of his songs that were on TPHB & TP albums, or some that were just "informal demos," that we, in a sense, DO STILL get to hear a NEW song that we've not heard before!
Thank God🙏 & Thank you TP for leaving such a generous, priceless gift 💝 of yourself behind for us to treasure!
🎩💔🎸🎶
@MrBraddyman
I had the privilege of meeting this man when I was a child…. Maybe 12 years old.
I met Bob, Bruce Spingteen… my dad and uncle had restaurants that were popular when they came through and would invite them… the whole crew! Now they were still getting messed up together, the crew.
By the time the concert was over, we had already closed….
I don’t know how, but they were able to talk several bands in to coming…
Shit, I got pictures of Bob Seger, ZZ TOP… holding me for a photo shoot.
Picture early 80’s….
I got to meet all of them and their crew.
I’ll never forget Bob Seger. He was so humble.
They didn’t stay long and they didn’t want to talk because they were saving their voices.
I had an interesting life in Birmingham Alabama in the early 80’s.
I got snuck into the prince concert, never met him, but I watched him so closely that I could smell his bad ass.
I’ll never forget this man. Very humble guy!!!
@Jabberwok28
Tom Petty embraced the possibilities of the music video in ways not many rock artists would. He was a legend.
@thursoberwick1948
The symbols are borrowed.
@alexello1189
Idk this video seems right up David Lee Roth’s alley, “gimme a bottle of anything and a glazed donut to go”
@josepheddy5187
1:04
@aWomanFreed
What do u mean? Alice in wonderland is commonplace and Freemasonic imagery is in like every video ever. Not to mention the cannibalism
@joshualiddell9145
Alice in wonderland was written about one of my ancestors Alice Liddell. I am Joshua Liddell 😊
@MsMerryland
I was 32 years old when this song was released. I'm 70 now and this is still one of my all time favorite videos. It's a masterpiece.
@petrusinvictus3603
I am 56 and the VIDEO is pure golg. Best one, of cource: Kate Bush, Running up that hill and more
@stevew6910
I was young when this video came out, I thought it was creepy
@Jiizzstain
Clockwork orange ass video