You Don't Love Me
The Kook's Lyrics
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'Cause if you did girl you would not do those things you do
You kill my heart just to see if I will rise
Above your anger and above your lies
And all I see of you
Is when you're not so busy
Oh you're not so busy
But you don't love me the way that I love you
'Cause if you did boy you would not do the things you do
You took my life around, for that I am glad
However much I love you this love must getting by
And oh my darling you could chose
The words that only you could use
But you know you'll always be my girl, girl
I'd take you out just for a bite
And show you all the city sights
But you know you'll always be my girl, girl
But you don't love me the way that I love you, oh
'Cause if you did boy you would not do those things you do
You kill my heart just to see if I will rise, oh
Above your anger and above your lies
But all I see of you
Is when you're not so busy
Oh you're not so busy
But you don't love me you don't care, woman
You don't love me you don't care, oh woman
'Cause you don't love me you don't care, woman
But you don't love me you don't care, woman
The lyrics to the song "You Don't Love Me" by The Kooks are about unreciprocated love and the pain that comes with it. The singer is in love with someone who doesn't love him back in the same way. He believes that if she truly loved him, she wouldn't do the things she does that hurt him. She tests him by killing his heart and seeing if he will rise above her anger and lies. The singer is clearly distressed and hurt by this one-sided love affair.
In the second verse, the singer acknowledges that this love has brought some good into his life, but ultimately it cannot go on if it is not mutual. He still holds onto hope that she may choose him, but he knows deep down that it's unlikely. He offers to take her out and show her the city, but he is resigned to the fact that she doesn't feel the same about him.
Overall, the lyrics express a mixture of heartbreak, frustration, and some hope despite knowing the reality of the situation.
Line by Line Meaning
But you don't love me the way that I love you
The love between us is not mutual, if it was, you would treat me differently
'Cause if you did girl you would not do those things you do
If you truly loved me, you wouldn't act the way you do towards me
You kill my heart just to see if I will rise
You hurt me intentionally to test my strength and resilience
Above your anger and above your lies
I am trying to remain strong and rise above your negative emotions and deceitful actions
And all I see of you
I only see you when you have nothing else to do
Is when you're not so busy
You are only available to me when you have free time
But you don't love me the way that I love you
My love for you is not reciprocated
'Cause if you did boy you would not do the things you do
If you truly loved me, you wouldn't behave this way towards me
You took my life around, for that I am glad
You improved my life and I appreciate that
However much I love you this love must getting by
As much as I love you, I cannot continue to live like this
And oh my darling you could chose
My dear, you could select
The words that only you could use
The phrases that are unique to you
But you know you'll always be my girl, girl
You are always special to me, and I will always care for you
I'd take you out just for a bite
I would take you out for a meal
And show you all the city sights
And show you all the beautiful places in the city
But you don't love me you don't care, woman
You do not love me or care about my feelings, my dear
You don't love me you don't care, oh woman
You do not love me or care about me, oh dear
'Cause you don't love me you don't care, woman
Your lack of love and care towards me is evident, my dear
But you don't love me you don't care, woman
You do not love or care for me, my dear woman
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: LUKE PRITCHARD
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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[Verse 1]
But you don’t love me the way that I love you
’Cause if you did, girl, you would not do those things you do
You kill my heart just to see if I will rise
Above your anger and above your lies
[Chorus]
But all I see of you is when you’re not so busy
Oh, you’re not so busy
[Verse 2]
And you don’t love me the way that I love you
’Cause if you did, girl, you would not do the things you do
You turned my life around and for that, I am glad
However much I love you, this love is getting bad
[Bridge]
And oh, my darling, you could choose
The words that only you could use
But you know you’ll always be my girl, girl
I’ll take you out just for a bite
And show you all the city sights
But you know you’ll always be my girl, girl
[Verse 3]
But you don’t love me the way that I love you, oh
’Cause if you did, boy, you would not do those things you do
You kill my heart just to see if I will rise
Above your anger and above your lies
[Chorus]
But all I see of you is when you’re not so busy
Oh, when you’re not so busy
Girl, do-do-do
[Outro]
But you don’t love me, you don’t care, woman
And you don’t love me, you don’t care, oh, woman
’Cause you don’t love me, you don’t care, woman
You don’t love me, you don’t care, woman
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this whole album brings back so many good teenage memoires in high school with my friends. We used to listen to it on repeat. Also a few of us learned loads of the songs on acoustic guitar, miss those indie days, I wanna throw one of my friends some love as he's always been there for me, if a music producer now and heavily influenced by our high school indie days, try searching Lonely Gimmick - Grumpy Days, despite the name its a very happy indie track, its honestly such a great tune well worth a listen!
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The guitar is so great on this song .
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