You Don't Love Me
The Kooks - Inside Out/The Kooks/The Kooks 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
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, oh
However much I love you, this love is getting bad
And oh my darling you could chose
The words that only you could use
But you know you'll always be my girl, oh 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, yeah
Yeah yeah
Do do do
If you don't love me you don't care
You don't love me you don't care
Cause you don't love me you don't care
You don't love me you don't care
The Kooks’ song “You Don’t Love Me” is a poignant tale of unrequited love. The lyrics portray the singer’s feelings of heartbreak and frustration towards the person he loves. The opening lyrics, “Oh you don’t love me the way that I love you, 'cause if you did girl you would not do those things you do” establish the core theme of the song. The writer is expressing his anguish and sadness towards someone who doesn’t appreciate his love.
The line “You kill my heart just to see if I will rise above your anger and above your lies” shows that the singer recognizes that the person he loves is intentionally hurting him. He wants to rise above her anger and lies, but it seems that the more he tries, the more he is hurt. The chorus line “And all I see of you is when you're not so busy” clearly expresses the fear of the singer that his love is not returned in the same manner as he loves the person.
In the latter part of the song, the singer indicates that while he still loves her, he recognizes that the relationship is not healthy. Lines like “However much I love you, this love is getting bad” captures the angst and frustration that can develop in a painful, one-sided relationship. The song, with raw emotion is a portrayal of the helplessness that we often feel in a love that is not reciprocated or returned.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh you don't love me the way that I love you
You don’t love me the way I do, otherwise you wouldn’t hurt me
Cause if you did girl you would not do those things you do
If you truly loved me, you wouldn’t do things that hurt me
You kill my heart just to see if I will rise
You deliberately hurt me to test my love for you
Above your anger and above your lies
I need to overcome my feelings towards your negative qualities to love you
And all I see of you
I only see part of your life, not the full picture
Is when you're not so busy
I only see you when you are not occupied with your chores and stuff
And you don't love me the way that I love you
Your love towards me is not genuine like my love towards you
You turned my life around and for that I am glad, oh
You have made me happy in life and I am grateful for that
However much I love you, this love is getting bad
Our toxic relationship is causing my love for you to fade away
And oh my darling you could chose
My dear, you have the power to choose
The words that only you could use
You can express your feelings in a unique way only you can do
But you know you'll always be my girl, oh girl
Regardless of everything, you will remain as the girl I once deeply loved
I'd take you out just for a bite
I would love to take you out for a meal
And show you all the city sights
I want to take you around the city and show you everything nice
But you know you'll always be my girl, girl
You will always remain as that special girl in my life
But you don't love me the way that I love you, oh
Your love towards me is not genuine like my love towards you
Cause if you did boy you would not do those things you do
If you really cared about me, you wouldn’t keep hurting me
You kill my heart just to see if I will rise, oh
You hurt me so that you can see how much love I have for you
Above your anger and above your lies
I need to overcome your negative attributes to be with you
But all I see of you
I still see just a part of your life
Is when you're not so busy
I only see you when you have some free time on your hands
If you don't love me you don't care
If you don’t love me, then you don’t care about my emotions either
You don't love me you don't care
Your lack of love towards me indicates that you don’t bother about me either
Cause you don't love me you don't care
The absence of love from your side suggests that you lack concern for me
You don't love me you don't care
You are indifferent towards me due to the absence of love in your heart
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Written by: LUKE PRITCHARD
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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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his curls just got me like <3
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@SamuelEMPowell131
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!
@ttllyrandom14
oh man, I wish more people would know this band. They totally deserve WAY more views! his voice is just so amazing.
@nathanritscherle6667
The guitar is so great on this song .
@SNITZSCHE2005
this band changed my life. they have a song for every emotion. amay-zing.
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His hair <3
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The kocks are my favurite x 🤑💯💯😭💕😭💯
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Rockstar !