You Don't Love Me
Whinnie Williams Lyrics
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'Cause I'm about to ruin my life
I'm in love with him, and I've just said it
Thanks to two bottles of wine
It's puppy love, but you want to drown me
Birds are singing, darling, all around me
But you don't see it and you don't hear it
You don't love me like I love you
Can't you just pretend that you do?
Take my heart and get a new one
I don't do this for anyone
For anyone
For anyone
'Cause you don't love me like I love you
Somebody took my pride away
'Cause I've been crying over you
I'll pretend there's something in my eye
It's what any big girl would do
It's puppy love, but you want to drown me
Birds are singing, darling, all around me
Ignore my calls, but you're a busy man
Daddy's gonna catch you when he can
You don't love me like I love you
Can't you just pretend that you do?
Take my heart and get a new one
I don't do this for anyone
For anyone
For anyone
'Cause you don't love me like I love you
You're not actually that great
In fact, you're bit of a pain.
Your friends don't even like you
And my dog wants to bite you
So why do I feel this way?
You don't love me like I love you
(But you used to)
Can't you just pretend that you do?
Take my heart and get a new one
(Get a new one)
I don't do this for anyone
For anyone
For anyone
'Cause you don't love me like I love you
Whinnie Williams's song "You Don't Love Me" tells the story of unrequited love. The song opens with the singer confessing that she's in love with the person she's addressing in the song, despite knowing that he doesn't feel the same way about her. She blames alcohol for her confession, saying that she had drunk two bottles of wine before admitting her feelings. The singer then goes on to describe how she feels completely consumed by her love for the other person, but he seems completely uninterested. She desperately pleads with him to at least pretend to love her, but he ignores her calls and shows no signs of affection.
The second half of the song takes a slightly different direction. The singer decides to call out the person she's addressing, saying that he's actually not that great and that even her friends don't like him. She questions why she still has feelings for him despite all this, but in the end, it doesn't matter. She still loves him, and he still doesn't love her back.
"You Don't Love Me" highlights the pain and frustration of unrequited love as well as the desperation one feels when trying to hold on to someone who doesn't feel the same. The use of alcohol as a way to admit one's feelings is a common trope in music, and the singer's decision to call out the other person in the second half of the song adds an interesting twist.
Line by Line Meaning
Somebody take my phone away
I can't control myself and I'm about to do something foolish
'Cause I'm about to ruin my life
My obsession with this person is becoming self-destructive
I'm in love with him, and I've just said it
I've been drinking and now I'm confessing my feelings
Thanks to two bottles of wine
I'm not thinking clearly because I've had too much to drink
It's puppy love, but you want to drown me
I'm young and inexperienced, and you're overwhelming me
Birds are singing, darling, all around me
There is beauty in the world, but you're not taking notice
But you don't see it and you don't hear it
You're not paying attention to what's happening around us
When you look at me, it's clear you just don't feel it, oh
I can tell by the way you look at me that you don't love me the way I love you
Can't you just pretend that you do?
I know you don't love me, but I wish you would at least pretend to
Take my heart and get a new one
You don't seem to care about my feelings, so just take my heart and move on
I don't do this for anyone
I wouldn't act this way for just anyone; my feelings for you are real
'Cause you don't love me like I love you
The reason I'm hurting is because you don't feel the same way about me
Somebody took my pride away
My love for you has made me feel weak and vulnerable
'Cause I've been crying over you
Your rejection has caused me a lot of emotional pain
It's what any big girl would do
I'm trying to put on a brave face and hide my pain
Ignore my calls, but you're a busy man
You're not making time for me, even though I'm trying to reach out to you
Daddy's gonna catch you when he can
I'm trying to make you jealous by suggesting that another man is interested in me
You're not actually that great
I'm starting to realize that you're not as amazing as I once thought
In fact, you're bit of a pain.
You're actually quite difficult to deal with
Your friends don't even like you
Even your own friends don't have a high opinion of you
And my dog wants to bite you
Even my dog doesn't like you, which is saying something
(But you used to)
There was a time when I thought that you loved me back
(Get a new one)
If you don't want my heart, then just get a new one and move on
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