I Don't Need You – English Lyrics

• By: Stormzy
• Album: Dreamers Disease (for male vocal lyrics), This Is What I Mean (for female vocal lyrics)

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

She's a woman with a cause and I'm a man without a reason.

Capture all these moments, get 'em crammed into a keyring.

Mirrors on the wall, I put some cameras on the ceiling, see I capture if she falls, not a fan of catching feelings, but

we seem to have these random little meetings where we talk about my exes and the man and 'em you've been seeing and I tell you about my groupies and my fans are out there screaming and you go and screw your face, you throw a tantrum and I'm leaving like,

So tell me where your angle is.

Give you fuck passion, or a dinner with a candlelight.

I see your phone flashing, and I don't know how to handle this 'cause the same hands I used to rub you down, I wanna strangle and see.

She can bring out the worst, or the best in me.

You can either destroy or invest in me.

I gave you all I got, there's nothing really left to me.

I wear my heart right on my sleeve now, wear it on your chest for me, but

I don't need you, I don't need you, I don't need you, I don't need you, but I want you.

I don't mean to, I don't mean to, I don't mean to, I don't mean to, but I love you.

So tell me what do you believe in, 'cause you told me you're in love and I'm still trying to find the meaning.

I'm just trying not to fall, but see the foot of its appealing, so I'm drowning in this liquor just to filter out the feeling, but

I guess I'm just a human being.

And that makes me a sucker.

When all the girls I fuck, I fucking cheat on, it's so hard for me to think that you're just not one of the others.

I can't.

Give her a chance, give me my space.

Why you so harsh, give her a break.

Used to sit in the dark on the estate and I gave you my heart just to escape, but

I might need it back, it don't belong to you.

You just love to chat, you told me that I'm wrong for you.

I just state the facts and turn it to a song for you.

But you don't play it once you hear it, it gets long for you, but

I don't need you, I don't need you, I don't need you, I don't need you, but I want you.

I don't mean to, I don't mean to, I don't mean to, I don't mean to, but I love you.

She told me that I'm bad for you, told me not to chat to you.

Gave you all this space and now you're coming with this attitude.

You know you're special though, so unforgettable, but all this beefing in public is unprofessional.

I know you sit and wait up by the telephone, but I never phoned.

But girl, I told you I'll show up the minute you're finished and you decide to grow up.

I'm just hoping your decisions before I make it and blow up.

I don't need you, I don't need you, I don't need you, I don't need you, I still want you.

I don't mean to, I don't mean to, I don't mean to, I don't mean to, but I... but I love you.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
capture /ˈkæp.tʃər/ B1	verb - to record or store something, especially an image or moment
strangle /ˈstræŋ.ɡəl/ B2	verb - to kill someone by squeezing their throat
destroy /dɪˈstrɔɪ/ A2	verb - to damage something so badly that it no longer exists or works
invest /ɪnˈvɛst/ B1	verb - to put money, effort, or time into something to make a profit or achieve a result
sleeve /sliv/ A2	noun - the part of a garment that covers the arm
tantrum /ˈtæn.trəm/ B2	noun - a sudden fit of anger or frustration, especially in a child
appealing /əˈpiː.lɪŋ/ B1	adjective - attractive or interesting
sucker /ˈsʌk.ər/ B1	noun - a person who is easily tricked or deceived
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ A2	verb - to get away from a dangerous or boring situation
unprofessional /ˌʌn.prəˈfɛʃ.ə.nəl/ C1	adjective - not having or showing the skills, behavior, or attitude expected from a professional
filter /ˈfɪl.tər/ B1	verb - to remove something unwanted from a liquid or gas
liquor /ˈlɪk.ər/ B1	noun - a strong alcoholic drink
unforgettable /ˌʌn.fəˈɡɒt.ə.bl̩/ B2	adjective - too striking or impressive to be easily forgotten
telephone /ˈtɛl.ɪ.foʊn/ A1	noun - a system for transmitting voices over a distance
grow up /ɡroʊ ʌp/ A2	verb - to become an adult in terms of behavior or attitude