Don't Need You – English Lyrics

• By: Mindme, Jaslyn Edgar

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of modern English pop phrasing through 'Don't Need You.' This track is an excellent study in declarative, confident language, teaching listeners how to articulate boundaries and self-assurance through catchy, rhythmic dialogue.

[English]

I'm not gonna play hard to get to

I'm not gonna say I'm loving you too

I'm not gonna stay, gotta be alone

Let's talk, meet me at the avenue

I don't need nobody else but me

It doesn't matter what you're gonna say

I just need time right now

I'm going alone tonight

I don't need nobody else but me

But I'm thinking 'bout the way you

The way you make me grounded

Thinking 'bout the way you

The way you used to hold me

Like a stone in the water sinking down, down, down

I'm still falling for ya

Forget what I said, just come on over

Oh, forget what I said, just come on over

I know you wanna try give me that space

I know you wanna find another reason (oh)

I know you wanna lie, making me stay

But let's talk, are you at the avenue?

I don't need nobody else but me

It doesn't matter what you're gonna say

I just need time right now

I'm going alone tonight

I don't need nobody else but me

But I'm thinking 'bout they way you

The way you make me grounded

Thinking 'bout the way you

They way you used to hold me

Like a stone in the water sinking down, down, down

I'm still falling for ya

Forget what I said, just come on over

Oh, forget what I said, just come on over

I don't need nobody else but me

It doesn't matter what you're gonna say

I just need time right now

I'm going alone tonight

I don't need nobody else but me

But I'm thinking 'bout the way you (oh)

The way you make me grounded (grounded)

Thinking 'bout the way you

The way you used to hold me (hold)

Like a stone in the water sinking down, down, down (down)

I'm still falling for ya

Forget what I said, just come on over (come on over)

Oh, forget what I said, just come on over (come on over)

Oh, forget what I said, just come on over

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
grounded /ˈɡraʊndɪd/ B2	adjective - mentally and emotionally stable; sensible
sinking /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ B1	verb - going down below the surface of liquid
avenue /ˈævənjuː/ B2	noun - a broad road in a town or city
matter /ˈmætər/ A2	verb - to be important or significant
stone /stoʊn/ A1	noun - a hard solid non-metallic mineral matter
reason /ˈriːzn/ B1	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification
forget /fərˈɡet/ A2	verb - to fail to remember
alone /əˈloʊn/ A1	adjective - having no one else present
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ A2	verb - moving downward rapidly and freely without control
space /speɪs/ A2	noun - an area that is empty or available
lie /laɪ/ A2	verb - to say something that is not true
water /ˈwɔːtər/ A1	noun - a clear liquid that falls from the clouds as rain
think /θɪŋk/ A1	verb - to use your mind to consider something
hold /hoʊld/ A2	verb - to grasp or carry something with one's hands
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A1	noun - the night of the present day

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm not gonna play hard to get to

  ➔ Going to (Gonna) - Future intention

  ➔ 'Gonna' is a contraction of 'going to', used here to express a planned decision or intention.

• The way you used to hold me

  ➔ Used to + infinitive

  ➔ 'Used to' is used to talk about a past habit or state that is no longer true.

• I'm still falling for ya

  ➔ Present Continuous for ongoing action

  ➔ The 'be + verb-ing' form indicates that the process of 'falling' is still happening at this moment.

• Forget what I said

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The imperative 'Forget' is used to give a direct command or request to the listener.

• Like a stone in the water sinking down

  ➔ Participial phrase (modifying a noun)

  ➔ 'Sinking down' is a participle phrase describing the 'stone'.

• I know you wanna find another reason

  ➔ Wanna (Want to) - Modal auxiliary expression

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a casual contraction of 'want to', expressing desire or intention.

• I don't need nobody else but me

  ➔ Double negative (for emphasis)

  ➔ Although technically grammatically incorrect in standard English, double negatives are used in songs for emphasis or colloquial style.

• It doesn't matter what you're gonna say

  ➔ Noun clause ('what you're gonna say')

  ➔ The clause 'what you're gonna say' functions as the subject or complement in the sentence structure.