[Part I]
[Intro: Future]
Drop your location, she think she me or sum’ (Hendrix)
Put on my chains, now she think she me or sum’
She keep a Glock in her bag, she think …
[Verse 1]
You said, “Speak from your mind
The words that it finds
Come out of your soul, a part of the whole”
You said, “What does it change?
Both of us know
After tonight, there …
[TONY]
Maria…
The most beautiful sound I’ve ever heard:
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria…
All the beautiful sounds of the world in a single word:
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria…
Maria, Maria…
Maria!
I’ve just met a girl named Maria
And …
[Verse 1]
What happens in dreams where we fly?
Never been as high as tonight
Staring through a window in time
For someone to show me what I’m like
He said, “Hello”, it’s like a …
[Verse 1]
Oh-oh-oh, every little smile hides a little lie
Could cut the silence with a knife
Subatomic bliss is nothing left to miss
It’s just empty Russian roulette
[Pre-Chorus]
Try to brush it off my …
[Verse 1]
Tell me whatcha say now?
Tell me whatcha say
Come again? 64
If you cannot stay down
Then you do not have to pretend
Like there is no way out 65
I shoulda never let you in
Cause you got me face down 66
[Bridge 1]
And don’t take this personal
But you’re the worst
You know what you’ve done to me
And although it hurts I know
I just can’t keep runnin’ away 67
[Hook]
I don’t need you (x4)
But I want you
I don’t mean to (x4)
But I love you 68
[Verse 2]
Tell me whatcha say now
Tell me whatcha say?
You said that you would come again
You said that we would remain friends but 69
You know that I do not depend on
Nothing or no one
So why would you show up
So uninvited then
Just change my mind like that 70
[Bridge 2]
Please don’t take this personal
But you ain’t shit
And you weren’t special
Til I made you so 71
You better act like you know
That I’ve been through worse than you 72
I just can’t keep runnin’ away 73
[Hook]
[Verse 3]
Everybody’s like, he’s no item
Please don’t like em
He don’t wife em
He one nights em 74
I never listen, no
I should have figured though
All that shit you was spittin’, so unoriginal
But it was you, so I was with it 75
And tell you the truth, wish we never did it
Cause I usually do stick to the business
But you came out the blue and then you just flipped it 76
God damn baby, my mind’s blown
I be forgettin’ you live in a different time zone 77
I think I know what this is
It’s just the time’s wrong
And yea I know what you did
But baby I’m grown 78
And my love is patient
And kind, and shit 79
If this is real we can build
And do different types of shit 80
If you was really the realest
Wouldn’t be fightin’ it
I think your pride is just 81
[Bridge 3]
In the way
Funny how everything changed
Once you got all that you wanted
Nothing was ever the same 82
[Outro]
I don’t need you (x4)
I still want you 83
I don’t mean to (x4)
But I, but I love you 84
I don’t need you (x4)
But I want you
I don’t mean to (x4)
But I love you
Jhene is not believing what she is hearing because the news is too incredible to be true, it could be a break up or even good fortune but going by the title it is definitely bad news.
Jhene thinks that her man is pretending to be more than he is, when things are going wrong it seems he says that all is well, while the contrary is visible.
She brings out the reason for the disagreement in these lines. It appears that whatever he has done, has caused great hurt, so great, that she wishes that she had never fallen in love with him. The problem in the relationship is that he got into it hoping that it would work but it is not working and he does not have the courage to let her go.
She accuses him of breaking her heart and of hurting her, which are the reasons why she calls him the worst person on earth. This is a message that he is not supposed to be taking personally, which is ironical because she seems to be dedicating this song to him and it is a song full of anger and insult.
Jhene says that she is stuck with her own indecision between wanting him and not, between hating him and loving him. It may also explain why she is so angry at him; she is angry at herself for her inability to leave him and of her desire to still be with him.
She calls him out on the empty promises that he made like, he would never leave her or that even if they broke up they would remain friends. It does seem that he has just told her something very different from those promises, which is why she can’t believe what she is hearing.
Jhene had her life planned out, she had managed to convince herself that she could provide for herself and live on her own terms. He however, came into the picture and changed her mind.
Her anger at her ex-lover keeps on building up and she tells him that he was basically useless but he should not take offense. This shows that Jhene still cares about him even though he has hurt her and they may have parted ways.
Jhene tells him that she has had other men who have hurt her worse than he could dream of hurting her but she chose to settle on him because at some point she has to settle down. It can also be interpreted that she is cheering up herself through the ordeal by telling herself that she has survived through worse.
The running away that she is talking about could be her running away from her relationships, running away from love or it can also be her running away from the things that she needs to resolve in her relationships.
Jhene gives examples of the gossip that she has had to put up with, these are things like, he is not worth keeping, he has had many women who he keeps breaking up with because he doesn’t want to settle down, he likes his one night stands and more. These words are also from Jay Z’s song, ‘Excuse Me Miss.’
Jhene realizes at this point that may be she should have paid closer attention to those rumours because they have turned out to be true after all. She has now had time to experience the kind of a person that he is.
She says that she regrets falling in love with him or having sex with him. She also tells herself that she should have stuck to her own rules but unfortunately for her when he came in, he came in so unexpectedly that she fell for him, hard.
Jhene still can’t believe what she is seeing or hearing, she has just realized that they live in very different worlds, they think differently, they feel differently and see differently.
She is singing about understanding what their relationship is all about, probably one of those friends with benefits kind, however, it is something that she has outgrown. It can also mean that this time instead of all the running that she has been doing, she intends to stick around as she has grown and now fully understands how relationships work.
Jhene sings that due to her growth she is willing to take time and give him the time that he needs to get his act right. These lines are from the Bible, in 1 Corinthians 13:4 but her’s has a twist added with word ‘shit.’ This could mean that her love can also get pretty messed up.
She hopes that they can build up their relationship and graduate to the next step, possibly talking about marriage and starting a family, if their love is genuine.
Jhene tells him that if he was being true to himself or man enough he would lower his pride to give their relationship a fighting chance.
Jhene has now realized that it was a dream because once he got into her underwear, all the promises flew out of the window. She is probably wishing that she had paid attention to the gossip.
She sings that she can do without him in her life but that does not stop her desire for him.
Jhene knows she is a strong woman but for all her strength she is still human and the heart loves what the heart loves.
Jhene is not believing what she is hearing because the news is too incredible to be true, it could be a break up or even good fortune but going by the title it is definitely bad news.
Jhene thinks that her man is pretending to be more than he is, when things are going wrong it seems he says that all is well, while the contrary is visible.
She brings out the reason for the disagreement in these lines. It appears that whatever he has done, has caused great hurt, so great, that she wishes that she had never fallen in love with him. The problem in the relationship is that he got into it hoping that it would work but it is not working and he does not have the courage to let her go.
She accuses him of breaking her heart and of hurting her, which are the reasons why she calls him the worst person on earth. This is a message that he is not supposed to be taking personally, which is ironical because she seems to be dedicating this song to him and it is a song full of anger and insult.
Jhene says that she is stuck with her own indecision between wanting him and not, between hating him and loving him. It may also explain why she is so angry at him; she is angry at herself for her inability to leave him and of her desire to still be with him.
She calls him out on the empty promises that he made like, he would never leave her or that even if they broke up they would remain friends. It does seem that he has just told her something very different from those promises, which is why she can’t believe what she is hearing.
Jhene had her life planned out, she had managed to convince herself that she could provide for herself and live on her own terms. He however, came into the picture and changed her mind.
Her anger at her ex-lover keeps on building up and she tells him that he was basically useless but he should not take offense. This shows that Jhene still cares about him even though he has hurt her and they may have parted ways.
Jhene tells him that she has had other men who have hurt her worse than he could dream of hurting her but she chose to settle on him because at some point she has to settle down. It can also be interpreted that she is cheering up herself through the ordeal by telling herself that she has survived through worse.
The running away that she is talking about could be her running away from her relationships, running away from love or it can also be her running away from the things that she needs to resolve in her relationships.
Jhene gives examples of the gossip that she has had to put up with, these are things like, he is not worth keeping, he has had many women who he keeps breaking up with because he doesn’t want to settle down, he likes his one night stands and more. These words are also from Jay Z’s song, ‘Excuse Me Miss.’
Jhene realizes at this point that may be she should have paid closer attention to those rumours because they have turned out to be true after all. She has now had time to experience the kind of a person that he is.
She says that she regrets falling in love with him or having sex with him. She also tells herself that she should have stuck to her own rules but unfortunately for her when he came in, he came in so unexpectedly that she fell for him, hard.
Jhene still can’t believe what she is seeing or hearing, she has just realized that they live in very different worlds, they think differently, they feel differently and see differently.
She is singing about understanding what their relationship is all about, probably one of those friends with benefits kind, however, it is something that she has outgrown. It can also mean that this time instead of all the running that she has been doing, she intends to stick around as she has grown and now fully understands how relationships work.
Jhene sings that due to her growth she is willing to take time and give him the time that he needs to get his act right. These lines are from the Bible, in 1 Corinthians 13:4 but her’s has a twist added with word ‘shit.’ This could mean that her love can also get pretty messed up.
She hopes that they can build up their relationship and graduate to the next step, possibly talking about marriage and starting a family, if their love is genuine.
Jhene tells him that if he was being true to himself or man enough he would lower his pride to give their relationship a fighting chance.
Jhene has now realized that it was a dream because once he got into her underwear, all the promises flew out of the window. She is probably wishing that she had paid attention to the gossip.
She sings that she can do without him in her life but that does not stop her desire for him.
Jhene knows she is a strong woman but for all her strength she is still human and the heart loves what the heart loves.
Jhene is not believing what she is hearing because the news is too incredible to be true, it could be a break up or even good fortune but going by the title it is definitely bad news.
Jhene thinks that her man is pretending to be more than he is, when things are going wrong it seems he says that all is well, while the contrary is visible.
She brings out the reason for the disagreement in these lines. It appears that whatever he has done, has caused great hurt, so great, that she wishes that she had never fallen in love with him. The problem in the relationship is that he got into it hoping that it would work but it is not working and he does not have the courage to let her go.
She accuses him of breaking her heart and of hurting her, which are the reasons why she calls him the worst person on earth. This is a message that he is not supposed to be taking personally, which is ironical because she seems to be dedicating this song to him and it is a song full of anger and insult.
Jhene says that she is stuck with her own indecision between wanting him and not, between hating him and loving him. It may also explain why she is so angry at him; she is angry at herself for her inability to leave him and of her desire to still be with him.
She calls him out on the empty promises that he made like, he would never leave her or that even if they broke up they would remain friends. It does seem that he has just told her something very different from those promises, which is why she can’t believe what she is hearing.
Jhene had her life planned out, she had managed to convince herself that she could provide for herself and live on her own terms. He however, came into the picture and changed her mind.
Her anger at her ex-lover keeps on building up and she tells him that he was basically useless but he should not take offense. This shows that Jhene still cares about him even though he has hurt her and they may have parted ways.
Jhene tells him that she has had other men who have hurt her worse than he could dream of hurting her but she chose to settle on him because at some point she has to settle down. It can also be interpreted that she is cheering up herself through the ordeal by telling herself that she has survived through worse.
The running away that she is talking about could be her running away from her relationships, running away from love or it can also be her running away from the things that she needs to resolve in her relationships.
Jhene gives examples of the gossip that she has had to put up with, these are things like, he is not worth keeping, he has had many women who he keeps breaking up with because he doesn’t want to settle down, he likes his one night stands and more. These words are also from Jay Z’s song, ‘Excuse Me Miss.’
Jhene realizes at this point that may be she should have paid closer attention to those rumours because they have turned out to be true after all. She has now had time to experience the kind of a person that he is.
She says that she regrets falling in love with him or having sex with him. She also tells herself that she should have stuck to her own rules but unfortunately for her when he came in, he came in so unexpectedly that she fell for him, hard.
Jhene still can’t believe what she is seeing or hearing, she has just realized that they live in very different worlds, they think differently, they feel differently and see differently.
She is singing about understanding what their relationship is all about, probably one of those friends with benefits kind, however, it is something that she has outgrown. It can also mean that this time instead of all the running that she has been doing, she intends to stick around as she has grown and now fully understands how relationships work.
Jhene sings that due to her growth she is willing to take time and give him the time that he needs to get his act right. These lines are from the Bible, in 1 Corinthians 13:4 but her’s has a twist added with word ‘shit.’ This could mean that her love can also get pretty messed up.
She hopes that they can build up their relationship and graduate to the next step, possibly talking about marriage and starting a family, if their love is genuine.
Jhene tells him that if he was being true to himself or man enough he would lower his pride to give their relationship a fighting chance.
Jhene has now realized that it was a dream because once he got into her underwear, all the promises flew out of the window. She is probably wishing that she had paid attention to the gossip.
She sings that she can do without him in her life but that does not stop her desire for him.
Jhene knows she is a strong woman but for all her strength she is still human and the heart loves what the heart loves.
Jhene is not believing what she is hearing because the news is too incredible to be true, it could be a break up or even good fortune but going by the title it is definitely bad news.
Jhene thinks that her man is pretending to be more than he is, when things are going wrong it seems he says that all is well, while the contrary is visible.
She brings out the reason for the disagreement in these lines. It appears that whatever he has done, has caused great hurt, so great, that she wishes that she had never fallen in love with him. The problem in the relationship is that he got into it hoping that it would work but it is not working and he does not have the courage to let her go.
She accuses him of breaking her heart and of hurting her, which are the reasons why she calls him the worst person on earth. This is a message that he is not supposed to be taking personally, which is ironical because she seems to be dedicating this song to him and it is a song full of anger and insult.
Jhene says that she is stuck with her own indecision between wanting him and not, between hating him and loving him. It may also explain why she is so angry at him; she is angry at herself for her inability to leave him and of her desire to still be with him.
She calls him out on the empty promises that he made like, he would never leave her or that even if they broke up they would remain friends. It does seem that he has just told her something very different from those promises, which is why she can’t believe what she is hearing.
Jhene had her life planned out, she had managed to convince herself that she could provide for herself and live on her own terms. He however, came into the picture and changed her mind.
Her anger at her ex-lover keeps on building up and she tells him that he was basically useless but he should not take offense. This shows that Jhene still cares about him even though he has hurt her and they may have parted ways.
Jhene tells him that she has had other men who have hurt her worse than he could dream of hurting her but she chose to settle on him because at some point she has to settle down. It can also be interpreted that she is cheering up herself through the ordeal by telling herself that she has survived through worse.
The running away that she is talking about could be her running away from her relationships, running away from love or it can also be her running away from the things that she needs to resolve in her relationships.
Jhene gives examples of the gossip that she has had to put up with, these are things like, he is not worth keeping, he has had many women who he keeps breaking up with because he doesn’t want to settle down, he likes his one night stands and more. These words are also from Jay Z’s song, ‘Excuse Me Miss.’
Jhene realizes at this point that may be she should have paid closer attention to those rumours because they have turned out to be true after all. She has now had time to experience the kind of a person that he is.
She says that she regrets falling in love with him or having sex with him. She also tells herself that she should have stuck to her own rules but unfortunately for her when he came in, he came in so unexpectedly that she fell for him, hard.
Jhene still can’t believe what she is seeing or hearing, she has just realized that they live in very different worlds, they think differently, they feel differently and see differently.
She is singing about understanding what their relationship is all about, probably one of those friends with benefits kind, however, it is something that she has outgrown. It can also mean that this time instead of all the running that she has been doing, she intends to stick around as she has grown and now fully understands how relationships work.
Jhene sings that due to her growth she is willing to take time and give him the time that he needs to get his act right. These lines are from the Bible, in 1 Corinthians 13:4 but her’s has a twist added with word ‘shit.’ This could mean that her love can also get pretty messed up.
She hopes that they can build up their relationship and graduate to the next step, possibly talking about marriage and starting a family, if their love is genuine.
Jhene tells him that if he was being true to himself or man enough he would lower his pride to give their relationship a fighting chance.
Jhene has now realized that it was a dream because once he got into her underwear, all the promises flew out of the window. She is probably wishing that she had paid attention to the gossip.
She sings that she can do without him in her life but that does not stop her desire for him.
Jhene knows she is a strong woman but for all her strength she is still human and the heart loves what the heart loves.
2 user explanations and meanings
Lisa Dunn
I think this song is telling someone that she didnt want to be more than friends but shit happens.
Zandile Nyauza
I think I’mma talk outta experience what this song is all about
from my prospective that I’m experiencing is that the guy she fell in love with is someone who doesn’t deserve her love she’s trying to offer.
The first time they met , she was cought up in a dream she thought was real, that the guy felt the same way . As the so called relationship went on like a normal relationship until this guy got what he wanted all along and started showing how or what he felt for her , “nothing” . Now she’s trapped in her feelings she has for him and can’t excape . She doesn’t need him but she wants him…..I guess