I Want You, But I Don’t Need You – Amanda Palmer (originally by Momus)
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I like you, and I’d like you to like me to like you But I don’t need you Don’t need you to need me to like you Because if you didn’t like me I would still like you, you see La la la La la la
I lick you, and I like how you like how I lick you But I don’t need you Don’t need you to like me to lick you If your pleasure turned into pain I would still lick – for my personal gain La la la La la la
I fuck you, and I love how you love how I fuck you But I don’t fucking need you Don’t need you to need me to fuck you If you need me to need you to fuck That fucks everything up La la la La la la
I want you, and I want you to want me to want you But I don’t need you Don’t need you to need me to need you That’s just me So take me or leave me But please don’t need me Don’t need me to need you to need me Cos’ we’re here one minute, the next we’re dead So love me or leave me But try not to need me Enough said I want you, but I don’t need you
I love you, and I love how you love how I love you But I don’t need you Don’t need you to need me to love you If your love turned into hate Would my love have been a mistake? I don’t know I don’t know
So I’m gonna leave you And I’d like you to leave me to leave you But lover believe me, it isn’t because I don’t need you (You know I don’t need you) All I wanted was to be wanted But you’re drowning me deep in your need to be needed La la la La la la
I want you, and I want you to want me to want you But I don’t need you Don’t need you to need me to need you That’s just me So take me or leave me But please don’t need me Don’t need me to need you to need me Cos’ we’re here one minute, the next we’re dead So love me or leave me But try not to need me Enough said I want you, but I don’t need you