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Artist: The Dresden Dolls
Canonical path: /dresden-dolls/i-want-you-but-i-don-t-need-you
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I Want You But I Don't Need You
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I Want You But I Don't Need You
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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 to 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 and leave me
But try not to need me
Enough said
I want you, but I don't need you
La la la
La la la
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 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 and leave me
But try not to need me
Enough said
I want you, but I don't need you
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