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Not My Baby Lyrics
Now that you’re not my baby
I go do whatever I want
No need to turn around to see what’s behind me
I don’t care
And it’s true I’ve been checking out lately
I go do whatever I want
No need to turn around to see what’s behind me
I don’t care
Because I’m really not there
I’m really not there
And now that you’re not my baby
I’ll go do whatever I want
No need to sit at home with the dial tone
'Cause I don’t care
And it’s true I’ve been going out lately
And I go do whatever I want
You can write it down with a fountain pen
Close your eyes and then count to ten
You can tell your friends that I don’t make sense
And I don’t care
Because I’m really not there
I'm really not there
The night is like a fading radio
The lake was frozen over long ago
Now that you’re not my baby
(Now you’re not)
Now that you’re not my baby
(Now you’re not)
You sought an eye
So did I for an island
You sought an eye
So did I for an eye
Traded my rose-coloured shades for a wide lens
Used to make noise now I much prefer silence
Now that you’re not my baby
(Now you’re not)
Now that you’re not my baby
(Now you’re not)
Now that you’re not my baby
(Now you’re not)
Now that you’re not my baby
(Now you’re not)
I go do whatever I want
No need to turn around to see what’s behind me
I don’t care
And it’s true I’ve been checking out lately
I go do whatever I want
No need to turn around to see what’s behind me
I don’t care
I’m really not there
I’ll go do whatever I want
No need to sit at home with the dial tone
'Cause I don’t care
And it’s true I’ve been going out lately
And I go do whatever I want
You can write it down with a fountain pen
Close your eyes and then count to ten
You can tell your friends that I don’t make sense
And I don’t care
I'm really not there
The lake was frozen over long ago
(Now you’re not)
Now that you’re not my baby
(Now you’re not)
So did I for an island
You sought an eye
So did I for an eye
Traded my rose-coloured shades for a wide lens
Used to make noise now I much prefer silence
(Now you’re not)
Now that you’re not my baby
(Now you’re not)
Now that you’re not my baby
(Now you’re not)
Now that you’re not my baby
(Now you’re not)
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It starts off with a motorcycle driving off. This is their breakup. The bulk of the song is melancholy. The lyrics speak of freedom but really she's just going through the motions of being single while on the inside she is still grieving over the breakup. (She doesn't care what's going on around her because she's "really not there").
At the bridge we get a little background into the breakup. "You sought an eye" could mean he tried to catch another girl's eye, or it could mean he sought the singer's eye (as in "an eye for an eye"). The whole experience changed her a lot. She now prefers being alone on an "island" and prefers silence to making noise. This may be why the adjustment to single life was so difficult.
However, at the end of the song we get a triumphant-feeling section that indicates she finally became truly comfortable and happy in her new skin. Really great song :)
Thanks for your explanation, I'm writing a script, and this music figure on it, and you put the finger exactly in the wright place. Thank, again, it's really helpful for me, cause I'm not an native English speaker, so your interpretation means a lot to me.
Thanks for your explanation, I'm writing a script, and this music figure on it, and you put the finger exactly in the wright place. Thank, again, it's really helpful for me, cause I'm not an native English speaker, so your interpretation means a lot to me.