me Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Buried myself into somebody else
Shut out some parts of me, did it so casually
I guess I needed that to be able to step back
I lived my life without me, I never allowed me to
[Pre-Chorus]
Too much I've had to live for, put my life on hold for
I'm always pleasin' someone, honestly, now I'm done
[Chorus]
I don't need somebody to hold me
Don't need somebody to love me
Don't need somebody to pick these pieces up
I put together my broken
Let go of the pain I'vе been holdin'
Don't need to need somebody
When I got me
[Verse 2]
Lovеd you so much, took an army to pull me up
But now on the other side, I remembered I could fly
I told you I wanted you (I told you)
But you needed me to need you (Needed me to need you)
Your insecurity was the death of you and me (Oh)
Buried myself into somebody else
Shut out some parts of me, did it so casually
I guess I needed that to be able to step back
I lived my life without me, I never allowed me to
[Pre-Chorus]
Too much I've had to live for, put my life on hold for
I'm always pleasin' someone, honestly, now I'm done
[Chorus]
I don't need somebody to hold me
Don't need somebody to love me
Don't need somebody to pick these pieces up
I put together my broken
Let go of the pain I'vе been holdin'
Don't need to need somebody
When I got me
[Verse 2]
Lovеd you so much, took an army to pull me up
But now on the other side, I remembered I could fly
I told you I wanted you (I told you)
But you needed me to need you (Needed me to need you)
Your insecurity was the death of you and me (Oh)
[Pre-Chorus]
Too many times you questioned what were my intentions (Ooh, yeah)
I never gave you reasons, you're the one with secrets
[Chorus]
I don't need somebody to hold me (Oh no)
Don't need somebody to love me (Oh yeah)
Don't need somebody to pick these pieces up (Pick these pieces up)
I put together my broken
Let go of the pain I've been holdin'
Don't need to need somebody (Don't need, I don't need)
When I got me
[Post-Chorus]
(When I got, when I got, when I got me)
When I got me
(When I got, when I got, when I got me)
Yeah, yeah, when I got me
[Bridge]
I bet you feel the absence of my love every night (Ooh, ooh)
There's no one else, you are the reason I said goodbye
[Chorus]
'Cause I don't need somebody to scold me
Don't need somebody that hurts me
Don't need somebody who feels weak standin' next to me
I put together my broken
Let go of your hand I've been holdin' (Let go)
Don't need to need somebody
When I got me
Too many times you questioned what were my intentions (Ooh, yeah)
I never gave you reasons, you're the one with secrets
[Chorus]
I don't need somebody to hold me (Oh no)
Don't need somebody to love me (Oh yeah)
Don't need somebody to pick these pieces up (Pick these pieces up)
I put together my broken
Let go of the pain I've been holdin'
Don't need to need somebody (Don't need, I don't need)
When I got me
[Post-Chorus]
(When I got, when I got, when I got me)
When I got me
(When I got, when I got, when I got me)
Yeah, yeah, when I got me
[Bridge]
I bet you feel the absence of my love every night (Ooh, ooh)
There's no one else, you are the reason I said goodbye
[Chorus]
'Cause I don't need somebody to scold me
Don't need somebody that hurts me
Don't need somebody who feels weak standin' next to me
I put together my broken
Let go of your hand I've been holdin' (Let go)
Don't need to need somebody
When I got me
[Post-Chorus]
(When I got, when I got, when I got me)
When I got me
(When I got, when I got, when I got me)
Yeah
(When I got, when I got, when I got me)
When I got me
(When I got, when I got, when I got me)
Yeah
About
Genius Annotation
“me” is the first single from Kelly Clarkson’s tenth studio album Chemistry released alongside “mine”. Pointing at her toxic relationship with her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, the track depicts her journey towards self-discovery and self-love after being in a relationship where she felt like she had to suppress parts of herself to please her partner.
Clarkson first teased the track via an Instagram post and on her socials with an original audio and the release date.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Why did Kelly release both her songs "me" and "mine" on the same day?
Genius Answer
We decided to release ‘mine’ and ‘me’ at the same time because I didn’t want to release just one song to represent an entire album, or relationship.
–via EW (April 14, 2023)
- 2.mine
- 3.high road
- 4.me
- 6.chemistry
- 8.magic
- 9.lighthouse
- 10.rock hudson
- 11.my mistake
- 13.i hate love
- 14.that’s right
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Release Date
April 14, 2023
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