Don't

Album: x (2014)
Charted: 8 9
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  • I met this girl late last year
    She said, "Don't you worry if I disappear"
    I told her, "I'm not really looking for another mistake"
    I called an old friend thinking that the trouble would wait
    But then I jumped right in a week later, returned
    I reckon she was only looking for a lover to burn
    But I gave her my time for two or three nights
    Then I put it on pause until the moment was right
    I went away for months until our paths crossed again
    She told me, "I was never looking for a friend
    Maybe you could swing by my room around ten
    Baby, bring the lemon and a bottle of gin
    We'll be in between the sheets 'til the late AM"
    Baby, if you wanted me then should have just said, she's singing

    Don't fuck with my love
    That heart is so cold
    All over my home
    I don't wanna know that, babe
    Don't fuck with my love
    I told her she knows
    Take aim and reload
    I don't wanna know that, babe

    And for a couple weeks I only wanna see her
    We drink away the days with a takeaway pizza
    Before, a text message was the only way to reach her
    Now she's staying at my place and loves the way I treat her
    Singing out Aretha, all over the track like a feature
    And never wants to sleep, I guess that I don't want to either
    But me and her, we make money the same way
    Four cities, two planes, the same day
    And those shows have never been what it's about
    But maybe we'll go together and just figure it out
    I'd rather put on a film with you and sit on a couch
    But we should get on a plane or we'll be missing it now
    Wish I'd have written it down, the way that things played out
    When she was kissing him, how I was confused about
    Now she should figure it out, while I'm sat here singing

    Don't fuck with my love
    That heart is so cold
    All over my home
    I don't wanna know that, babe
    Don't fuck with my love
    I told her she knows
    Take aim and reload
    I don't wanna know that, babe

    On my hotel door
    I don't even know if she knows what for
    She was crying on my shoulder, I already told ya
    Trust and respect is what we do this for
    I never intended to be next (you bastard)
    But you didn't need to take him to bed, that's all
    And I never saw him as a threat (you bastard)
    Until you disappeared with him to have sex, of course
    It's not like we were both on tour
    We were staying on the same fucking hotel floor
    And I wasn't looking for a promise or commitment
    But it was never just fun, and I thought you were different
    This is not the way you realized what you wanted
    It's a bit too much, too late if I'm honest
    And all this time, God knows I'm singing

    Don't fuck with my love
    That heart is so cold
    All over my home
    I don't wanna know that, babe
    Don't fuck with my love
    I told her she knows
    Take aim and reload
    I don't wanna know that, babe

    Don't fuck with my love
    That heart is so cold
    All over my home
    I don't wanna know that, babe
    Don't fuck with my love
    I told her she knows
    Take aim and reload
    I don't wanna know that, babe Writer/s: Ali Shaheed Jones-Muhammad, Benjamin Joseph Levin, Conesha Monet Owens, Dawn Sherrice Robinson, Edward Christopher Sheeran, Raphael Saadiq
    Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Exploration Group LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Missing Link Music, Songtrust Ave, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Inbal from KristiansandIt's about Ellie Goulding and the friend that she "ended up physically involved" with is Niall Horan from One Direction.
  • Linda from Oakland, Ca, UsaCool beat but the lyrics are the true standout in this song. Nice story told.
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