You Don't Know

by Loyle Carner

From the album: Not Waving, But Drowning

Track 5 of 15 on Not Waving, But Drowning (2019).

Duration: 4:10

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Lyrics for You Don't Know

You don't know, what I'm looking for You don't know oh, what I'm looking for You don't know, what I'm looking for You don't know oh, what I'm looking for Uh, it all started when you were year above Uh, before I had a fervent love Before, back when like a door, but I won't fear it love Before every other fella I was hearing of Back when the day would fade to grey when you were clearing off 'Cause now I only make love if I'm in love You wasn't in love, then what d'you think, love? Thinking I'ma hold you on the brink until we sink Fade like a brother, rather have another drink Love, I'll drink up and disappear 'Cause honestly you don't need me here It's like you need it, can't defeat the fear But now I see it, can't believe, but I read it clear Play me like an arse, I won't spend another evening here Deep, the evening clears, trying to stop Just know you clouded my guts, going down on his luck But now I sit in a hurry, worried nuts that I bust Knowing you only when down to f-, so what the fuck is up? You don't know, what I'm looking for You don't know oh, what I'm looking for You don't know, what I'm looking for You don't know oh, what I'm looking for Uh, check, look I know this shit sounds philosophical, with borderline ironic But this topic's very logical Whether it's a blessing or a mother fucking obstacle That breaks apart and leaves the broken hearted to the hospital Powerful devotion for some, when I was young Lack of any kind of emotion, had me hopeless and numb Back when I was dumb, I was never running my gums Just always running from webs that I spun, stress weighing a ton Weight was more than I was able to bear 'Cause in my mind it's mad fruity to be labelled a pear But blatantly scared, escaping any fragrant affair That was my duty, always threw me into times of despair Writing rhymes to try describe the many times that I care 'Cause honestly, to put it properly, I'm underprepared And who am I to play the castaway? I've got a bigger part to play So, when they ask me, it ain't hard to say, uh You don't know, what I'm looking for You don't know oh, what I'm looking for You don't know, what I'm looking for You don't know oh, what I'm looking for Uh, uh, so why you crying? Stop the crying, I weren't crying on you Stop the lying, worry 'bout them brothers lying on you They're sliding on you, bump 'n grind every night up on you Getting sly up on you, cry up on you, then get tired of you Bawling 'cause I ain't on you, what the fuck you mean Uh, closest to trust I ever seen Well shit, well there, I said it now, forget it like a dream No regret, can't forget the shit you seen, shoulda kept it clean Uh, you shoulda kept it clean Can't forget the shit you seen, you shoulda kept it clean Trust, uh, you shoulda kept it clean No regret, can't forget the shit you seen, shoulda kept it clean Uh, you shoulda kept it clean Uh uh, you shoulda kept it clean Uh, you shoulda kept it clean Uh, 'nah mean? You don't know, what I'm looking for You don't know oh, what I'm looking for You don't know, what I'm looking for You don't know oh, what I'm looking for Mmm, you don't know what I'm looking for No no no no no You don't know, what I'm looking for No, oh oh oh

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