Christine WongFounder, Zenshin Collective Pte Ltd · Trauma Informed Coach for Couple relationships, Careers and Business

Nobody nobody but me - a Self-love parody

30 Dec 2020 · 2 min

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The video presents a single‑speaker lyrical monologue that parodies typical love‑song tropes by flipping the narrative toward extreme self‑love and isolation. The speaker repeatedly declares a desire to be alone with themselves, rejecting any external relationship (“I don’t want nobody, buddy… I want nobody, nobody but me”). The verses convey a mixture of pain, defiance, and yearning for autonomy, referencing past unhappiness and a plea to live life on their own terms. The repetitive structure and emphatic phrasing emphasize the parody’s satirical take on self‑obsession while also exposing genuine feelings of emotional exhaustion and the need for self‑acceptance.

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My life had just been way too tough. You know I'm not all right. I just can't ignore my pain. Now it's time to focus on myself. I don't want nobody, buddy. I don't want nobody, buddy. Hey, don't you know it's me that I want? It's me that I need. Why can't you see? I want nobody, nobody but me. I want nobody, nobody but me. Nobody. How can I be with another? I don't want any other. I want nobody, nobody, nobody, nobody. Back to the days when we were so young, lost, unhappy. Nobody listen or talk to me. So tell me, why can't I be? Please let me live my life my way. Why do I push me away? I don't want nobody, nobody, nobody, nobody but me.