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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jhené Aiko
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Maclean Robinson
Songwriter
Oladipo Omishore
Songwriter
Brian Keith Warfield
Songwriter
Jhene Aiko Chilombo
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Fisticuffs
Producer
Dot Da Genius
Co-Producer
Christian Plata
Recording Engineer
Jim Caruana
Recording Engineer
Casey Cuayo
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jaycen Joshua
Mixing Engineer
Dave Nakaji
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Jose Ivan Jimenez
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Dave Kutch
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Attention is expensive to pay
I can't get by on minimum wage
Been dealing with this venomous rage
Since I was under the age
I've been under the influence of pain
[Verse 2]
And I never needed nobody
Never needed no one
No, I don't need nobody, nobody, nobody
I don't need no one, shit, I don't need no one
[Verse 3]
Fucking up my chakras again
My father is a doctor, I've been talking to him
All the shit I'm taking, coulda got it from him
I don't have no patience, pro'ly got it from him
Just a product of him
Pop one, pop two, pop three, four pills
These things tell me how I should feel
Fuck yeah, fuck you, it's my free will
Please don't tell me to chill
[Verse 4]
'Cause I don't need nobody
I don't need no one, I don't need no one
No, I don't need nobody, nobody, nobody
I don't need no one, I don't need no one
[Verse 5]
No one ever listened, no one called me pretty
Grampy called me Penny, I think I am worthless
I don't have a purpose
Who am I enough for?
Why we always lose what we work for?
Why we hurt more?
Why we never see my mother cry?
She's so tough for us, poor her
[Verse 6]
She don't need nobody, nobody, nobody
She don't need no one, she don't need no one
So I don't need nobody, nobody, nobody
I don't need no one, I don't need no one
I don't need
[Verse 7]
(Take this) Grab my purse with my prescriptions in it
(Take this) Tiny bursts of optimism in them
(Take this) I'm reversing my decision to win
(Take this) Take this, take this, take this
(Take this) Back to '88 when everything was great
Then life had just begun
(Take this) It is '89 now, everything is fine now
I am only one
(Take this) Way further, 2008 summer, I'ma be a mother, wow
(Take this) 2012 summer, it just got tougher
I don't have my brother now
[Verse 8]
Take this, take six, take pics, face is famous
Face it, fake shit, pain hits, faithless
Yes, I am aware I am tripping
I'm here in this hell that I don't want to live in
I smoke on my own, I drink on my own
I know it's wrong
To people I know, they just wanna know
What's going on
I can't tell a soul, no, I can't tell no one
Don't need nothing from no one
No, I don't need nobody
[Verse 9]
But you're not alone, you got me
Look, I know what'll make you feel better
Here, try this
Written by: BRIAN KEITH WARFIELD, Jhené Aiko, Maclean Robinson, Oladipo Omishore