for once, this isn’t really me singing.
"no needy allowed" is an ironic chapter written almost as if igor himself had taken the microphone and decided to answer everything that came before.
instead of longing, fantasy and obsession, the voice here is impatient, detached and a little mean.... telling the other person to stop texting, stop watching, stop expecting attention and basically stop being so needy.
that reversal is what makes the song fun for me. after seven chapters of building this enormous emotional world around someone, suddenly the imagined version of him gets to speak back.... and of course he sounds completely unimpressed by all of it.
the song also makes fun of dating, hookups, loneliness and the way people complain about wanting love while still being afraid to actually show that they care.
it’s harsh, exaggerated and ironic.... but that is exactly the point.
songwriting by CANTIBEALL®
produced and mixed by CANTIBEALL®
mastered by Dan Smith [DKS] at Finyl Tweak (UK)
8. no needy allowed
get you away from me
i accidentally text you back
now you think i should answer you (every time)
if you see me online forget cuz'
i'll pretend i didn't see your message
age 18 but i think you're 6
why do you keep on my qualities?
if you wanna sate me, please
stop idling and score me
we all complain, pored
bitter people wanting love
we are alone, bored
we just hook up with a shove
make a move now
you're petty if you don't dare
you only get head
if you show 'em that you care
make a move now
you're petty if you don't dare
you only get head
if you show 'em that you care
get you away from me
i can clearly see you stalk me
stop undressing me with your eyes (and your hand)
be careful if you find my address
your naïveté won't see more
over naught and vex is your
style so i can't be yours
all want to change how they were born
you should've known that the pop scorn
we all complain, pored
bitter people wanting love
we are alone, bored
we just hook up with a shove
make a move now
you're petty if you don't dare
you only get head
if you show 'em that you care
make a move now
you're petty if you don't dare
you only get head
if you show 'em that you care
this is so fake
irony in veins (iron in veins)
irony in veins (iron in veins)
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