☝️ Key Points
- The song is about a relationship that falls apart
- The waiter can't understand why his ex-girlfriend doesn't want him anymore
- The ex-girlfriend tells that she always knew she would find a better place in life
- The song expresses feelings of loss and disappointment
- It shows how people and relationships can change over time
Interpretation
"Don't You Want Me" by
Human League is about a relationship that falls apart. The song tells the story of a waiter who met his girlfriend in a cocktail bar. He helped her change and become successful. But now she is successful and thinks she no longer needs him. The waiter can't believe that she doesn't want to see him anymore and claims that she doesn't need him anymore.
The chorus "Don't, don't you want me? You know I can't believe it when I hear that you won't see me" shows the desperation of the waiter, who can't understand why his ex-girlfriend no longer wants him. He can't believe that she claims she doesn't need him anymore.
The waiter reminds her that he made her what she is now and that he can also bring her back. But she seems to have changed her mind and it's too late to undo it. The waiter says she should change her mind, or they will both be sad.
In the second part of the song, the ex-girlfriend tells her side of the story. She says that even though she worked as a waitress in a cocktail bar, she already knew back then that she would find a better place in life, with or without him. The past five years have been good for her, but now it's time to live her own life.
The song expresses the feelings of loss and disappointment when a relationship ends. It also shows how people can change over time and how the dynamics can evolve in a relationship.