I filled your cup until it overflowed
Took it so far to keep you close (keep you close)
I was afraid to leave you on your own
I said I’d catch you if you fall (fall)
And if they laugh, then fuck ’em all (all)
And then I got you off your knees
Put you right back on your feet
Just so you could take advantage of me
Tell me, how’s it feel sittin’ up there?
Feeling so high, but too far away to hold me
You know I’m the one who put you up there
Name in the sky, does it ever get lonely?
Thinking you could live without me
Thinking you could live without me
Baby, I’m the one who put you up there
I don’t know why (yeah, I don’t know why)
Thinking you could live without me
Live without me
Baby, I’m the one who put you up there
I don’t know why (I don’t know why, yeah, yeah)
Gave love ’bout a hundred tries (hundred tries)
Just running from the demons in your mind
Then I took yours and made ’em mine (mine)
I didn’t notice ’cause my love was blind
Said I’d catch you if you fall (fall)
And if they laugh, then fuck ’em all (all)
And then I got you off your knees
Put you right back on your feet
Just so you could take advantage of me
Tell me, how’s it feel sittin’ up there?
Feeling so high but too far away to hold me
You know I’m the one who put you up there
Name in the sky, does it ever get lonely?
Thinking you could live without me
Thinking you could live without me
Baby, I’m the one who put you up there
I don’t know why (yeah, I don’t know why)
Thinking you could live without me
Live without me
Baby, I’m the one who put you up there
I don’t know why, yeah
You don’t have to say just what you did (what you did)
I already know (I know)
I had to go and find out from them (oh-woah)
So tell me, how’s it feel? (oh-woah)
Tell me, how’s it feel sittin’ up there?
Feeling so high, but too far away to hold me
You know I’m the one who put you up there
Name in the sky, does it ever get lonely?
Thinking you could live without me
Thinking you could live without me
Baby, I’m the one who put you up there
I don’t know why (yeah, I don’t know why)
“Without Me” menceritakan tentang hubungan yang tidak seimbang, di mana satu pihak terus memberi dukungan, pengorbanan, dan cinta, sementara pihak lain justru mengambil keuntungan dan tidak menghargainya.
1. Memberi segalanya, tapi tidak dihargai
Narator merasa telah membantu pasangannya bangkit, baik secara emosional maupun dalam hidupnya. Namun, saat pasangannya sudah “berhasil”, ia justru ditinggalkan.
2. Dimanfaatkan dalam hubungan
Lagu ini menyoroti perasaan digunakan dan dilupakan, seolah keberadaan narator hanya penting saat dibutuhkan, bukan karena benar-benar dicintai.
3. Kesadaran dan kebangkitan diri
Seiring lagu berjalan, muncul kesadaran bahwa hubungan tersebut tidak sehat. Narator mulai mempertanyakan: apakah kamu bisa sampai sejauh ini tanpa aku?
4. Menemukan kembali harga diri
Lagu ini juga menjadi bentuk keberanian untuk melepaskan dan menyadari nilai diri sendiri setelah lama berada dalam hubungan yang menyakitkan.
Kesimpulan
“Without Me” adalah lagu tentang menyadari nilai diri dalam hubungan.
Pesan utamanya: cinta tidak seharusnya membuat seseorang merasa dimanfaatkan atau diabaikan. Lagu ini mengajak pendengarnya untuk berani melepaskan hubungan yang tidak sehat dan memilih menghargai diri sendiri.