I Don't Need You To Know

from I Don't Need You To Know EP by Jonah Luke

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I Don't Need You To Know was recording primarily in my college dorm room in Portland, Oregon. I used my voice and a box of Annie's Mac and Cheese to make the percussion and bass tracks.

The EP version has new lead vocals, and it has been remixed and remastered.

lyrics

I was taken in
on account that I don't want to go to war
And I was trying to tell you
that my beliefs are what I do
but there ain't nothing that's worth killing for

I know we disagree
but we act like everything's fine
But now I'm really glad
to tell you that I'm really mad
I'm done pretending like these problems are mine

I don't need you to know
This ain't no give and take
this ain't no quid pro quo

I was thrown in jail
on account that I know who I am
But these words that I am writing
are not getting up and fighting
they're just making a quiet stand

I know I've done some things
I might not have in retrospect
But when I look back and I see them
I would only want to keep them
Because I haven't finished living yet

I don't need you to know
This ain't no mistake
this ain't no leaving home

I was shipped off
to spend days cutting big old trees
And all the time I was complying
while the government was lying
That's the moment I was finally freed

I know that I can't speak
for all of us or any other living soul
But there are things I will discuss
and there are things that I will trust
and there are things that I don't need you to know

I don't need you to know
'Cause I can make it,
I can make it on my own

It's such a good feeling.

credits

from I Don't Need You To Know EP, track released 28 August 2010
Jonah Luke - guitar, percussion, vocals.
Annie Fassler, Jon Wash - backing vocals.

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Jonah Luke is a singer/songwriter/musician hailing from Portland, OR who plays playful folk-rock with a dash of a cappella and a pinch of sweet harmonies. He is also a recording engineer, producer, and lover of big cities.