“You don’t need me” was composed around 2009.
The plan was to release two very different versions of it, but the other (original) version was somehow lost.
It is difficult to describe how this other version sounded like, but it was brighter, more positive in a way, and also had four cellos, timpanis, + lots of percussion! It was an all acoustic arrangement, but not mellow.
The lyrics started as some kind of love drama, but quickly evolved into different aspects related to loneliness, not belonging, or being seen (at home, out and about, or in a work/school enviroment).
This may not sound very constructive, but since we all know and experience these feelings, I believe it is positive to convey this, and the fact that no one is alone in these thoughts and experiences.
So the song is intended to be more like a reassurance of the natural and human aspect of these feelings.
You are precious!, so take care of yourself! :D
Photo: Boaz Aharonovitch