Omah Lay has unveiled the lyrics to his new single “DON’T LOVE ME,” marking his first release of the year and a return to the brooding emotional territory he’s become known for.
The song is dark and deeply introspective, capturing the mindset of a man wrestling with emotional numbness, self-destructive tendencies, and a deep fear of intimacy.
Through the lyrics, Omah Lay paints a picture of someone masking pain with money, substances, and fleeting relationships, all while repeatedly cautioning others not to grow emotionally attached.
“DON’T LOVE ME” feels less like a warning and more like a confession, raw, vulnerable and unsettling in its honesty.
Omah Lay – Don’t Love Me Lyrics
Intro
(Mad)
Verse 1
I’ve been running
I’ve been running, running around
I don’t feel nothing
I don’t feel like I am alive
Pre-Chorus
Hennessey no dey hit me again
Igbo no dey high me again
Wetin you want tell me again?
Shawty said she wan fix up her nails
I pay for both she and her friends
I just wanna get in their pants
Don’t love me, seriously, don’t love me
Chorus
Don’t love me, don’t love me, don’t love me
Don’t love me, don’t love me, please don’t (Don’t love me)
Don’t love me, don’t lovе me, don’t love me
Don’t lovе me, don’t love me (No, don’t love me)
Verse 2
I’ve been this way for way too long
Now, I think it’s a habit or something
Now, I think it’s a habit or something
Kissing fire to see if it’s burning
I leave before my days are numbered
Cos I don’t wanna tell you that I’m sorry
I don’t want you to tell me you’re sorry
‘Cause I’m heartless, I’m broke in Nirvana
Pre-Chorus
Hennessey no dey hit me again
Igbo no dey high me again
Wetin you want tell me again?
Shawty said she wan move to a new place
I pay for two years on her rent
Five-bedroom rooftop apartment
I wanna get in your pants
Don’t love me
Chorus
Don’t love me, don’t love me, don’t love me
Don’t love me, don’t love me, please don’t (Don’t love me)
Don’t love me, don’t love me, don’t love me
Don’t love me, don’t love me (No, don’t love me)
Outro
I love you
Don’t talk to me, mm-mm
Just make love