All that I did was walk over, start off by shakin' your hands / That's how it wentYang kulakukan hanyalah menghampiri, memulai dengan menjabat tanganmu / Begitulah kejadiannya
I had a smile on my face and I sat up straight / Oh, yeah, yeahAku tersenyum dan duduk tegak / Oh, yeah, yeah
I wanted to know you, I wanted to show youAku ingin mengenalmu, aku ingin menunjukkan padamu
You don't know me, don't ignore me / You don't want me there, you just shut me outKau tak mengenalku, jangan abaikan aku / Kau tak menginginkanku di sana, kau hanya mengucilkanku
You don't know me, don't ignore me / If you had your way, you'd just shut me up / Make me go away / (That I'm so unwanted)Kau tak mengenalku, jangan abaikan aku / Jika kau punya cara, kau hanya akan membungkamku / Membuatku pergi jauh / (Bahwa aku begitu tak diinginkan)
No, I just don't understand why you won't talk to me / It hurts that I'm so unwanted for nothingTidak, aku hanya tak mengerti kenapa kau tak mau bicara padaku / Sakit rasanya bahwa aku begitu tak diinginkan tanpa alasan
Don't talk words against me / I wanted to know you, I wanted to show youJangan ucapkan kata-kata yang menentangku / Aku ingin mengenalmu, aku ingin menunjukkan padamu
You don't know me, don't ignore me / You don't want me there, you just shut me out / You don't know me, don't ignore me / If you had your way, you'd just shut me up / Make me go away / Make me go away(Chorus) Kau tak mengenalku... Membuatku pergi jauh
I tried to belong, it didn't seem wrong / My head aches / It's been so long, I'll write this song / If that's what it takesAku mencoba untuk membaur, rasanya tidak salah / Kepalaku sakit / Sudah begitu lama, aku akan menulis lagu ini / Jika itu memang diperlukan
You don't know me, don't ignore me / You don't want me there, you just shut me out / You don't know me, don't ignore me / If you had your way, you'd just shut me up / Make me go away(Chorus berulang) Kau tak mengenalku... Membuatku pergi jauh
You don't know me, don't ignore me / You don't want me there, you just shut me out / You don't know me, don't ignore me / If you had your way, you'd just shut me up / Make me go away / Make me go away / Make me go away(Outro) Membuatku pergi jauh...
Key: E Minor | Tuning: Standard
[Verse]
Em C
All that I did was walk over
G D
Start off by shakin' your hands
Em C G D
That's how it went, I had a smile on my face
[Chorus]
Em C
You don't know me, don't ignore me
G D
You don't want me there, you just shut me out
Em C
You don't know me, don't ignore me
G D Em
If you had your way, you'd just shut me up
Analisis Media Muda
Makna Utama: "Unwanted" adalah lagu yang menggambarkan rasa frustrasi akibat pengucilan sosial. Narator mencoba untuk bersikap sopan dan terbuka saat bertemu orang-orang baru ("shakin' your hands", "smile on my face"), namun ia justru disambut dengan ketidaksukaan yang tidak berdasar. Lagu ini merupakan bentuk pertahanan diri terhadap perlakuan tidak adil dan keinginan untuk tetap bersuara meskipun orang lain mencoba membungkamnya.
Informasi Mendalam: Dirilis pada tahun 2002 sebagai trek ketujuh dari album debut legendaris Let Go. Lagu ini memiliki nuansa *post-grunge* yang lebih berat dibandingkan lagu-lagu pop-punk lainnya di album tersebut. Ritme gitar yang agresif mempertegas perasaan marah dan sakit hati narator yang merasa "tidak diinginkan tanpa alasan yang jelas" (*unwanted for nothing*).
