Track byCharli xcx & Ariana Grande
I-i-i-i-it's a knife when you know they're waitin' for you to choke It's a knife when a journalist does a misquote It's a knife when a friend is suddenly steppin' on your throat It's a kn— when they say that you've been doing things you don't-don't It's a knife when your old friends hate your new friends When somebody says, "Charli, I think you've totally changed" It's a knife when somebody says they like the old me and not the new me And I'm like, "Who the fuck is she?" 'Cause it's a knife when you're finally on top 'Cause logically the next step is they wanna see you fall to the bottom It's a knife when you're finally on top (On top) 'Cause logically the next step is they wanna see you fall-fall-fall I-i-i-i-it's a knife when It's a knife when, it's a knife when (When, when) All this sympathy is just a knife when (When) It's a knife when, it's a knife when (When, when) All this sympathy is just a-- It's a knife when you know they're counting on your mistakes It's a knife when you're so pretty, they think you must be fake (Mm) It's a knife when they dissect your body on the front page (Mm, ooh) It's a knife when they won't believe you, why should you explain? (Yeah) It's a knife when the mean fans hate the nice fans When somebody says, "Ari, I think you've totally changed" (No shit) (It's a knife) When somebody says they like the old me and not the new me And I'm like, "Who the fuck is she?" 'Cause it's a knife when you're finally on top (On top) 'Cause logically the next step is they wanna see you fall to the bottom It's a knife when you're finally on top (On top, ooh) 'Cause logically the next step is they wanna see you fall-fall-fall I-i-i-i-it's a knife when (It's a knife when) It's a knife when (It's a knife when) It's a knife when (When, when) All this sympathy is just a knife when (It's a knife when) It's a knife when (It's a knife when) It's a knife when (Ah) All this sympathy is just a kn— (All this sympathy is just a knife) All this expectation is a knife (All this sympathy is just a knife) All the things I've said are just a knife (All this sympathy is just a knife) All this expectation is a knife (Mm) (All this sympathy is just a knife) Yeah (Mm) (All this sympathy is just a knife) All this expectation is a knife (Mm, yeah, mm) (All this sympathy is just a knife) All this expectation is a knife-knife-knife-knife-knife