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Ever heard a song and thought, “Wow, that didn’t age well”? So have a few of your favorite artists … about their own music.
There’s Hayley Williams, who’s long been vocal about her aversion to Paramore‘s own “Misery Business,” even choosing to temporarily retire the track from the band’s live shows in spite of it being one of their most successful songs to date, peaking at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100. There’s Taylor Swift, who back in the day toed the line on her debut album’s single “Picture to Burn,” which included a since-updated lyric (now infamous among Swifties who enjoy digging up old copies of the album just to see whether it includes the original words) joking about spreading rumors your ex-boyfriend is gay to get revenge.
Swift also recently updated another lyric, this time the Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) album cut “Better Than Revenge.” In the years since the original Speak Now was released in October 2010, critics accused Swift of “slut-shaming” her romantic rival in the lyrics, when she sings: “She’s not a saint and she’s not what you think, she’s an actress, whoa/ She’s better known for the things that she does on the mattress, whoa.” In the re-recorded version, Swift keeps the first line the same but changes the latter line to: “He was a moth to the flame, she was holding the matches, whoa.”
Then there’s Lizzo, who rectified the use of a controversial word on her song “Grrrls” in less than three days time. The second single off of her album Special was quickly met with criticism over its use of the ableist term “spaz” — something the “Rumors” star didn’t take lightly. “It’s been brought to my attention that there is a harmful word in my new song,” she said in a statement. “Let me make one thing clear: I never want to promote derogatory language. As a fat black woman in America, I’ve had many hurtful words used against me so I overstand the power words can have (whether intentionally or in my case, unintentionally).
“I’m proud to say there’s a new version of GRRRLS with a lyric change,” she continued. “This is a result of me listening and taking action. As an influential artist I’m dedicated to being part of the change I’ve been waiting to see in the world.”
Weeks later, Beyonce faced the same criticism for using the same word in her Renaissance song “Heated.” Days later, her spokesperson told Billboard that the term would be “replaced.”
From sexism to homophobia, ableism to racial prejudice, there are songs containing wording that simply doesn’t jive with the world’s modern perspectives. See how 10 artists — from the above mentioned to the Black Eyed Peas, Michael Jackson and beyond — have taken steps to move their music forward by changing offensive language.
Taylor Swift, “Better Than Revenge” & “Picture to Burn”
Fall Out Boy dropped a surprise cover of Billy Joel‘s 1989 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “We Didn’t Start the Fire” on June 28 featuring the group’s modern update of the Piano Man’s breathless blitz through 20th century history. Out were Joel’s Boomer-skewing stream-of-consciousness lines about such h-bombs, Studebakers, Liberace, Marilyn Monroe, Harry Truman, Doris Day, Einstein, Peyton Place and children of thalidomide.
In were the Chicago emo rockers’ updated references (from 1989 to the present) to Rodney King, deep fakes, Kurt Cobain, Harry Potter, MySpace, QAnon, Ballon Boy, Fyre Fest and Stranger Things, among many others. In a recent BBC Radio2 interview Joel said that he’d heard the new verses and weighed in on the effort. “Everybody’s been wanting to know when there’s going to be an updated version of it, because my song started in ’49 and ended in ’89 — it was a 40 year span,” he said. “Everybody said, ‘Well, aren’t you going to do a part two?’ I said, ‘Nah, I’ve already done part one.’ So, Fall Out Boy, go ahead. Great, take it away.”
If you need a guide to follow along to the lightning-speed tumble of references in FOB’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” find the lyrics below:Captain Planet, Arab SpringL.A. riots, Rodney KingDeepfakes, earthquakesIceland volcanoOklahoma City bombKurt Cobain, PokemonTiger Woods, MySpaceMonsanto, GMOs
Harry Potter, TwilightMichael Jackson diesNuclear accidentFukushima, JapanCrimean peninsulaCambridge AnalyticaKim Jong UnRobert Downey Jr., Iron Man
We didn’t start the fireIt was always burning since the world’s been turningWe didn’t start the fireNo, we didn’t light it but we’re tryin’ to fight it
More war in AfghanistanCubs go all the way againObama, SpielbergExplosion, LebanonUnabomber, Bobbitt, JohnBombing, Boston MarathonBalloon Boy, War On TerrorQAnonTrump gets impeached twicePolar bears got no iceFyre Fest, Black ParadeMichael Phelps, Y2KBoris Johnson, BrexitKanye West and Taylor SwiftStranger Things, Tiger KingEver Given, Suez
We didn’t start the fireIt was always burning since the world’s been turningWe didn’t start the fireNo, we didn’t light it but we’re tryin’ to fight it
Sandy Hook, ColumbineSandra Bland and Tamir RiceISIS, LeBron JamesShinzo Abe blown awayMeghan Markle, George FloydBurj Khalifa, MetroidFermi paradoxVenus and Serena
Michael Jordan, 23YouTube killed MTVSpongeBobGolden State Killer got caughtMichael Jordan, 45Woodstock ’99Keaton Batman, Bush v. GoreI can’t take it anymore
We didn’t start the fireIt was always burning since the world’s been turningWe didn’t start the fireNo, we didn’t light it but we’re tryin’ to fight it
Elon Musk, KaepernickTexas failed electric gridJeff Bezos, climate changeWhite rhino goes extinctGreat Pacific garbage patchTom DeLonge and aliensMars rover, AvatarSelf-driving electric carsSSRIsPrince and The Queen dieWorld Trade, second planeWhat else do I have to say?
We didn’t start the fire (we didn’t start it up)It was always burning since the world’s been turningWe didn’t start the fire (we didn’t start it up)But when we are gone, it will still go onand on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and onWe didn’t start the fire (fire)It was always burning since the world’s been turning
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Written by: Billy Joel
Miguel’s 2010 hit, “Sure Thing,” got a second life thanks to TikTok, as a sped-up version of the track went viral.
12 years after its release, the track hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart (dated May 27). An R&B/hip-hop radio hit in its original run, “Sure Thing” crowned the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as well as R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, for a week in May 2011.
If you need a guide to follow along with Miguel’s “Sure Thing,” find the lyrics below:
Love you like a brotherTreat you like a friendRespect you like a loverOh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ohYou could bet that, never gotta sweat that (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)You could bet that, never gotta sweat that (yeah, yeah, yeah)You could bet that, never gotta sweat thatYou could bet that, never gotta sweat that (yeah)
If you be the cashI’ll be the rubber bandYou be the matchI will be a fuse, boomPainter, baby, you could be the museI’m the reporter, baby, you could be the news‘Cause you’re the cigarette and I’m the smokerWe raise a bet ’cause you’re the jokerChecked off, you are the chalkAnd I can be the blackboardYou can be the talkAnd I can be the walk, yeah
Even when the sky comes fallingEven when the sun don’t shineI got faith in you and ISo put your pretty little hand in mineEven when we’re down to the wire, babeEven when it’s do or dieWe could do it, baby, simple and plain‘Cause this love is a sure thing
You could bet that, never gotta sweat that (yeah, yeah, yeah)You could bet that, never gotta sweat thatYou could bet that, never gotta sweat thatYou could bet that, never gotta sweat that
You could be the lover, I’ll be the fighter, babeIf I’m the blunt (uh), you could be the lighter, babeFire it upWriter, baby, you could be the quote, yeah (uh)If I’m the lyric, baby, you could be the note (uh), record thatSaint I’m a sinner (uh), prize I’m a winner (uh) And it’s you, what did I do to deserve that?Paper, baby, I’ll be the penSay that I’m the one ’cause you are a tenReal and not pretend
Even when the sky comes falling (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)Even when the sun don’t shine (yeah)I got faith in you and ISo put your pretty little hand in mineEven when we’re (you could bet that, never gotta sweat that)Down to the wire, baby Even when it’s do or die (you could bet that, never gotta sweat that)(You could bet that, never gotta sweat that)We could do it baby, simple and plain(You could bet that, never gotta sweat that)‘Cause this love is a sure thing
Uh, now rock with me, babyLet me hold you in my armsTalk with me babe, yeah, yeahUh, now rock with me babyLet me hold you in my armsTalk with me babe, yeah, yeah
This love between you and I is simple as pie, babyYeah, it’s such a sure thing (it’s such a sure thing)Oh, it such a sure thing (it’s such a sure thing)
Even when (you could bet that, never gotta sweat that)The sky comes fallingEven when (you could bet that, never gotta sweat that)The sun don’t shine(You could bet that, never gotta sweat that)I got faith in you and ISo put your pretty little hand in mine (you could bet that, never gotta sweat that)Even when (you could bet that, never gotta sweat that)We’re down to the wire, babeEven when (you could bet that, never gotta sweat that)It’s do or die (you could bet that, never gotta sweat that)We could do it, baby, simple and plain(You could bet that, never gotta sweat that)‘Cause this love is a sure thing
Love you like a brother (you could bet that, never gotta sweat that)Treat you like a friend (you could bet that, never gotta sweat that) Respect you like a lover (you could bet that, never gotta sweat that)Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
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Written by: Nathan Perez, Miguel Jontel Pimentel
SZA achieved her second No. 1 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart as “Snooze” topped the list dated July 1.
“Snooze” likewise is SZA’s second career champ on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. She first led with the two-week No. 1 “Shirt” in February.
If you need a guide to follow along with SZA’s “Snooze,” find the lyrics below:
(Ooh, ooh-oh, oh)(I think I know, whoa-oh)
I’ll touch that fire for youI do that three four times again, I testify for youI told that lie, I’d kill that bi–hI do what all of them around you scared to do, I’m notLong as you juggin’ out here for me, I got itMobbin’, schemin’, lootin’, hide your bodiesLong as you dreamin’ ’bout me, ain’t no problemI don’t got nobody, just with you right nowTell the truth, I look better under you
I can’t lose when I’m with youHow can I snooze and miss the moment?You just too importantNobody do body like you doI can’t lose when I’m with youI can’t just snooze and miss the momentYou just too importantNobody do body like you do, you do
In the droptop ride with you, I feel like Scarface (Scarface)Like that white bi–h with the bob, I’ll be your main one (main one)Let’s take this argument back up to placeSex remind you, I’m nonviolent, I’m your day oneWe ain’t had sh–, yeah, it was magic, yeahSmash and grab sh–, yeahNasty habits take a hold when you not hereAin’t a home when you not hereHard to grow when you not here, I’m sayin’
I can’t lose when I’m with youHow can I snooze and miss the moment?You just too importantNobody do body like you doI can’t lose when I’m with youHow can I snooze and miss the moment?You just too importantNobody do body like you do, you do
Main one ridin’How you frontin’ on me and I’m the main one tryin’?How you blame it on me and you the main one lyin’?How you threatenin’ to leave and I’m the main one cryin’?Just tryna be your everythingMain one ridin’How you frontin’ on me and I’m the main one tryin’?How you blame it on me and you the main one lyin’?How you threatenin’ to leave and I’m the main one cryin’?
I can’t lose when I’m with you, oohHow can I snooze and miss the moment?You just too importantNobody do body like you doI can’t lose when I’m with youHow can I snooze and miss the moment?You just too importantNobody do body like you do, you do
Nah, nah, nah, nahI think I know, whoa-ohSee, no, I can’t loseI think I know, ooh-whoa, ooh-whoa-oh
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Written by: Blair Ferguson, Kenny B. Edmonds, Khristopher Van Riddick Tynes, Leon Thomas, Solana I. Rowe
Toosii enjoyed his first top five on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with “Favorite Song,” that has skyrocketed into viral success.
The rapper/singer (real name: Nau’Jour Grainger), from Syracuse, N.Y., first appeared on a Billboard chart in February 2020, when his set Platinum Heart debuted at No. 3 on Heatseekers Albums, before reaching No. 1 seven months later. The set hit No. 196 on the Billboard 200 that June, marking his first entry on the ranking.
If you need a guide to follow along with Toosii’s “Favorite Song,” find the lyrics below:
(But nobody’s gonna make you change)(What you probably don’t like anyway)(‘Bout you darling, so you might as well, mm)(Be somebody who can make you face)(What you’re guarding)(Open up the gates where your heart is)(And just let yourself, mm)(Yo, ADELSO on this)
Yeah, I’m on the stage right nowSingin’ your favorite songLook in the crowdAnd you’re nowhere to be found as they sing alongI say you look good without no makeupNo lashes, even better when you wake upUh-uh-uh
I see the look on your faceI see you hidin’ the hateI see you lookin’ for someone to scoop you right off of your feetYou wanna ride in a WraithYou wanna go out on datesYou want somebody to come bring you flowersSomeone to talk to for hoursWash your back while y’all sit in the shower, yeahSomeone to tell you, “You’re beautiful”Someone to tell you and mean itSomeone to tell you, “I love you” every dayAnd don’t got a reasonYou want someone to bring you peace, uhSomeone to help you sleep, yeahSomeone to pick you up when you’re feelin’ down, feelin’ lonely
Need somebody who can make it betterSomebody who can open up those gatesOpen up those gates to your heartOnly if you’ll let me
I’m on the stage right nowSingin’ your favorite songLook in the crowdAnd you’re nowhere to be found as they sing alongI say you look good without no makeupNo lashes even better when you wake upUh-uh-uh
I see the look on your faceI see you lookin’ for peaceI see you tired of the hurtTired of the painTired of the nights where you can’t get no sleepI see you’re tired thinkin’ ’bout if he cheatSee you’re tired thinkin’ ’bout if you leavin’See you’re tired of bein’ so tiredAnd you damn sure ain’t gettin’ even
Need somebodyWho can make it betterSomebodyWho can open up those gatesOpen up those gates to your heartOnly if you’ll let me
I’m on the stage right nowSingin’ your favorite songLook in the crowdAnd you’re nowhere to be found as they sing alongI say you look good without no makeupNo lashes even better when you wake upUh-uh-uh
(But nobody’s gonna make you change)(What you probably don’t like anyway)(‘Bout you darling, so you might as well, mm)(Be somebody who can make you face)(What you’re guarding)(Open up the gates where your heart is)(And just let yourself, mm)
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Written by: Adelso Sicaju, Naujour Grainger, Tatiana Manaois
When Taylor Swift unveiled Midnights (Til Dawn Edition), she surprised fans with a remix of “Karma” featuring Ice Spice.
“I had been listening to her nonstop, like getting ready for my [Eras] tour, I was just listening to Ice Spice constantly,” revealed the “Anti-Hero” singer of how the collaboration came about. “So I immediately got her number and said, ‘Hey, would you wanna do your version of ‘Karma’? Do you relate to this?’ So she jumped in headfirst.”
If you need a guide to follow along with Taylor Swift and Ice Spice’s “Karma,” find the lyrics below:
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Swift and Ice Spice” data-lyric-title=”Karma” >Karma is that girl, like (grrah)
You’re talkin’ s— for the hell of itAddicted to betrayal, but you’re relevantYou’re terrified to look down‘Cause if you dare, you’ll see the glareOf everyone you burned just to get thereIt’s comin’ back around
And I keep my side of the street cleanYou wouldn’t know what I mean
‘Cause karma is my boyfriendKarma is a godKarma is the breeze in my hair on the weekendKarma’s a relaxing thoughtAren’t you envious that for you it’s not?Sweet like honey, karma is a catPurring in my lap ’cause it loves meFlexing like a goddamn acrobatMe and karma vibe like that
Karma is your check’s ’boutta bounce (damn)Karma is the fire in your house (grrah)And she ’boutta pop up unannounced (like)And she never leavin’ you alone (damn)Watch her put ya opps on a throne (damn)Got you wavin’ pretty white flags, fiendin’ for that cashThinkin’ it’ll save yaNow you switchin’ up your behaviorIt’s okay, babyYou ain’t gotta worry, karma never gets lazySo I keep my head up, my bread up, I won’t let up (never)Promise that you’ll never endeavor with none lesser (ever, ever)I be draggin’ that wagonKarma is a beauty winnin’ that pageant (grrah)
‘Cause karma is my boyfriend (damn)Karma is a godKarma is the breeze in my hair on the weekendKarma’s a relaxing thoughtAren’t you envious that for you it’s not?Sweet like honey, karma is a catPurring in my lap ’cause it loves meFlexing like a goddamn acrobatMe and karma vibe like that (grrah)
Ask me what I learned from all those yearsAsk me what I earned from all those tearsAsk me why so many fadeBut I’m still here (I’m still here, I’m still here)
‘Cause karma is the thunderRattling your groundKarma’s on your scent like a bounty hunterAnd karma’s gonna track you downStep by step, from town to townSweet like justice, karma is a queenKarma takes all my friends to the summit (facts)Karma is the guy on the screenComin’ straight home to me
‘Cause karma is my boyfriend (karma is my boyfriend)Karma is a god (damn)Karma is the breeze in my hair on the weekend (weekend)Karma’s a relaxing thoughtAren’t you envious that for you it’s not?Sweet like honey, karma is a catPurring in my lap ’cause it loves meFlexing like a goddamn acrobatMe and karma vibe like that
Karma is my boyfriendKarma is a godKarma is my bestieKarma’s a relaxing thoughtKarma’s gonna hold you down
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Written by: Ephrem Louis Jr. Lopez, Isis Naija Gaston, Jack Michael Antonoff, Jahaan Akil Sweet, Keanu Dean Torres, Mark Anthony Spears, Taylor Alison Swift
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Gunna received career gift when he blasted in at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with his fourth studio album A Gift & a Curse on the list dated July 1.
Since the album’s June 16 release, “Fukumean” has become the set’s standout track, as it currently sits at No. 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart dated July 15, 2023. According to Luminate, “Fukumean” collected 10.3 million official on-demand U.S. streams during the period of June 16-20, the song’s first weekend.
If you need a guide to follow along with Gunna’s “Fukumean,” find the lyrics below:
(Ooh, Dunk Rock)
(F— you mean?)Young Gunna Wunna back, callin’ me splurgeWatch me jump right off the curbBentley Spur fly like a birdSpin on the first and the thirdSolid, I’m keepin’ my wordCan’t be my equal, I don’t know what you heardCrank up the foreign, I swerveKeep me a stick if they purge
Ha, ha, ha, haHa, ha, ha, ha
(F— you mean?)Young Gunna Wunna, they workin’ my nervesI’m ’bout to pour up some syrupF—in’ this bi–h like a perv’Smack from the back, grab her permIce, the burr, uh, sh–tin’ on all you lil’ turdsCan’t take that dick, wait your turnIn my own lane, we can’t mergeSuck with no hands, you can learnLet’s see how much you can earnWatch me go big like the WormAnd I ain’t smokin’ no shermI’m in this bi–h with P Litty, QP, QP-skiAll of my bi–hes is pretty, they showin’ they t—ies, it’s up to the ceilin’I let her run through a million, I rock with her really, let’s f— on a billionI’ma get down to the gritty, then f— up the city, the home of the villainsEcstasy, wonderful feelin’Smoke out the pound when I’m chillin’Trappin’, I made me a killin’Look, I got everybody wishin’I hope you play your positionI don’t want nobody listenin’I see the ho with precisionGet rich my only decision
F— you mean?Young Gunna Wunna back, callin’ me splurgeWatch me jump right off the curbBentley Spur fly like a birdSpin on the first and the thirdSolid, I’m keepin’ my wordCan’t be my equal, I don’t know what you heardCrank up the foreign, I swerveKeep me a stick if they purge
(F— you mean?)(F— you mean?)YeahYeah
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Written by: Florian Onganga, Lucas Difabbio, Sergio Kitchens
Lil Durk came in hot at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (dated May 27) with “All My Life” featuring J. Cole, earning the 30-year-old rapper his third leader on the survey.
“I think that the J. Cole feature was definitely unexpected for my fans,” Durk recently shared with Apple Music 1’s Nedeska Alexis. “He went super crazy. And it’s so crazy, because we’ve been talking for two years. He always be like, ‘Send me a record,’ and I’m like, ‘I got to find the right record.’”
If you need a guide to follow along with Lil Durk and J. Cole’s “All My Life,” find the lyrics below:
Durkio told me he been on some positive sh–, yeah, yeahLately, I just wanna show up and body some sh–, yeah, yeahAlways been a lil’ mathematician, lately it’s cash I’m gettin’Got me losin’ count of these bags, I’ve been movin’ too fastHard times don’t last, ‘member when cops harassedTalkin’ out my ass, boy, you ain’t sh– but a bi–h with a badge
All my life (all my life)They been tryin’ to keep me down (they been tryin’ to keep me down)All this time (all this time)Never thought I would make it out (never thought I’d make it out)They couldn’t break me, they couldn’t break me (no, no)They couldn’t take me, they couldn’t take me (no)All my life (all my life)They been tryin’ to keep me down (they been tryin’ to keep me down)
I decided I had to finish, but the media called me a menaceI done sat with the mayor and politicians, I’m tryna change the imageYou can’t blame my past no more, I come from the trenchesSome said I’d never be a superstar, but I know I’m different (no, no, no)I’m The Voice, but the system ain’t give me a choiceKnow some people that’s still on deployI know a felon who tryna get FOIDChild support your only supportFor a visit, I’m goin’ through courtsWent to jail, they was chainin’ me upAnd you know that I’m famous as f—See how you gon’ joke about stimulus?But they really had came in the clutchI know some kids wanna hurt they selfStop tryna take drugs, I refer to myselfTryna better myself, tryna better my health but
All my life (all my life)They been tryin’ to keep me down (they been tryin’ to keep me down)All this time (all this time)Never thought I would make it out (never thought I’d make it out)They couldn’t break me, they couldn’t break me (no, no)They couldn’t take me, they couldn’t take me (no)All my life (all my life)They been tryin’ to keep me down (they been tryin’ to keep me down) (yeah)
First generation ghetto n—aCole world, hello n—asMade it out the city with my head on straightN—as keep shootin’ up the lead outYoung Jordan Peele, gotta get out‘Cause the sh– that I spit outIs a cheat code like I’m facin’ a RICO, how a n—a put a hit outAnd another one, and, and another oneI got like a hundred of ’em‘Bout to lap n—as so they think they ahead of me, but I’m really in front of themNow some of them fumblin’ they bagsF—in’ up the little crumbs that they hadA reminder to humble yourself, this sh– could be gone in an instantMe, I’m runnin’ long distanceAll pistons firin’I be stuck between maybe retirin’ And feelin’ like I’m just not hittin’ my primeThese days scene rappers be dyin’Way before they even gettin’ they shineI never even heard of lil’ buddy‘Til somebody murdered lil’ buddyNow I’m on the phone, searchin’ lil’ buddy nameGot to playin’ his tunes, all day in my roomThinkin’, “Damn, this sh– wicked, to get they names buzzin’ Some n—as just gotta go lay in a tomb”And media thirsty for clicks, I got a new ruleIf you ain’t never posted a rapper when he was aliveYou can’t post about him after he get hitIt’s simple, it’s the principleOn any tempo, I’m invincibleDon’t even rap, I just vent to youI rather that than an interviewMost daysF— ’em all like I’m goin’ through a ho phaseYoung n—a shoot out the whip like road rageI pray all of my dawgs stay so paidAnd the only thing that kill ’em is old age
All my life (all my life)They been tryin’ to keep me down (they been tryin’ to keep me down)All this time (all this time)Never thought I would make it out (never thought I’d make it out)They couldn’t break me, they couldn’t break me (no, no)They couldn’t take me, they couldn’t take me (no)All my life (all my life)They been tryin’ to keep me down (they been tryin’ to keep me down)
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Written by: Durk Banks, Jermaine Cole, Lukasz Gottwald
Tracy Chapman topped Billboard’s Country Songwriters chart (dated June 17) for the first time, thanks to Luke Combs’ cover of her hit “Fast Car.”
Combs’ version has generated at least $500,000 in global publishing royalties, Billboard estimates, with the majority of it going to Chapman, who owns both the writers’ and publisher’s share of the song. Additionally, the success of Combs’ version has boosted Chapman’s original, with weekly consumption of Chapman’s version increasing 44% since Combs’ version was released, according to Luminate.
“I never expected to find myself on the country charts, but I’m honored to be there,” Chapman told Billboard in a statement. “I’m happy for Luke and his success and grateful that new fans have found and embraced ‘Fast Car.’”You got a fast carI want a ticket to anywhereMaybe we make a dealMaybe together we can get somewhereAny place is betterStarting from zero got nothing to loseMaybe we’ll make somethingMe, myself, I got nothing to prove
You got a fast carI got a plan to get us outta hereI been working at the convenience storeManaged to save just a little bit of moneyWon’t have to drive too farJust ‘cross the border and into the cityYou and I can both get jobsAnd finally see what it means to be living
See, my old man’s got a problemHe live with the bottle, that’s the way it isHe says his body’s too old for workingHis body’s too young to look like hisMy mama went off and left himShe wanted more from life than he could giveI said somebody’s got to take care of himSo I quit school and that’s what I did
You got a fast carIs it fast enough so we can fly away?We gotta make a decisionLeave tonight or live and die this way
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your carSpeed so fast it felt like I was drunkCity lights lay out before usAnd your arm felt nice wrapped ’round my shoulderAnd I-I had a feeling that I belongedI-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You got a fast carWe go cruising, entertain ourselvesYou still ain’t got a jobAnd I work in the market as a checkout girlI know things will get betterYou’ll find work and I’ll get promotedWe’ll move out of the shelterBuy a bigger house and live in the suburbs
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your carSpeed so fast it felt like I was drunkCity lights lay out before usAnd your arm felt nice wrapped ’round my shoulderAnd I-I had a feeling that I belongedI-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You got a fast carI got a job that pays all our billsYou stay out drinking late at the barSee more of your friends than you do of your kidsI’d always hoped for betterThought maybe together you and me’d find itI got no plans, I ain’t going nowhereTake your fast car and keep on driving
So I remember when we were driving, driving in your carSpeed so fast it felt like I was drunkCity lights lay out before usAnd your arm felt nice wrapped ’round my shoulderAnd I-I had a feeling that I belongedI-I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You got a fast carIs it fast enough so you can fly away?You gotta make a decisionLeave tonight or live and die this way
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Written by: Tracy L. Chapman
The track follows Hot 100 hits “Drivers License” and “Good 4 U” in 2021, both of which also launched at No. 1. “Vampire” serves as the lead single from Rodrigo’s upcoming sophomore album GUTS, due out Sept. 8, and since “Drivers License” introduced her first project, Sour, she becomes the first artist ever to debut the lead singles from two career-opening albums at No. 1 on the Hot 100.
If you need a guide to follow along with Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire,” find the lyrics below:
Hate to give the satisfaction asking how you’re doing nowHow’s the castle built off people you pretend to care about?Just what you wantedLook at you, cool guy, you got itI see the parties and the diamonds sometimes when I close my eyesSix months of torture you sold as some forbidden paradiseI loved you trulyYou gotta laugh at the stupidity
‘Cause I’ve made some real big mistakesBut you make the worst one look fineI should’ve known it was strangeYou only come out at nightI used to think I was smartBut you made me look so naïveThe way you sold me for partsAs you sunk your teeth into me, ohBloodsucker, famef—erBleeding me dry like a goddamn vampire
And every girl I ever talked to told me you were bad, bad newsYou called them crazy, God, I hate the way I called them crazy tooYou’re so convincingHow do you lie without flinching? (How do you lie? How do you lie? How do you lie?)Oh, what a mesmerizing, paralyzing, f—ed up little thrillCan’t figure out just how you do it and God knows I never willWent for me and not her‘Cause girls your age know better
I’ve made some real big mistakesBut you make the worst one look fineI should’ve known it was strangeYou only come out at nightI used to think I was smartBut you made me look so naïveThe way you sold me for partsAs you sunk your teeth into me, ohBloodsucker, famef—erBleeding me dry like a goddamn vampire
You said it was true love, but wouldn’t that be hard?You can’t love anyone, ’cause that would mean you had a heartI tried to help you out, now I know that I can’t‘Cause how you think’s the kind of thing I’ll never understand
I’ve made some real big mistakesBut you make the worst one look fineI should’ve known it was strangeYou only come out at nightI used to think I was smartBut you made me look so naïveThe way you sold me for partsAs you sunk your teeth into me, ohBloodsucker, famef—erBleeding me dry like a goddamn vampire
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Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Olivia Rodrigo, Daniel Nigro
