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 whеn you're finally on top
'Cause logically the nеxt 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 the things
I've said are just a knife (Mm, yeah, mm)
(All this sympathy is just a knife)
All this expectation is
a knife-knife-knife-knife-knife (Mm, yeah, mm)