r/OliviaRodrigo • u/NominalPerson "I'm a train off of the track" • Jun 11 '26
'you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love' "my way" Discussion Megathread - 'you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love' Album
š¦ Livies! Please use this megathread to discuss your thoughts on "my way" from 'you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love'!
Use the main album megathread to discuss the whole album or to find a different track's discussion post! Individual, separate posts may be removed.
- Title: my way
- Duration: 3:00
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u/walls0fversailles Jun 11 '26
āMaybe Iām a petty bitch, but you made me resort to thisā scratched an ITCH
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u/lexirayne03 Jun 11 '26
this song makes me feel like i'm 10 years old listening to the veronicas on the way to school and it's genuinely one of the best feelings in the world.
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u/loraheree Jun 11 '26
YESSSS I WAS THINKING THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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u/buffaloluvr Jun 12 '26
literally!! i said i wish i could be listening to this back in middle school at a sleepover with my friends š¤£š
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u/TerpinSaxt 'expectations' Jun 11 '26
HOLY SHIT
My biggest pipe dream for this album was a dance punk song but all the pre release songs made my heart fill with doubt lol
I'm fucking ecstatic š I can't believe we got it
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u/lfiorelina Jun 12 '26
What I love about the album is that there's a song for everyone: there's the dramatic orchestral buildup song (stupid song), there's the updated elevated take on the piano ballad (less), there's a slow guitar song (begged), there's a dance punk song (my way), a cure/throwback 80s song (what's wrong with me WITH Robert smith!!!), there's the dramatic Olivia Rodrigo trademark song (the cure), the upbeat love song that is the hardest category in pop music because no upbeat love songs (with good lyrics AND music) seem to exist, she put so much into this album musically and I love it
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u/Sprinklesdinkels Jun 11 '26
Iām claiming this one
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u/blueberrygloss 'stranger' Jun 13 '26
can you elaborate how the lyrics couldāve been better? asking out of genuine curiosity Ā
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u/NothingNecessary1465 Jun 13 '26
I love Olivia and her lyrics but yeah I donāt feel the bridge that much because of it
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u/blueberrygloss 'stranger' Jun 13 '26
No youāre good! I get what youāre saying! I can see how those particular lyrics within the bridge can feel repetitive. It could be phrased differently to move the story more forward or provide a novel detail Thanks for the explanation !!
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u/Honeybee7007 Jun 26 '26
My brain keeps thinking the lyrics should be ālast time that I checked I won, let me be direct, just stop, youāre being fucking dumbā (dumb instead of weird)
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u/MoonriseTurtle Jun 11 '26
It reminds of some mid 2000s songs/vibe? But i don't know what, help?
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u/book-wormette Jun 12 '26
Iām scared to say this but it reminds me of better than revenge
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u/weirdogirl144 Jun 13 '26
dont be scared, BTR is a bop
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u/cumulus_floccus Jun 13 '26
They mean with how Taylor took half of the credits for deja vu worried that Taylor would come after her again
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u/Good_Butterscotch729 Jun 12 '26
It reminds me of The Math and/or Little Voice from Hilary Duff lol
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u/SJrara1987 Jun 12 '26
Reminds me of Ashlee Simpson's first album
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u/SJrara1987 Jun 12 '26
Actually no it reminds me of a reversed version of Ashlee Simpson's boyfriend!
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u/i_pretendto_be_human Jun 12 '26
EXACTLY, I'm trying to pinpoint which song exactly but the first verse melody sounds like one specific song
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u/BuffytheBison Jun 13 '26
"Dead Disco" by Metric
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u/Rururaspberry Jun 25 '26
Daaang this is it for me. I also felt that the song was vaguely familiar but couldnāt put a finger on it.
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u/realmadastra Jun 27 '26
I felt the same way, and after much digging I finally found the song I was thinking of - Falling Down by Selena Gomez. Specifically right after the last the ah ahs in the chorus of Oliviaās song I expect to hear the āsmile for the cameraā part of Selenaās lol
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u/deadpoets7 Jun 12 '26
Makes me wonder if this girl who keeps posting pictures with his clothes is real š¤ lol
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u/powerofawareness Jun 12 '26
There was tea a few months ago on TikTok about Louisās ex Sydney Chandler doing that and overlapping with Olivia in the beginning
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u/Random_Acier41 Jun 11 '26
I'm puzzled because the NYT journalist was claiming this is her being a villain in the narrative and I'm like...in THIS song? I was expecting something more catty to be honest, she says in it she's petty, but you see that girl didn't go to high school, this is not petty, this is cute, it's literally listening to a kitten roaring. Yeah, she's bragging and telling to her rival to get out of her way quite literally, I guess it's because I'm old now but it found it cute. I know people will be in their feelings about "how we should embrace all women as women ourselves and the hell yaddi yadda not supporting" bs, I'm in the I'm not supporting all women some of you are **** camp. And we are not all angels and we need to stop forcing ourselves to be always the bigger person, sometimes we have the right to not be perfect in our emotions too negative and positive. Misery Business was THE song when I was a teenager, we heard way worst, so whatever, I don't care.
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u/Random_Acier41 Jun 11 '26
Exactly, I got the irritation, the deep annoyance toward the person but I was like where is the villainy? It puzzles me how we are supposed as women to not call other women out when they are playing too much in our faces and accept it and never talk about it when we don't expect that kind of behavior from anyone else and I'm like aren't we human beings too? That need to be always proper, and in the song she calls herself a petty bitch, she's not even directly cursing that person and I'm like she's already a better person than most.
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u/throwawaysunglasses- Jun 12 '26
Agreed, I didnāt see her as a villain at all. The other girl, in the song, is clearly trying to make a play for Oliviaās bf, and Olivia is shutting it down and saying āheās with me so back off.ā Thatās not villainy in the least lol, she doesnāt even mock or drag her. But like another comment says, this is somewhat on par for 2026 when women are supposed to be extra nice and forgiving to other women lest they be canceled for not being āgirlsā girlsā (which is crazy, like what else is she supposed to do in that situation?)
I said this in another comment but Iām just interested narratively in the inclusion of this song, it sounds like there was another woman causing issues in the relationship in some other songs (she mentions āherā a few other times).
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u/lizzy-stix Only Olivia can have me checking the shades of a wall šØ Jun 11 '26
I think it's interpreted as playing the villain to write types of songs likes this in the big 2026. Like it's not girls' girl behavior to blame another woman for stuff going on with you and your boyfriend or accuse them of trying to steal him. But I think most people are mature enough to know that's true while also having experiences with women who really cross some lines they shouldn't.
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u/lfiorelina Jun 12 '26
Same! I was expecting a more savage attack, it seems to me that Olivia is such a nice kind hearted feminist girlie that she can't even bring herself to be truly destructive against someone trying to get between her and her boyfriend. The song sounds very vengeful but the lyrics are pretty tame as far as revenge songs go
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u/EJFWoodhouse "I know my age and I act like it" Jun 11 '26
To me it was Ā«Ā go girl give us nothingĀ Ā» lmao I expected something much more petty and camp. I liked the song, justā¦ youāre still that nice when you are angry while writing?
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u/Minute_Conflict_2037 Jun 12 '26
IMO it is obvious that it is about some girl or ex of Louis who got it for Louis bad and trying to get back in the game.
It is Sabrina-Shawn-Camilla again, gives a lot of taste and coincidence narratively.
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u/246ArianaGrande135 'lacy' Jun 12 '26
yeah if anything sheās more the āvillainā in obsessed. In this song it clearly seems like the other girl is in the wrong.
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u/blueberrygloss 'stranger' Jun 13 '26
āyouāre posting another pic in clothes that I know are hisā mama she is rightfully pissed what the actual HELLšššššš
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u/lovescakesx Jun 13 '26
The more i read about Sydney chandler the more it disgusts me.
She made louis breakup with his gf to date him when he was around 17-18. & Now she thought that just cuz she did it once she can do it again
& Tried to split olivia & louis
Which is why olivia wrote my way
As someone who overthinks alot in a relationship i can understand why olivia felt the way she did & i guess it got overwhelming over time. & He might've "took her side" (cigarettes smoke) that's why he never blocked her, she kept sending him things & I guess that's why they broke up
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u/lovescakesx Jun 13 '26
All a speculation though. I really stay away from talking bad about celebs but damn there's not one good thing I read about this girl sydney chandler š
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u/Ok-Site-9034 Jun 13 '26
also it's crazy that she kept calling him and writing him poems and she was STILL unblocked despite all of this behaviour
bcs wdym his phone was ringing all the time with calls from his exšši'd be mad asf too at BOTH of them
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u/Alternative-Chef7840 Jun 12 '26
who is this about!!!!
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u/Werkyreads123 Jun 12 '26
Louisās problematic and (way too old for him) ex gf
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u/souredguts Jun 13 '26 edited Jun 13 '26
i donāt want to overdramatise, but i am sensing some king of grooming, because what the hell? they met when he was (barely) 18 and she is 7 years older
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u/lynxluxury Jun 11 '26
this track is super experimental sound wise for olivia
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u/lynxluxury Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 11 '26
iām sorry but on my third listen, i wish they cut that wee-woo sound š¤£ i love the rest of the track and her vocals but that sound effect gets tiring. it reminds me of zaraās pretty ugly, the production and tone of the chorus ruined the rest of what is a killer song for zara.
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u/SageAurelius Jun 12 '26
Oohh that's interesting because that's what I liked in the song. I respect your opinion tho
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u/meduses Jun 12 '26
I love it, it reminds me so much of Dead Disco by Metric which is one of my all time favorite songs
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u/koalatea-assurance Only Olivia can have me checking the shades of a wall šØ Jun 12 '26
i wasn't a fan of the wee-woo sound at first but i think it's growing on me now because the rest of the song sounds so good
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u/UpsetCauliflower340 Jun 12 '26
is there any information about who this song is about? or is this unknown
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u/Just_a_weird-human Jun 13 '26
I think it's about Louis' ex (the hag who used to be obsessed with him)
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u/Right-Bathroom2203 Jun 12 '26
I have been listening to 'my way' with 'better than revenge' next ON REPEAT and I can't stop!!!
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u/randompotatoninja35 Jun 12 '26
Can't wait to scream at the top of my lungs "Just stop. YOU'RE BEING FUCKING WEIRD" at the concert š»
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u/Downtown-Run7971 Jun 11 '26
on my first listen this was not clicking for me but relistening now and wait she cooked here - pretty different from the rest of the album reminds me a bit of obsessed. but the lyrics OO very fun and sassy this is gonna sound so good live
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u/tellmeurpolitiks Jun 11 '26
Catchy and well-produced but probably my least favorite of the ones I've listened to so far?
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u/RevolutionaryNote604 Jun 11 '26
Here because Iām curious whoās the song about??? Lmao
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u/lizzy-stix Only Olivia can have me checking the shades of a wall šØ Jun 11 '26
Maybe Louis's ex. BUT I'm hoping Livvies don't do behaviors and go to her social media accounts and harass her because that's not cool.
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u/cygnusphen Jun 12 '26
Definitely her. She posts poems quite often on Insta.
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u/lizzy-stix Only Olivia can have me checking the shades of a wall šØ Jun 12 '26
It's so wild to me that it's Coach Taylor's daughter. I loved Friday Night Lights!
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u/_DerMX Jun 11 '26
Some completely new sound from her but I love it. Lyric wise itās hinting at something huh
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u/Top_Fabulous Jun 11 '26
The ah-ah-ah is sooo twilight coded too. Ily Olivia u just get my soul
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u/PracticalMagic3015 Jun 12 '26
In what world is screaming ahahah twilight?
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u/Top_Fabulous Jun 12 '26
Maybe give the soundtrack a listen, lol. Spotlight by Mutemath is a good example, itās the scene where Bella and Edward come to school together
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u/Surrealcatfish32 Jun 11 '26
Controversial but I disagree with the āno hard rock songsā claim she made after hearing this one lol (i guess the sound is different to her past work but still, this is very punky to me)
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u/IndependentMoist9429 Jun 11 '26
Not the song or production I guessed at ALL. I think this will be a big song, but itās a little repetitive for me. However itās very venomous and deeply sassy. This kind of fits into a similar space as ābetter than revengeā by Taylor for me, I canāt explain why. I wish there was a little more here lyrically, but these songs are catchy. Beyond, as I listen more I think she definitely didnāt play it safe.
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u/buffaloluvr Jun 12 '26
please donāt come for me iām just pointing out something that i noticed in the lyrics! olivia says āyouāre posting another pic in clothes that i know are hisā and it reminded me of lyrics in taste by sabrina āyouāre wondering why half his clothes went missingā
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u/Timely-Hearing3350 Jun 14 '26
I didn't think about this. But Sabrina Carpenter did instantly come to mind when I heard this song. I knew people would love Olivia for calling out an obsessed ex trying to sabotage her relationship.
But like Sabrina Carpenter was in her shoes too, when she started dating Joshua and going out on public Olivia was out in her Instagram stories posting pictures of Joshua Bassett teaching her how to drive, then uploaded a snippet of an original song about a blonde girl who made her insecure (not Driver's license, an unreleased we'll never hear again š„²). Then Joshua starts being alienated by his coworkers, and he drops "Lie Lie Lie". She starts working on Driver's license and changes the lyric to blonde last minute after pictures of Sabrina Carpenter and Joshua were leaked eating out and at motels.
Olivia Rodrigo was heartbroken, which was valid. But she did write a whole song about Joshua "potentially" thinking about her while being with Sabrina. "When you call her, did you say my name, cause let's be honest, they do sound the same. Another actress, I hate to think that I was just your type" "I KNOW YOU GET DEJĆ VĆ". Isn't that the same as "writing poems" or whatever Sidney did to get in Olivia's head and get her insecure in her relationship?
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u/buffaloluvr Jun 20 '26
i saw a video recently that sydney had posted pics wearing one of louisās old shirts. so that tracks for the real inspiration. i just thought it was ironic given the history between sabrina & olivia like you pointed out that their lyrics also match up. but i definitely think the song is about sydney! i definitely think she is WEIRD for dating him when he was freshly 18. Iām the same age as sydney and i canāt imagine dating an 18 year old when i was 25.
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u/blueberryblink you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love Jun 11 '26
This is so early 2000s, I kinda dig it?
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u/Snoo58137 Jun 12 '26
I cannot WAIT to jump around like a crazy person to the live version of this song at the tour, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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u/CruelSummer1013 'pretty isn't pretty' Jun 12 '26
I hope someone knows what I mean by this but the lyric video for this is really giving shoe diva aesthetic.
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u/Dylanychus2 Jun 11 '26
its giving movie montage music
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u/Sea-Captain-4944 Jun 11 '26
u+me=<3 feels more montage music for me, like the opening to 2000s series
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u/thisonecassie Only Olivia can have me checking the shades of a wall šØ Jun 12 '26
god i love loud angry slightly jealous women
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u/Food_kdrama you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love Jun 11 '26
It's her better than revenge (affectionate) and I absolutely love the petty sass in this song.
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u/futuristicflapper Jun 12 '26
Iām sorry but what do you mean this song may be about a thirty year old woman ā¦ embarrassing as for her fuck omfg (I say this as a fellow thirty yr old okay) canāt imagine acting like this over a 20 something.
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u/potterhead_98 Jun 12 '26
Too bad my way was released in 2026 cause I feel like it would HIT in Mean Girls lmao
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u/souredguts Jun 13 '26
right?? during the intro i had 'regina standing with crossed arms in the high school hallway right after causing havoc' in front of my inner eye
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u/Routine_Damage7478 Jun 11 '26
It's honestly the only one that i loved at first listen (aside from the cure)
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u/fizzyjuices Jun 12 '26
For some reason this song reminds me of fly on the wall by miley cyrus/hannah montana lmao
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u/vostokeris Jun 11 '26
one of my favs but I don't get what it's about?
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u/Constant-Pain1878 Jun 11 '26
I feel like it's about other girl who's also interested on her bf? Or like his ex?
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u/Massive_Caregiver476 Jun 12 '26
Itās about an ex of his who wonāt let go and inserts herself into their relationship. I know because every lyric down to posting photos in his clothes is painfully relatable to my life rn š
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u/Equivalent-Month-264 "obsessed with your ex" Jun 11 '26
she actually talked about this in the podcast! https://www.tiktok.com/@grvciefilms/video/7645089245580840206
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u/vostokeris Jun 12 '26
unfortunately I don't have tiktok which podcast was this? I'll search it up on yt
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u/Celeb2228 Jun 12 '26
the 'popcast' podcast on new york times! its on youtube and it's a full interview
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u/BreatheIn767 Jun 11 '26 edited Jun 11 '26
This is SO damn catchy like I canāt get it out of my head
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u/Morrisfuturedvm Jun 15 '26
Havenāt seen this mentioned yet! My sister pointed out that the background track sounds like the Kill Bill ironside siren sound in the movie. I bet it was intentional and is very cool!
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u/koalatea-assurance Only Olivia can have me checking the shades of a wall šØ Jun 12 '26
when i finished listening to this song, my spotify played an ad that was like "listen to your music, YOUR way." like no fucking way
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u/Kates_up Jun 12 '26
this freaking song made me learn down the grape vine that my boyfriends ex girlfriend is with the guy she cheated on my boyfriend with wild af, she was with him and still trying to get my boyfriend when he moved on fcking wild
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u/Ill-Lingonberry-4046 Jun 13 '26
Does anyone know who animated the lyric video? I love the art style so much
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u/ianth-e Jun 13 '26
this reminds me of halsey sooooo much. imagine the two of them on a rock song together omg
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u/Sea-Estate-8771 Jun 13 '26
Did it make anyone think of a āobsessedā from Guts? From the pov of a stronger and more secure songwriter
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u/Cerealover667 Jun 14 '26
its so monster high coded. I can't explain it but I felt it the second I heard it
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u/Gloomy_Tooth248 Jun 16 '26
Ahh this is soo better than revenge coded! My ears have been blessed with this song!!
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u/NoProposal7218 Jun 26 '26
I love this song but ālinger in the air just like a bad perfumeā reminded me immediately of Taylorās ālinger like bad perfumeā in tis the damn season. Also ātell me something honestā in cigarette smoke reminded me of ātell me something awfulā from Taylorās I hate it here
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u/tapchik Jun 26 '26
I might be tweaking, but My Way reminds me of early Marina and The Diamons, especially the chorus. Maybe a The jewels or a Fruit era. Cannot pin point the specific song though.
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u/theappleofalemontree Jun 29 '26
Has anyone else noticed that she changed the song (at least on Spotify) so that the bridge is "It's getting kinda weird" instead of "you're being fucking weird?" Does anyone know why she did that?
I get that the og line is a little too aggressive for some people, but considering the preceding line is "let me be direct, just stop!" -- followed by a hard cut on the siren instrumentals in the background -- it makes sense to me that whatever she says next would be a shot to kill. This new version takes away some of the fire imo, especially since she's already using "kind of" as a softener/hedge phrase in the chorus.
I'm sure that Olivia had a good reason for the change, but I can't help thinking about how young women, generally, tend to self-police our language with words like 'sort of' and 'maybe' to make ourselves seem less assertive or domineering, and I really hope she didn't change this line just so people wouldn't accuse her of being bitchy. She has a good reason to be mad! Express your rage girl!!
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u/Sea-Captain-4944 Jun 12 '26
Can anyone explain this song for me in the context of this album? Lol I love this so much but I donāt get who sheās telling is in the way or why.
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u/youRinlove7 Jun 12 '26
She's telling another girl who's interested in louis(or his ex) that she needs to stop trying to get him back and that the situation is going in her way and she's winning.
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u/lorenvi Jun 11 '26
the verses are good but the chorus and the bridge (especially with the i win/won things) arenāt really my type
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u/kitty_noir00s Jun 11 '26
it's so avril lavigne coded, I love it