He started his career on YouTube under his channel 'ConanxCanon' before officially changing to 'Conan Gray'. While on his time on YouTube he released multiple original songs, with the most famous one being 'Idle Town' the lead single of his debut EP 'Sunset Season' released on November 16, 2018. Before releasing the EP he signed with Republic Records in October of 2018. He supported the EP with the singles 'Generation Why' and 'Crush Culture'.
In 2019, Conan officially started to release a series of singles for his debut studio album 'Kid Krow'. Since June he has released 3 official singles, with the most notable one being 'Maniac', which garnered success in South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and on many Spotify charts around the world. Two days before the release of his album, he released the third official single 'Wish You Were Sober'. On March 20th Conan released 'Kid Krow'. The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and following the commercial success of Kid Krow, Apple Music named Conan as an Up Next artist and released an exclusive mini-documentary about him in April 2020.
Conan has taken a liking to leaving hints of future events on his Instagram stories, following in the footsteps of Taylor Swift herself. In the lead up to his Sophomore album, Superache, which was released on June 24 2022, Conan hinted clues of letters in coffee cups, roses and a week before the album announcement, a timer counting down to the album release announcement on his website. On April 15, Conan released his 4th single for the album, Memories, which has had success in TikTok, and reaching over 130 million streams on Spotify. The album which it is featured on, Superache, which was released on June 24 2022, has gained global attention, with Conan touring with the 'Superache Tour' in America throughout September/ October 2022, New Zealand and Australia throughout November, and in Asia during February 2023.
Checkmate
Conan Gray Lyrics
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Calling me drunk when it's too late at night
Telling me truths that you know all are lies
Yeah, you think you're funny, right? (What?)
You think you're super sly
Flirting with them but telling me you're mine
Buildin' me up, but buttercup, you lied
Now I'm gonna ruin your life
'Cause I've gotten tired of the games that you play
When you tell me you love me then you throw me away
So cry me a river till you drown in the lake
'Cause you may think you're winning but checkmate
Yeah, you may think you're winning but checkmate
Now this is getting fun
I saw you kissing someone else's tongue
You said that I'm the only one you love
Baby, this is getting fun
I'll let you think you won
Date in the park, I'll play it super dumb
Holding your hand, but in the other one
I'm holding a loaded gun
Yeah, baby, you should really run
'Cause I've gotten tired of the games that you play
When you tell me you love me then you throw me away
So cry me a river till you drown in the lake
'Cause you may think you're winning but checkmate
Yeah, you may think you're winning but check-
And I'ma get you gone
Can't play me like your pawn
Set fire to your lawn
Just like you did to my heart
And I'ma wreck your car (And I'ma wreck your car)
And max your credit card (And max your credit card)
A lover on the large (A lover on the large)
You're gonna wish you never harmed me
'Cause I've gotten tired of the games that you play
When you tell me you love me then you throw me away
So cry me a river till you drown in the lake
'Cause you may think you're winning but checkmate
And you did some damage so I'm making you pay
And no one's ever gonna love you anyways
'Cause you're just a narcissist who's totally fake
Yeah, you may think you're winning this heartbreak
But you aren't gonna win it, 'cause checkmate
The song "Checkmate" by Conan Gray is a breakup song about a girl who tries to play games with the singer. The song uses chess as a metaphor for the game that they are playing. The girl tries to make him jealous by flirting with other guys and then she comes back to him saying she loves him, but he realizes that she is lying. He decides to turn the tables on her and starts playing the same game. He pretends that he is unaware of her lies and that he loves her too, while actually having a loaded gun to ruin her life.
The chorus repeats that he's tired of the games that she's playing and that he's going to win this time. It's clear that he won't let her play with his heart again. In the last verse, he describes how he's going to get back at her by wrecking her car and maxing her credit card. The song ends with the singer getting the last word, saying she's a narcissist and that nobody will ever love her. The song is really about taking control and not letting someone else manipulate your feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
You think you're funny, right?
You believe that you are amusing when you call me drunk late at night.
Telling me truths that you know all are lies
You admit to saying things that are untrue when you speak to me.
Flirting with them but telling me you're mine
You engage in flirtatious behavior with other people while assuring me that I am the only one for you.
Now I'm gonna ruin your life
Your unacceptable behavior has caused me to want to exact revenge on you and make you pay for your actions.
When you tell me you love me then you throw me away
You express affection for me and then betray me by discarding our relationship.
'Cause you may think you're winning but checkmate
You might believe you are succeeding in your actions, but I have accomplished a strategic victory and you cannot change the outcome.
I'm holding a loaded gun
Although I am pretending to be naive and low-key, I am secretly prepared to harm you and cause you injury.
You may think you're winning this heartbreak
You might believe you are getting away with causing me emotional pain, but I have the upper hand and I am the victor.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Conan Gray
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
addie
on Heather
his skirt tho .o.