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GAYLE Lyrics

Can you turn up the guitar more?
This line is a request to increase the volume of the guitar in the song.

My best friend fucked my ex-boyfriend
The line is saying that the singer's best friend had a sexual encounter with her ex-boyfriend.

Now his best friend hits me up
The singer's ex-boyfriend's best friend is now trying to flirt with her.

When I post things for attention
This line is stating that the singer shares things on social media for attention.

We all need an intervention
The singer is suggesting that she and her friends are in need of an intervention due to their problems.

We all Snap in the same group chat
The singer suggests that she and her friends are in the same group chat on Snapchat.

But behind my back, I know
This line is saying that the singer knows her friends talk about her behind her back.

They're talkin' shit and lovin' it
The line is stating that the singer's friends talk negatively about her, but they enjoy it.

But that's the way we do it, we
The singer is saying that this is how she and her friends behave.

Glorify our problems
This line suggests that the singer and her friends exaggerate their problems or make them more significant than they are.

But we never solve 'em
The line is saying that despite glorifying their problems, the group never attempts to solve them.

We're too busy actin' like we know too much
This line suggests that the singer and her friends act like they are aware of everything and always have the answers, but in reality, they don't.

Fakin' love and fuckin' up
The line is saying that the group pretends to care for each other but end up ruining their relationships.

Our friendships
This line is talking about the group's relationships with each other.

We don't feel connected
The line is suggesting that despite being friends, the group feels disconnected from each other.

We're too busy talkin' shit and losin' sleep
This line suggests that the group wastes time talking negatively about each other, causing them to lose sleep and focus on their issues.

We make it look easy
The line is saying that despite the group's struggles, they make it look as though everything is hunky-dory.

I'm a flirt, but I get real hurt
The line suggests that the singer flirts with people but ends up getting hurt when they call her a tease.

When you call me a tease
This line is referring to people calling the singer a tease.

All I wanna do is please
The singer wants to make people happy and desires to be liked by everyone.

People but they're killin' me
The line suggests that despite wanting to make people happy, the pressure is taking a toll on the singer's mental health.

We don't trust no one 'cause
The group doesn't trust anyone as they feel betrayed by friends in the past.

We don't wanna work on it
The group doesn't want to expend the energy and effort to fix their issues.

We'd rather sit and
This line suggests that the group prefers to remain idle and not address their issues.

Oh (na-na-na, na-na-na)
This line is nonsensical and is used to fill the rhyme pattern of the song.

(Please)
This line is not clear in its meaning and context.

(Oh)
This line is used for rhyming purposes and doesn't have a specific meaning.

Easy
The final line of the song is reiterating the idea that the group makes it look easy to handle their problems when in reality, it's not easy at all.