traitor
Olivia Rodrigo Lyrics


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Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

Brown guilty eyes and little white lies
Yeah, I played dumb but I always knew
That you'd talk to her, maybe did even worse
I kept quiet so I could keep you
And ain't it funny
How you ran to her
The second that we called it quits?

And ain't it funny
How you said you were friends?
Now it sure as hell don't look like it

You betrayed me
And I know that you'll never feel sorry
For the way I hurt, yeah
You'd talk to her
When we were together
Loved you at your worst
But that didn't matter

It took you two weeks
To go off and date her
Guess you didn't cheat
But you're still a traitor

Now you bring her around
Just to shut me down
Show her off like she's a new trophy

And I know if you were true
There's no damn way that you
Could fall in love with somebody that quickly

Ain't it funny
All the twisted games
All the questions you used to avoid?

Ain't it funny?
Remember I brought her up
And you told me I was paranoid

You betrayed me
And I know that you'll never feel sorry
For the way I hurt, yeah
You'd talk to her
When we were together
Loved you at your worst
But that didn't matter

It took you two weeks
To go off and date her
Guess you didn't cheat
But you're still a traitor

(Ah-ah-ah)
God, I wish that you had thought this through
Before I went and fell in love with you
(Ah-ah-ah)
When she's sleeping in the bed we made
Don't you dare forget about the way

You betrayed me
'Cause I know that you'll never feel sorry
For the way I hurt, yeah
You'd talk to her
When we were together
You gave me your word
But that didn't matter

It took you two weeks
To go off and date her
Guess you didn't cheat
But you're still
You're still a traitor (ah-ah-ah)
Yeah, you're still a traitor

Ooh-ooh-ooh




God, I wish that you had thought this through
Before I went and fell in love with you

Overall Meaning

The song "traitor" appears to be about heartbreak and betrayal in a romantic relationship. The opening lines of the song suggest that the singer has been deceived by her romantic partner. The lines "Brown guilty eyes and little white lies / Yeah, I played dumb but I always knew" suggest that the singer has been aware of the lies and deceit in the relationship, but has been playing along, possibly hoping that things will get better. The lines also suggest that the singer has been complicit in the lies, indicating a possible sense of guilt.


The chorus of the song highlights the betrayal that the singer has experienced. The lines "You betrayed me / And I know that you'll never feel sorry / For the way I hurt" indicate that the singer has been hurt deeply by the betrayal, but her partner is unlikely to feel remorse. The next lines suggest that the partner has quickly moved on to someone else, indicating a callousness towards the singer's feelings.


The song's bridge suggests that the singer is struggling to come to terms with the situation. The lines "God, I wish that you had thought this through / Before I went and fell in love with you" suggest that the singer is regretful of having fallen in love with someone who has let her down. The final line of the song, "Yeah, you're still a traitor," indicates that the singer is still hurt and bitter about the betrayal.


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Interesting Facts
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Line by Line Meaning

Brown guilty eyes and little white lies
Your dishonesty and culpability fill your eyes and your carefully crafted lies push me away from you


Yeah, I played dumb but I always knew
I pretended not to see what you were doing but I was fully aware of your actions


That you'd talk to her, maybe did even worse
I suspected you were talking to her and worse, maybe cheating


I kept quiet so I could keep you
I stayed quiet to keep you because I thought you were worth the pain


And ain't it funny How you ran to her The second that we called it quits?
It's ironic how you quickly ran to her when we broke up


And ain't it funny How you said you were friends? Now it sure as hell don't look like it
It's funny how you said you were just friends with her, but now it's obvious you're not


You betrayed me And I know that you'll never feel sorry For the way I hurt, yeah
You betrayed me and I know you'll never be sorry for hurting me


You'd talk to her When we were together Loved you at your worst But that didn't matter
You were talking to her when we were together, even though I loved you at your worst


It took you two weeks To go off and date her Guess you didn't cheat But you're still a traitor
It only took you two weeks to date her after we broke up, so you're still a traitor even though you didn't technically cheat


Now you bring her around Just to shut me down Show her off like she's a new trophy
You bring her around just to make me feel inferior and show her off like a new possession


And I know if you were true There's no damn way that you Could fall in love with somebody that quickly
If you truly loved me, you wouldn't have fallen in love with her that quickly


Ain't it funny All the twisted games All the questions you used to avoid?
It's funny how you used to avoid answering my questions


Ain't it funny? Remember I brought her up And you told me I was paranoid
It's funny how when I brought her up, you told me I was being paranoid


You gave me your word But that didn't matter
You promised me, but it didn't mean anything to you


God, I wish that you had thought this through Before I went and fell in love with you
I wish you had thought about your actions before I fell in love with you




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Daniel Nigro, Olivia Rodrigo

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Lyrics:

Brown guilty eyes and
Little white lies yeah
I played dumb but I always knew

That you talked to her maybe
Did even worse
I kept quiet so I could keep you

And ain’t it funny
How you ran to her
The second that we called it quits
And ain’t it funny
How you said you were friends
Now it sure as hell don’t look like it

You betrayed me
And I know that you’ll never feel sorry
For the way I hurt yeah
You talked to her
When we were together
Loved you at your worst
But that didn’t matter
It took you two weeks
To go off and date her
Guess you didn’t cheat
But you’re still a traitor

Now you bring her around
Just to shut me down
Show her off like she’s a new trophy

And I know if you were true
There’s no damn way that you
Could fall in love with somebody that quickly

And ain’t it funny
All the twisted games
All the questions you used to avoid
Ain’t it funny
Remember I brought her up
And you told me I was paranoid

You betrayed me
And I know that you’ll never feel sorry
For the way I hurt yeah
You talked to her
When we were together
Loved you at your worst
But that didn’t matter
It took you two weeks
To go off and date her
Guess you didn’t cheat
But you’re still a traitor

God I wish that you had thought this through
Before I went and fell in love with you

When she’s sleeping in the bed we made
Don’t you dare forget about the way

You betrayed me
‘Cause I know that you’ll never feel sorry
For the way I hurt yeah
You talked to her
When we were together
You gave me your word
But that didn’t matter
It took you two weeks
To go off and date her
Guess you didn’t cheat
But you’re still
You’re still a traitor
Yeah you’re still a traitor

God I wish that you had thought this through
Before I went and fell in love with you



All comments from YouTube:

Lau Dumé

La canción perfecta para ponerte auriculares y llorar por qué tu novio imaginario está con otra :’)

Jordi

Si

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Yo

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literalmente 🤣

alice lopez

Tan yo 😘

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Si o no sabe de tú existencia ;)

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Gabrielle Lee

They way she is able to make lyrics sound like they rhyme when they obviously don't. Pure amazing! Thank you, I needed this.

mr.havefun

hallo ell

Elis Listiani

She's voice make me feel so crazyy, i can't describe how im feel with this song

mr.havefun

​@Elis Listiani Huwaa adaa jugaa, yeah me too😢

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