traitor
Olivia Rodrigo Lyrics
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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
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
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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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
Lau Dumé
La canción perfecta para ponerte auriculares y llorar por qué tu novio imaginario está con otra :’)
Jordi
Si
Luz Naomi cortes Lopez
Yo
i ♡ ts
literalmente 🤣
alice lopez
Tan yo 😘
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Si o no sabe de tú existencia ;)
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😢