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Post Malone Lyrics

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She said, "Love me," so I love her
She said, "Leave me," so I left
Then I went to California
And I ain't never comin' back
I gotta hi-five from a brother
I got bloodstains on the bed
And I ain't sayin' that I love her
But this bitch is gonna drive me mad

I said this bitch is gonna drive me mad

You got just what I been looking for
But you can't bring yourself to say no
And I ain't never gonna let you go
I kept wishing I would die ooh
That whole plane ride home
And I wish I could
I know I should leave you alone

I worship since I met you
I fell down to my knees
And when no one would accept ya
Throw myself up on a cross and bleed
I seen a dark cloud coming over
I seen some evil shit in her head
But she rode me like no other
But this bitch is gonna drive me mad
I said this bitch is gonna drive me mad

You got just what I been looking for
But you can't bring yourself to say no
And I ain't never gonna let you go
I kept wishing I would die
That whole plane ride home
And I wish I could
I know I should leave you alone

You got just what I been looking for
But you can't bring yourself to say no
And I ain't never gonna let you go
I kept wishing I would die
That whole plane ride home

And I wish I could
I know I should leave you alone

Overall Meaning

In this song, Post Malone is expressing his conflicted feelings towards a toxic relationship he had with a woman. She said she wanted him to love her, and he did. But then she said she wanted him to leave, and so he did. He moved to California to get away from her but cannot escape the hold she still has on him. She is driving him crazy, but he can't bring himself to walk away from her. Despite knowing that he should leave her alone, he can't help but stay.

Throughout the song, Post Malone uses powerful imagery to convey the intensity of the situation. He talks about the bloodstains on the bed, symbolizing the passion they once had but also the pain that comes with it. He also mentions that he saw "some evil shit in her head," which shows that he recognizes the danger of staying with this woman but is still unable to leave.

The chorus of the song talks about how the woman has "just what [he's] been looking for," but she can't bring herself to say no to him. This dynamic is further emphasized when he says, "I ain't never gonna let you go." The repetition of this line drives home how powerless Post Malone feels in the face of his destructive relationship.

Line by Line Meaning

She said, "Love me," so I love her
She told me to love her, so I fell for her.

She said, "Leave me," so I left
She asked me to go away, so I did.

Then I went to California
I moved to California.

And I ain't never comin' back
I'm never coming back.

I gotta hi-five from a brother
I got a congratulatory hi-five from a friend.

I got bloodstains on the bed
There are bloodstains on the bed.

And I ain't sayin' that I love her
I'm not admitting that I love her.

But this bitch is gonna drive me mad
She's going to drive me crazy.

I said this bitch is gonna drive me mad
I repeat that she's driving me crazy.

You got just what I been looking for
You have what I've been searching for.

But you can't bring yourself to say no
But you can't reject me outright.

And I ain't never gonna let you go
I'm never going to let you go.

I kept wishing I would die ooh
I wished for death.

That whole plane ride home
The entire flight back home.

And I wish I could
I wish I could leave you.

I know I should leave you alone
I know I should stay away from you.

I worship since I met you
I've been obsessed with you since we met.

I fell down to my knees
I fell to my knees in prayer, devotion or despair.

And when no one would accept ya
And when no one else wanted you.

Throw myself up on a cross and bleed
I would sacrifice myself for you.

I seen a dark cloud coming over
I saw a sign of trouble ahead.

I seen some evil shit in her head
I saw some wickedness in her mind.

But she rode me like no other
She treated me differently than anyone else.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Ryan Vojtesak, Austin Richard Post, Rex Kudo, Idan Kalai

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