The title was cryptically revealed in an email sent to her mailing list on August 23rd. A snippet of the song was shared the same day.
"I didn’t feel in that moment that I was at a place where I could literally be skinny dipping in water under the bridge,” Sabrina tells Teen Vogue. “I didn’t feel like I was healed and fully out of a place where I didn’t hold any anger or resentment.” Instead, writing with collaborators Julia Michaels and JP Saxe, she dreamed up a scenario where she had worked through those feelings."
skinny dipping
Sabrina Carpenter Lyrics
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And I'll be going in this coffee shop
Hear the barista call an oat milk latte and your name
And I look up from my phone
And think there's no chance it's you, but it is
You'll say, "Hi", I'll say, "Hi, how are you?"
You'll say, "How's your family? How's your sister?"
I'll say, "Shannon's being Shannon"
"Well, this was really nice, maybe we should do this on purpose sometime"
And it'll have been long enough that we won't harp on (hmm-mmm)
Arguments in your garage
All the ways we sabotaged it (hmm-mmm)
What it was and what it wasn't
We've been swimming on the edge of a cliff
I'm resistant, but going down with the ship
It'd be so nice, right? Right?
If we could take it all off and just exist
And skinny dip in water under the bridge
You'll suggest a restaurant we used to go to
And I'll say, "Won't that be too nostalgic?"
And you'll say, "Maybe, but let's do it anyway"
We won't sit at our same old table, I promise
And we won't bring up the past, we'll keep it bureaucratic
And we won't say it
But both of us, we'll be thinking about how different we are
From those scared little kids that had those (hmm-mmm)
Arguments in your garage
All the ways we sabotaged it (hmm-mmm)
What it was and what it wasn't
We've been swimming on the edge of a cliff
I'm resistant, but going down with the ship
It'd be so nice, right? Right?
If we could take it all off and just exist
And skinny dip in water under the bridge
Ah-ha-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha, ha
Ah-ha-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha, ha
Ah-ha-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha, ha
Ah-ha-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha, ha
We've been swimming on the edge of a cliff
I'm resistant, but going down with the ship
It'd be so nice, right? Right?
If we could take it all off and just exist
And skinny dip in water under the bridge
The song "Skinny Dipping" by Sabrina Carpenter is about reconnecting with an old flame, reflecting on the past and contemplating the present. The story begins with the singer unexpectedly running into her former lover at a coffee shop and exchanging small talk before deciding to meet up again. They reminisce about the past but decide to keep things simple and just enjoy the moment. They plan to go to a restaurant they used to frequent, but both are aware things will not be the same. They reflect on how they have changed from the young couple that used to argue in the garage. The song concludes with the singer imagining taking off all their emotional baggage and going skinny dipping under a bridge.
The lyrics are filled with nostalgia and a longing to reconnect with someone who was once a significant part of the singer's life. It paints a picture of two people who are older and wiser, but still looking for a way to recapture that old magic. The reference to skinny dipping under the bridge is a metaphor for shedding inhibitions and immersing oneself fully in the moment.
Overall, the song "Skinny Dipping" is a bittersweet ode to lost love and the possibility of rekindling old feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
It'll be a Wednesday
Detailing the day and starting off the story
And I'll be going in this coffee shop
Describing the scene and the location
Hear the barista call an oat milk latte and your name
Listening to the coffee shop attendant and the anticipation of seeing someone
And I look up from my phone
Diverting attention from phone to engage with someone in person
And think there's no chance it's you, but it is
Surprised with who you unexpectedly run into
You'll say, "Hi", I'll say, "Hi, how are you?"
The typical initial exchange when reuniting with someone after a long time
You'll say, "How's your family? How's your sister?"
Asking about family members and how they're doing
I'll say, "Shannon's being Shannon"
Giving a brief update about a sibling without going into much detail
After a minute of nonsensical chatter, you'll say
Reaffirming the awkwardness of the reunion due to time away from each other
"Well, this was really nice, maybe we should do this on purpose sometime"
Suggesting meeting up again on purpose to catch up properly
And it'll have been long enough that we won't harp on (hmm-mmm)
Letting time pass to avoid dwelling on past conflicts
Arguments in your garage
Recalling the unhealthy memories from the past spent together
All the ways we sabotaged it (hmm-mmm)
Acknowledging the involvement of both parties in the damaging past
What it was and what it wasn't
Reflecting on the varying versions of the past between the two parties
We've been swimming on the edge of a cliff
Emphasizing the danger that can stem from revisiting the past
I'm resistant, but going down with the ship
Despite knowing the potential risks, still willing to go through with it
It'd be so nice, right? Right?
Expressing the hopefulness in wanting to put aside past differences and start anew
If we could take it all off and just exist
Desiring a life where things are simpler and not plagued by past issues
And skinny dip in water under the bridge
Symbolizing the desire for a fresh new start
You'll suggest a restaurant we used to go to
Continuing to discuss past memories
And I'll say, "Won't that be too nostalgic?"
Expressing concern about potential triggers from revisiting past experiences
And you'll say, "Maybe, but let's do it anyway"
Choosing to proceed despite potential risks of dredging up past memories
We won't sit at our same old table, I promise
Making a promise to not repeat the same patterns from the past
And we won't bring up the past, we'll keep it bureaucratic
Deciding to remain professional and not delve too deep into emotional territory
And we won't say it
Acknowledging that some things are best left unsaid
But both of us, we'll be thinking about how different we are
Despite not verbalizing everything, still cognizant of how much has changed since the past
From those scared little kids that had those (hmm-mmm)
Elevating the self-awareness and growth that has occurred between the two parties since the past
Ah-ha-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha, ha
A musical interlude meant as a break between verses
We've been swimming on the edge of a cliff
Reiterating the precarious position that comes with revisiting past memories
I'm resistant, but going down with the ship
Despite knowing the risks, still willing to take the plunge
It'd be so nice, right? Right?
Continuing to express hopefulness and optimism
If we could take it all off and just exist
Longing for the chance to start over and rid oneself of burdens from the past
And skinny dip in water under the bridge
Symbolic of the desire for a pure and innocent new beginning
Ah-ha-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha, ha
Another interlude for the song
Ah-ha-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha, ha
A concluding tag for the song
Ah-ha-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha, ha
A final musical interlude before ending the song
Ah-ha-ha, ah-ha, ah-ha, ha
The ending of the song
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Jonathan Percy S. Saxe, Julia Carin Cavazos, Leroy James Clampitt, Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@orneIIa
so this is the goals for skinny dipping and a guide for streaming:
youtube: +3M of views in the first 24 hours
#1 trending video on youtube US
spotify: +2M of streams in the first 24 hours
Top 3 debut US Spotify daily chart
Top 30 debut on the Global Chart
itunes: Top 5 peak on itunes US
Top 5 debut on the worldwide chart
shazam: 10K shazams in the first 24 hours
billboard hot 100 debut at Top 50
billboard global 200 debut at Top 30
billboard global 200 excl. USA debut at Top 50
spotify/apple music: do not loop songs or playlists because your streams will considered bot behavior and will get filtered or deleted so turn off shuffle and listen the whole track, login and use or create a focused playlist to stream add the title track to your playlist every 2 or 4 songs and alternate the gap order, please never mute the platform you need to plug in headphones instead and the volume always need to be higher than 50%, stream like a human because it's important to engage with your playlist every hour by skipping or pausing a song please do no stream non stop and don't forget to switch playlists, diversify your playlists add non sabrina songs to your playlist and streaming diverse playlists will help with recommendation algorithms and playlists should last maximum 3 hours, turn off autoplay, don't use vpn/apk because if you do this your streams will not be counted
youtube: watch the full video without skipping or increasing the speed and please don't skipping ads, do not log out of your youtube account this is the best way to verify streams as genuine, do not stream continuously/on loop because it may be counted as spam streaming, watch other videos in between this will also help with verifying your streams and the same with spotify make sure you don’t have autoplay on so you can manually click on other videos.
@carriexoo
THINGS I FOUND
1:51 - psychic reading posters
1:51 - AIR, WATER, STEAM, DANGER
1:05 - the chemistry book is upside down on top of the right side up biology book
2:00 - now only 3 letters are the right side up, the rest are upside down on the chemistry book WHY??!
2:07 - the chemistry book is back to being fully uspide down
every word/phrase that is fully capitalised in the mv in order -
1:00 - NO TIME
1:00 - REWRITES
1:35 - AFTER THE AFTERMATH I KNOW YOU'LL BE COMING BACK
1:55 - TOO
2:04 - WHEN
if you put them all together in a sentence and use the word "for" from the 1:00 notes, you get -
"no time for rewrites when after the aftermath you'll be coming back too"
what could be the album name -
- dear me, from Sabrina
- dear Sabrina from me
- dear you, from Sabrina
- rewrites
- imagination
- everything's derailing
- elements
- rebloom
- (something flower-themed)
- (something peter pan themes because of the moon and ships)
- after the aftermath
- there's no right time
- emails i can't send
- emails i can send
- emails u can send
- emails u can't send
- whirlwind
- this too shall pass
- letters from Sabrina
- lucky
@orneIIa
so this is the goals for skinny dipping and a guide for streaming:
youtube: +3M of views in the first 24 hours
#1 trending video on youtube US
spotify: +2M of streams in the first 24 hours
Top 3 debut US Spotify daily chart
Top 30 debut on the Global Chart
itunes: Top 5 peak on itunes US
Top 5 debut on the worldwide chart
shazam: 10K shazams in the first 24 hours
billboard hot 100 debut at Top 50
billboard global 200 debut at Top 30
billboard global 200 excl. USA debut at Top 50
spotify/apple music: do not loop songs or playlists because your streams will considered bot behavior and will get filtered or deleted so turn off shuffle and listen the whole track, login and use or create a focused playlist to stream add the title track to your playlist every 2 or 4 songs and alternate the gap order, please never mute the platform you need to plug in headphones instead and the volume always need to be higher than 50%, stream like a human because it's important to engage with your playlist every hour by skipping or pausing a song please do no stream non stop and don't forget to switch playlists, diversify your playlists add non sabrina songs to your playlist and streaming diverse playlists will help with recommendation algorithms and playlists should last maximum 3 hours, turn off autoplay, don't use vpn/apk because if you do this your streams will not be counted
youtube: watch the full video without skipping or increasing the speed and please don't skipping ads, do not log out of your youtube account this is the best way to verify streams as genuine, do not stream continuously/on loop because it may be counted as spam streaming, watch other videos in between this will also help with verifying your streams and the same with spotify make sure you don’t have autoplay on so you can manually click on other videos.
@orneIIa
so this is the goals for skinny dipping and a guide for streaming:
youtube: +3M of views in the first 24 hours
#1 trending video on youtube US
spotify: +2M of streams in the first 24 hours
Top 3 debut US Spotify daily chart
Top 30 debut on the Global Chart
itunes: Top 5 peak on itunes US
Top 5 debut on the worldwide chart
shazam: 10K shazams in the first 24 hours
billboard hot 100 debut at Top 50
billboard global 200 debut at Top 30
billboard global 200 excl. USA debut at Top 50
spotify/apple music: do not loop songs or playlists because your streams will considered bot behavior and will get filtered or deleted so turn off shuffle and listen the whole track, login and use or create a focused playlist to stream add the title track to your playlist every 2 or 4 songs and alternate the gap order, please never mute the platform you need to plug in headphones instead and the volume always need to be higher than 50%, stream like a human because it's important to engage with your playlist every hour by skipping or pausing a song please do no stream non stop and don't forget to switch playlists, diversify your playlists add non sabrina songs to your playlist and streaming diverse playlists will help with recommendation algorithms and playlists should last maximum 3 hours, turn off autoplay, don't use vpn/apk because if you do this your streams will not be counted
youtube: watch the full video without skipping or increasing the speed and please don't skipping ads, do not log out of your youtube account this is the best way to verify streams as genuine, do not stream continuously/on loop because it may be counted as spam streaming, watch other videos in between this will also help with verifying your streams and the same with spotify make sure you don’t have autoplay on so you can manually click on other videos.
@orneIIa
so this is the goals for skinny dipping and a guide for streaming:
youtube: +3M of views in the first 24 hours
#1 trending video on youtube US
spotify: +2M of streams in the first 24 hours
Top 3 debut US Spotify daily chart
Top 30 debut on the Global Chart
itunes: Top 5 peak on itunes US
Top 5 debut on the worldwide chart
shazam: 10K shazams in the first 24 hours
billboard hot 100 debut at Top 50
billboard global 200 debut at Top 30
billboard global 200 excl. USA debut at Top 50
spotify/apple music: do not loop songs or playlists because your streams will considered bot behavior and will get filtered or deleted so turn off shuffle and listen the whole track, login and use or create a focused playlist to stream add the title track to your playlist every 2 or 4 songs and alternate the gap order, please never mute the platform you need to plug in headphones instead and the volume always need to be higher than 50%, stream like a human because it's important to engage with your playlist every hour by skipping or pausing a song please do no stream non stop and don't forget to switch playlists, diversify your playlists add non sabrina songs to your playlist and streaming diverse playlists will help with recommendation algorithms and playlists should last maximum 3 hours, turn off autoplay, don't use vpn/apk because if you do this your streams will not be counted
youtube: watch the full video without skipping or increasing the speed and please don't skipping ads, do not log out of your youtube account this is the best way to verify streams as genuine, do not stream continuously/on loop because it may be counted as spam streaming, watch other videos in between this will also help with verifying your streams and the same with spotify make sure you don’t have autoplay on so you can manually click on other videos.
@orneIIa
so this is the goals for skinny dipping and a guide for streaming:
youtube: +3M of views in the first 24 hours
#1 trending video on youtube US
spotify: +2M of streams in the first 24 hours
Top 3 debut US Spotify daily chart
Top 30 debut on the Global Chart
itunes: Top 5 peak on itunes US
Top 5 debut on the worldwide chart
shazam: 10K shazams in the first 24 hours
billboard hot 100 debut at Top 50
billboard global 200 debut at Top 30
billboard global 200 excl. USA debut at Top 50
spotify/apple music: do not loop songs or playlists because your streams will considered bot behavior and will get filtered or deleted so turn off shuffle and listen the whole track, login and use or create a focused playlist to stream add the title track to your playlist every 2 or 4 songs and alternate the gap order, please never mute the platform you need to plug in headphones instead and the volume always need to be higher than 50%, stream like a human because it's important to engage with your playlist every hour by skipping or pausing a song please do no stream non stop and don't forget to switch playlists, diversify your playlists add non sabrina songs to your playlist and streaming diverse playlists will help with recommendation algorithms and playlists should last maximum 3 hours, turn off autoplay, don't use vpn/apk because if you do this your streams will not be counted
youtube: watch the full video without skipping or increasing the speed and please don't skipping ads, do not log out of your youtube account this is the best way to verify streams as genuine, do not stream continuously/on loop because it may be counted as spam streaming, watch other videos in between this will also help with verifying your streams and the same with spotify make sure you don’t have autoplay on so you can manually click on other videos.
@orneIIa
so this is the goals for skinny dipping and a guide for streaming:
youtube: +3M of views in the first 24 hours
#1 trending video on youtube US
spotify: +2M of streams in the first 24 hours
Top 3 debut US Spotify daily chart
Top 30 debut on the Global Chart
itunes: Top 5 peak on itunes US
Top 5 debut on the worldwide chart
shazam: 10K shazams in the first 24 hours
billboard hot 100 debut at Top 50
billboard global 200 debut at Top 30
billboard global 200 excl. USA debut at Top 50
spotify/apple music: do not loop songs or playlists because your streams will considered bot behavior and will get filtered or deleted so turn off shuffle and listen the whole track, login and use or create a focused playlist to stream add the title track to your playlist every 2 or 4 songs and alternate the gap order, please never mute the platform you need to plug in headphones instead and the volume always need to be higher than 50%, stream like a human because it's important to engage with your playlist every hour by skipping or pausing a song please do no stream non stop and don't forget to switch playlists, diversify your playlists add non sabrina songs to your playlist and streaming diverse playlists will help with recommendation algorithms and playlists should last maximum 3 hours, turn off autoplay, don't use vpn/apk because if you do this your streams will not be counted
youtube: watch the full video without skipping or increasing the speed and please don't skipping ads, do not log out of your youtube account this is the best way to verify streams as genuine, do not stream continuously/on loop because it may be counted as spam streaming, watch other videos in between this will also help with verifying your streams and the same with spotify make sure you don’t have autoplay on so you can manually click on other videos.
@orneIIa
so this is the goals for skinny dipping and a guide for streaming:
youtube: +3M of views in the first 24 hours
#1 trending video on youtube US
spotify: +2M of streams in the first 24 hours
Top 3 debut US Spotify daily chart
Top 30 debut on the Global Chart
itunes: Top 5 peak on itunes US
Top 5 debut on the worldwide chart
shazam: 10K shazams in the first 24 hours
billboard hot 100 debut at Top 50
billboard global 200 debut at Top 30
billboard global 200 excl. USA debut at Top 50
spotify/apple music: do not loop songs or playlists because your streams will considered bot behavior and will get filtered or deleted so turn off shuffle and listen the whole track, login and use or create a focused playlist to stream add the title track to your playlist every 2 or 4 songs and alternate the gap order, please never mute the platform you need to plug in headphones instead and the volume always need to be higher than 50%, stream like a human because it's important to engage with your playlist every hour by skipping or pausing a song please do no stream non stop and don't forget to switch playlists, diversify your playlists add non sabrina songs to your playlist and streaming diverse playlists will help with recommendation algorithms and playlists should last maximum 3 hours, turn off autoplay, don't use vpn/apk because if you do this your streams will not be counted
youtube: watch the full video without skipping or increasing the speed and please don't skipping ads, do not log out of your youtube account this is the best way to verify streams as genuine, do not stream continuously/on loop because it may be counted as spam streaming, watch other videos in between this will also help with verifying your streams and the same with spotify make sure you don’t have autoplay on so you can manually click on other videos.
@orneIIa
so this is the goals for skinny dipping and a guide for streaming:
youtube: +3M of views in the first 24 hours
#1 trending video on youtube US
spotify: +2M of streams in the first 24 hours
Top 3 debut US Spotify daily chart
Top 30 debut on the Global Chart
itunes: Top 5 peak on itunes US
Top 5 debut on the worldwide chart
shazam: 10K shazams in the first 24 hours
billboard hot 100 debut at Top 50
billboard global 200 debut at Top 30
billboard global 200 excl. USA debut at Top 50
spotify/apple music: do not loop songs or playlists because your streams will considered bot behavior and will get filtered or deleted so turn off shuffle and listen the whole track, login and use or create a focused playlist to stream add the title track to your playlist every 2 or 4 songs and alternate the gap order, please never mute the platform you need to plug in headphones instead and the volume always need to be higher than 50%, stream like a human because it's important to engage with your playlist every hour by skipping or pausing a song please do no stream non stop and don't forget to switch playlists, diversify your playlists add non sabrina songs to your playlist and streaming diverse playlists will help with recommendation algorithms and playlists should last maximum 3 hours, turn off autoplay, don't use vpn/apk because if you do this your streams will not be counted
youtube: watch the full video without skipping or increasing the speed and please don't skipping ads, do not log out of your youtube account this is the best way to verify streams as genuine, do not stream continuously/on loop because it may be counted as spam streaming, watch other videos in between this will also help with verifying your streams and the same with spotify make sure you don’t have autoplay on so you can manually click on other videos.
@roseedits28
the song is called skinny dipping not referring to removing clothes but removing insecurities!! i lover her sm
@vhsxgz
Yeahhhh..this is so trueee 💯💯
@katielee21
Yessss💛
@kazenna
yes
Yes that is indeed what the song is
@davcalg
omg so this song has the same "message" as Take Of All Your Cool
@michaelalasola9562
YESSSSS
@Jeancof
OMG THE ENDING WAS THE TEASER FOR FAST TIMES!
@jayeshay2102
and some of the little notes were lyrics from fast times
@Cleliasouza261
Oi Jean vc por aqui sim a brina havia nos dados esse easter egg amoo
@MH-yl5fq
OMG