Boys
Sky Ferreira Lyrics

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I knew it was love

Boys, they're a dime a dozen
Boys, they ain't doin' nothin'
For me any longer
Might be getting stronger
Boys, a lot of women love you
But boys, they just make me mad

All the little things that you do
Ain't gonna make me sad
Then I saw one lookin'
At me from afar

Then I knew it was you all along (I knew it was you, I knew it)
I knew it was you all along (I knew it was you, I knew it)
Suddenly, I knew there was love (I knew it was love, I knew it)
Then I knew it was you all along

You put my faith back in boys
Back in

Boys, I always see you smilin'
Boys, you never take the blame
All the rotten things that you do
Always getting in my way
Then I saw one looking
At me from afar

Then I knew it was you all along (I knew it was you, I knew it)
I knew it was you all along (I knew it was you, I knew it)
Suddenly, I knew there was love (I knew it was love, I knew it)
Then I knew it was you all along (I knew it was you, I knew it)

You put my faith back in boys
Back in

Cross my heart and hope to die
Stick a needle in my eye
Cross my heart and hope to die
Stick a needle in my eye
I cross my heart and hope to die
Stick a needle in my eye

Then I knew it was you all along
I knew it was you all along
Suddenly, I knew there was love (I knew it was love, I knew it)
(I knew it was you, I knew it)
(I knew it was you, I knew it)

You put my faith back in boys
(I knew it was you, I knew it) back in
(I knew it was you, I knew it) back in boys
(I knew it was you, I knew it) back in
(I knew it was love, I knew it) back in boys
(I knew it was love, I knew it) back in
(I knew it was you, I knew it)
(I knew it was you, I knew it)

You put my faith back in boys
(I knew it was you, I knew it) back in
(I knew it was you, I knew it) back in boys
(I knew it was you, I knew it) back in

(I knew it was love, I knew it) back in boys
(I knew it was love, I knew it) back in boys

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Sky Ferreira's song "Boys" express the singer's disillusionment with men in general, while also hinting at a transformation in her outlook. She begins by stating that boys are "dime a dozen" and that they don't do anything for her anymore. She expresses frustration with the little things that they do that "ain't gonna make me sad."

However, she has a change of heart when she sees one of these boys looking at her from afar. Suddenly, she realizes that it was him all along, and that she has found love. She puts her "faith back in boys."

The chorus is a repetition of the line "Then I knew it was you all along," affirming her newfound belief in love and specifically in this one boy. The song ends with a series of repetitions of the line "You put my faith back in boys."

Overall, "Boys" is a bittersweet song about love and disillusionment. It suggests that sometimes we can fall into patterns of cynicism and despair, but that love can present itself unexpectedly and turn our world around.

Line by Line Meaning

I knew it was love
I discovered true love

Boys, they're dime a dozen
Men are easily attainable

Boys they doin' nothing
Men don't do anything special

For me any longer
For me, they don't work anymore

Not be getting stronger
They are not improving

Boys a lot of women love you
Many women love men

But boys they just make me mad
Men make me angry

All the little things that you do
Your small actions

Ain't gonna make me sad
Won't make me unhappy

Boys I see you smilin'
Men smile at me

Boys'll never take the blame
Men don't take responsibility

All the rotten things that you do
Your negative behavior

Always getting in my way
You are an obstacle

Then I saw one lookin'
Then I saw you

At me from afar
Looking at me from a distance

Then I knew it was you all along
I realized it was you from the start

Suddenly I knew there was love
Suddenly I discovered true love

You put my faith back in boys
You restored my confidence in men

Cross my heart and hope to die
I swear

Stick a needle in my eye
I am certain

Back in boys
My faith is back in men

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Sky Ferreira, Justin Louis Raisen, Ariel Zvi Rechtshaid

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