"'The idea of this song is that the narrator is drunk and in a pretty unstable place. They’re sitting in the back of a taxi after kissing someone who wasn’t the person they wanted to be kissing. And they’re going through the motions like, ‘It’s fine,’ but then dipping into this depressive feeling of, ‘I f**ked up. Get me home. I just want to turn off.’ It’s a short song about a very simple idea.'"
—via Apple Music
The day before the release of" I Kissed Someone (It Wasn’t You)", dodie uploaded a video on her second YouTube channel in which she talks about her new song.
"It’s about beinga slut (whatever that means) trying to fill a missing piece that was left by someone.
It’s lonely.
A lil dark >:).
I imagined it to be set in the back of a taxi too drunk and lost. An attempt at revenge even, but only resulting in feeling further from home."
During the livestream on YouTube for the release of the music video, dodie also stated that:
"'I wrote (I Kissed Someone (It Wasn’t You)) to be a song about perhaps coming out of a breakup of someone you felt very close to but obviously it was tumultuous/it wasn’t gonna work despite the connection you had, and you are in the stage where you’re not really over it, you’re not really looking to be over it, but you’re in denial about that. (…) So you go out, kiss someone, mush faces and you feel nothing, (…) you feel a bit shameful, feel a bit like a slut (whatever that means) and then you call a taxi, go home, sit in the car and try not to fall deep deep down into “I’m lonely and lost and they’re gone”.'"
I Kissed Someone
dodie Lyrics
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Leaning in, like I'm supposed to do
I pulled away and I gasped for him
I didn't feel a single thing
I kissed someone, it wasn't me
Locked inside a slut this eve
All worked up for something dead
Put me in a car
I just want to go home
Put me in a bath
I forget you are gone
(How could it be anyone but you? I know now, I know now, I know)
I kissed someone, because it's fair
Oh, do I tell you, would you care?
So deeply hurt, you beg for who
Or are you kissing someone too?
Put me in a car
I just want to go home
Put me in a bath
I forget you are gone
(How could it be anyone but you? I know now, I know now, I know)
I kissed someone, it wasn't you
Leaning like you were supposed to do
This was what I waited for
But it just made me miss you more
The lyrics of "I Kissed Someone" by dodie are about the conflicting emotions that come with rebounding after a breakup. The song starts with dodie admitting that she kissed someone who wasn't her ex-partner. She tries to rationalize this by saying it was "fair" but it's evident that she's not entirely convinced. The second verse reveals that she's trying to fill the void left by her ex by engaging in meaningless activities but still feels empty.
The bridge of the song sees dodie longing for her ex, wishing to go home where they were together, and that taking a bath will make her forget that they're not together anymore. The chorus is repeated, with dodie acknowledging that whoever she kissed, it just made her miss her ex even more. The song ends with dodie wondering if her ex is also kissing someone too.
Overall, the song speaks to the complicated and often conflicting emotions that arise after a breakup, and the struggle to move on and let go.
Line by Line Meaning
I kissed someone, it wasn't you
I engaged in intimate activity with someone who wasn't you
Leaning in, like I'm supposed to do
I followed the expected behavior of leaning in for a kiss
I pulled away and I gasped for him
I physically removed myself from the situation and gasped for breath
I didn't feel a single thing
I didn't experience any emotional or physical connection during the encounter
I kissed someone, it wasn't me
I engaged in behavior that wasn't true to my own desires or values
Locked inside a slut this eve
I felt trapped in a situation where I was engaging in promiscuous behavior
All worked up for something dead
I became sexually aroused for something that ultimately meant nothing to me
I think it's time to go to bed
I am ready to end this experience and go to sleep
Put me in a car
I want to leave this place
I just want to go home
I want to return to a place where I feel comfortable and safe
Put me in a bath
I want to relax and cleanse myself
I forget you are gone
I want to forget about the person who is no longer there with me
(How could it be anyone but you? I know now, I know now, I know)
I understand now that it could be someone else and not just you who I am missing
I kissed someone, because it's fair
I engaged in the same behavior as the other person to be fair, even though it wasn't what I truly wanted
Oh, do I tell you, would you care?
I am unsure if I should tell you about this situation and whether it would affect you or not
So deeply hurt, you beg for who
You are hurt and desperate for affection from someone, anyone
Or are you kissing someone too?
Are you also engaging in intimate activity with someone else?
This was what I waited for
I thought this was what I wanted, but it didn't bring me the fulfillment I expected
But it just made me miss you more
The experience only made me feel more aware of how much I miss you
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Dorothy Miranda Clark
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@henryblue839
Lyrics✨
(From Genius👍🐌🥂🐛)
[Verse 1]
I kissed someone, it wasn't you
Leaning in like I'm supposed to do
I pulled away and I gasped for him
I didn't feel a single thing
I kissed someone, it wasn't me
Locked inside a slut this eve
All worked up for something dead
I think it's time to go to bed
[Chorus]
Put me in a car, I just want to go home (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Put me in a bath, I'll forget you are gone (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
How could it be anyone but you?
I know now, I know now, I know
[Verse 2]
I kissed someone because it's fair
Why do I tell you, would you care?
So deeply hurt, you beg for who
Or are you kissing someone too?
[Chorus]
Put me in a car, I just want to go home (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Put me in a bath, I'll forget you are gone (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
How could it be anyone but you?
I know now, I know now, I know
[Verse 3]
I kissed someone, it wasn't you
Leaning in like you were supposed to do
This was what I waited for
But it just made me miss you more
@phoetryghostmais
Here are the lyrics!
I kissed someone, it wasn't you
Leaning in like I'm supposed to do
I pulled away and I gasped for him
I didn't feel a single thing
I kissed someone, it wasn't me
Locked inside a slut this eve
All worked up for something dead
I think it's time to go to bed
Put me in a car, I just want to go home
Put me in a bath, I'll forget you are gone
How could it be anyone but you?
I know now, I know now, I know
I kissed someone because it's fair
Why do I tell you, would you care?
So deeply hurt, you beg for who
Or are you kissing someone too?
Put me in a car, I just want to go home
Put me in a bath, I'll forget you are gone
How could it be anyone but you?
I know now, I know now, I know
I kissed someone, it wasn't you
Leaning in like you were supposed to do
This was what I waited for
But it just made me miss you more
@iamashape7505
Lyrics (I think):
I kissed someone (It wasn't you)
Leaning in like I'm supposed to do
I pulled away and I gasped for him
I didn't feel a single thing
I kissed someone (it wasn't me)
Locked inside a slut this eve
All worked up for something dead
I think it's time to go to bed
Put me in a car
I just want to go home
Put me in a bath
I forget you are gone
(How could it be anyone)
I kissed someone because it's fair
What do I tell you would you care
So deeply hurt you beg for who
Or are you kissing someone too
Put me in a car
I just want to go home
Put me in a bath
I forget you are gone
(How could it be anyone)
I kissed someone (it wasnt you)
Leaning in like you were supposed to do
This was what I waited for
But it just made me miss you more
@satyabenson
The actual lyrics are here:
I kissed someone, it wasn't you
leaning in, like I‘m supposed to do
I pulled away and I gasped for him
I didn't feel a single thing.
I kissed someone, it wasn't me
locked inside a slut this eve
all worked up for something dead
I think it‘s time to go to bed.
Put me in a car
I just want to go home
put me in a bath
I forget you are gone now
(how could it be anyone but you? I know now,
I know now, I know now)
I kissed someone, because it‘s fair
oh do I tell you, would you care?
so deeply hurt, you beg for who
Or are you kissing someone too?
Put me in a car
I just want to go home now
put me in a bath
I forget you are gone
(how could it be anyone but you? I know now,
I know now, I know now)
I kissed someone, it wasn't you
leaning like you were supposed to do
this was what I waited for
but it just made me miss you more
@albertmichail1449
For a while, I had lost a feeling I loved
The feeling of finding a new song and immediately falling in love
That feeling for me was like true love at first sight
It had been so long since I listened to a song that felt right
One night while driving on the freeway
A song I didn't know started to play
That song was Party Tattoos
I wanted to listen to some blues
But decided to play it anyway
I immediately fell in love with the song
It felt like the first time my friends made me smoke out of a bong
I thought the feeling I had lost was gone forever
But then I found Dodie and I'm happier than ever
Now here I find myself again
Falling in love all over again
I know this may sound cheesy and corny
But that's what Dodie's music does for me
Well I finally reached the end of my story
And for reviving the feeling I thought was once lost
I Thank you Dodie
@lindsayh8374
Lyrics:
I kissed someone, it wasn't you
Leaning in like I'm supposed to do
I pulled away and I gasped for him
I didn't feel a single thing
I kissed someone, it wasn't me
Locked inside a slut this eve
All worked up for something dead
I think it's time to go to bed
Put me in a car, I just want to go home
Put me in a bath, I'll forget you are gone
How could it be anyone but you?
I know now, I know now, I know
I kissed someone because it's fair
Why do I tell you, would you care?
So deeply hurt, you beg for who
Or are you kissing someone too?
Put me in a car, I just want to go home
Put me in a bath, I'll forget you are gone
How could it be anyone but you?
I know now, I know now, I know
I kissed someone, it wasn't you
Leaning in like you were supposed to do
This was what I waited for
But it just made me miss you more
(Lmk if I messed anything up)
@Lynlapidofficial
I love this so much
@komaldsouza6725
Hi hi, you have a lovely voice and amazing taste, I see...loved Itsy bitsy<3
@joanmayperalta8882
I love your songs!!
@doddleoddle
🖤🖤🖤!!!!
@carseatneedssrest
damnnnnn queens <3
@ratboygirl
u have great taste lyn lol
@Plumbella
in a PaNdEMIC????!!???
@lohwell5516
Omg hi jess! Hope you are feeling better 🥺💖
@sofiekristiansen1363
oh my god HEY HEN
@hannah2729
suprised to see you here but also,, it fits.