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Sympathy is a knife featuring ariana grande

Charli XCX

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Sympathy is a knife featuring ariana grande

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I-I-I-it's a knife when you knowThey're waitin' for you to chokeIt's a knife when a journalist does a misquoteIt's a knife when a friend issuddenly steppin' on your throatIt's a kni-i-ife when they sayThat you've been doing things you don't-don't-don'tIt's a knife when your old friendsHate your new friendsWhen somebody says: Charli, I think you've totally changedIt's a knife when somebody saysThey like the old me and not the new meAnd I'm like: Who the fuck is she?'Cause it's a knife when you're finally on top'Cause logically the next step isThey wanna see you fall to the bottomIt's a knife when you're finally on top (On top)'Cause logically the next step isThey wanna see you fall-fall-fallI-I-I-it's a knife when, it's a knife whenIt's a knife when(When, when, when)All this sympathy is just a knife when(When, when, when)It's a knife when, it's a knife when(When, when, when)All this sympathy is just aIt's a knife when you knowThey're counting on your mistakesIt's a knife when you're so prettyThey think you must be fake (Mm)It's a knife when they dissect your body on the front pageIt's a knife when they dissect your body on the front pageIt's a knife when they won't believe youWhy should you explain? (Yeah)It's a knife when the mean fans hate the nice fansWhen somebody saysAri, I think you've totally changed (No shit)(It's a knife) When somebody saysThey like the old me and not the new meAnd I'm like, "Haha, who the fuck is she? "'Cause it's a knifeWhen you're finally on top (On top)'Cause logically the next step isThey wanna see you fall to the bottomIt's a knife when you're finally on top(On top, ooh)'Cause logically the next step isThey wanna see you fall, fall-fallI-I-It's a knife when (It's a knife when)It's a knife when (It's a knife when)It's a knife when (When, when, when)All this sympathy is just a knife when (It's a knife when)It's a knife when (It's a knife when)It's a knife when (A knife)All this sympathy is just a kn—(All this sympathy is just a knife)All this expectation is a knife(All this sympathy is just a knife)All the things I've said are just a knife(All this sympathy is just a knife)All this expectation is a knife (Mm-mm)(All this sympathy is just a knife)Yeah, mm(All this sympathy is just a knife)(Mm, yeah, mm-mm) All this expectation is a knife(All this sympathy is just a knife)(Mm, yeah, mm-mm) All the things I've said are just a knife(All this sympathy is just a knife)(Mm, yeah, mm-mm)All this expectation is a knife-knife-knife-knife-knifeWhen did it get so hard?

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