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Ava Max

Weapons

Release date: 27th January 2023

From Diamonds & Dancefloors
Track 6
2:32
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About This Track

'Weapons' by Ava Max is a 2023 pop track from the album 'Diamonds & Dancefloors'. The lyrics frame language and conflict as instruments, with the speaker urging an end to using words as blades. It pitches feeling strong and vulnerable at the same time, and then pivots to fragility beneath bravado, with hearts described as steel but not invincible. A push for connection and light runs through the threat of a “battlefield”, as the song moves from defiance into a more searching, resilient tone.

"Weapons" is a single by Ava Max, from the album Diamonds & Dancefloors, released 27th January 2023. The track is 2:32 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 5 articles about Ava Max.

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Ava Max

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Lyrics

Weapons

Stop using your words as weapons
I swear this town's a battlefield
Can make you feel strong and vulnerable
These empty hearts are made of steel
But underneath they're not invincible
We're nothing but some stardust and molecules
Tryna find the light in the darkest rooms
So no matter what you say to me, oh, I
Got a bulletproof vest under my dress
Packed bags under my bed
The biggest hearts are the biggest targets
It's the hardest, so
Stop using your words as weapons
They're never gonna shoot me down
Stop, it's time that you learned a lesson
My love is gonna drown you out
You wanna fight? Do you wanna dance?
'Cause tonight might be the only chance, so
Stop using your words as weapons
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh)
Don't see the blood, don't see the tears
You only taste what I put on my feed
You see the smoke before it clears
So let me show you what's underneath
Got a bulletproof vest under my dress
Packed bags under my bed
The biggest hearts are the biggest targets
It's the hardest, so
Stop using your words as weapons
They're never gonna shoot me down
Stop, it's time that you learned a lesson
My love is gonna drown you out
You wanna fight? Do you wanna dance?
'Cause tonight might be the only chance (oh), so
Stop using your words as weapons
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh)
Shoot me down, shoot me down, baby, baby
'Nother round, 'nother round, baby, baby
Shoot me down, shoot me down, baby, baby
One more time for the hell of it
Stop using your words as weapons
They're never gonna shoot me down
Stop, it's time that you learned a lesson
My love is gonna drown you out
You wanna fight? Do you wanna dance? (Oh)
'Cause tonight might be the only chance (oh), so
Stop using your words as weapons
(Whoa-oh-oh-oh)

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Track details

From Diamonds & Dancefloors

2:322023Single
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Album
Diamonds & Dancefloors
Diamonds & Dancefloors
Ava Max
27th January 2023
Track number
6
Release year
2023
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    3:04
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    3:11
  3. 3Maybe You’re The Problem
    3:10
  4. 4Ghost
    3:02
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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Ava Max, Cirkut, Madison Love, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel “Lindgren” Schulz, Ryan Tedder
    Producer
    Cirkut, Michel “Lindgren” Schulz
    Co-Producer
    Cirkut
    Vocals
    Ava Max
    Mastering Engineer
    Chris Gehringer
    Mixing Engineer
    Tom Norris
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