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BoyWithUke

Toxic

Release date: 29th October 2021

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About This Track

BoyWithUke's breakout single went viral on TikTok, a platform-native success that established the masked artist's reach before most listeners knew his face. The song skews friends who did him wrong, accusing them of a lack of ambition, rudeness, and negativity, and of not showing up when he needed help. The hook frames the contradiction plainly: he may be better off by himself, but he feels empty without somebody else. The verses move between resentment and spiral, the narrator drinking through the hours and thinking of the person who lied to him. BoyWithUke explores loneliness not as solitude but as the gap left by people who were meant to be present and weren't. The production stays minimal, the ukulele line carrying the melody whilst the vocal stays close and conversational, a bedroom-pop aesthetic that suits the confessional mode. The song's scale on streaming platforms suggests it connected widely with listeners navigating similar social wreckage.

"Toxic" is a single by BoyWithUke, released 29th October 2021. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Toxic

All my friends are toxic, all ambitionless
So rude and always negative
I need new friends, but it's not that quick and easy
Oh, I'm drowning, let me breathe
I'm better off all by myself
Though I'm feeling kinda empty without somebody else
Oh, I hear you crying out for help
But you never showed for me when I was ringing your cellphone
Oh, you don't know how it feels to be alone
Baby, oh, I'll make you know, I'll make you know, oh

I'm drowning, let me breathe
I'm drowning, let me breathe
I'm drowning, let me breathe
I'm drowning, let me breathe
But life is immaculate, backing it up a bit
Counting my hours and knocking on wood
Avoiding my opposites, chewin' on chocolate
Had a bit limited time, but I should
Be good for a minute, don't want to admit it
I'm running on seconds, I'm rigid, I'm screwed
Don't know what to do, I'm thinking of you
I'm drinking up bottles and bottles of booze
I'm better off all by myself
Though I'm feeling kinda empty without somebody else
Oh, I hear you crying out for help
But you never showed for me when I was ringing your cellphone
Oh, you don't know how it feels to be alone
Baby, oh, I'll make you know, I'll make you know, oh
I fell into your river
That's where you told me lies
You said that I'd feel better
But this is where good guys die
You took my pride away, but
You cannot take my life
I'll find another way out
But now you're takin' my life
Don't you see how I...
I'm better off all by myself
Though I'm feeling kinda empty without somebody else
Oh, I hear you crying out for help
But you never showed for me when I was ringing your cellphone
Oh, you don't know how it feels to be alone
Baby, oh, I'll make you know, I'll make you know, oh
I'm better off all by myself
Though I'm feeling kinda empty without somebody else
Oh, I hear you crying out for help
But you never showed for me when I was ringing your cellphone
Oh, you don't know how it feels to be alone
Baby, oh, I'll make you know, I'll make you know, oh

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