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Thoughts by Charli XCX

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Charli XCX

Thoughts

Release date: 12th September 2019

From Charli
Track 7
3:11
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About This Track

Charli XCX circles Hollywood in a state of emotional freefall, unable to escape thoughts of a person who has left her fractured. The track moves through a landscape of numbness and compulsion: pills, driving, bars, the company of people she can no longer quite trust. She withdraws into herself, refusing conversation and compromise, her voice caught between resignation and agitation. The song documents a particular kind of modern distress, one built from excess and isolation in equal measure. Constant movement, constant distraction, constant chemical intervention, yet nothing breaks the grip of the obsession at its centre. Charli's delivery is direct and weary, the production sparse enough to let the repetition of the hook do its work. It's a portrait of someone trying to outrun her own mind and failing.

"Thoughts" is a track by Charli XCX, from the album Charli, released 12th September 2019. The track is 3:11 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 19 articles about Charli XCX.

About the Artist

Charli XCX

Charli XCX

Lyrics

Thoughts

I'm driving 'round in Hollywood
I can only think 'bout you
Everlasting pain and it weighs on my body, it's you
Did I lose it all?
Did I fuck it up?
Are my friends really friends now?
Or are they far gone?
On the drive to the bar, took 'em all 'cause I'm
Thinking 'bout you
Fucked up, I just wanna break glass
Phone calls, I just wanna talk back
Yeah, big attitude just like a big stack
Braindead for days, am I gonna relax?
I don't wanna talk
I don't wanna smile, no, no
Got a couple problems
I don't wanna compromise, no, no
Yeah
I'm driving 'round in Hollywood
I can only think 'bout you (think 'bout, think 'bout)
Everlasting pain and it weighs on my brain, like you
Did I lose it all?
Did I fuck it up?
Are my friends really friends now?
Are they all far gone?
On the drive to the bar, took 'em all 'cause I'm
Thinking 'bout you
Don't stop, I just wanna go fast
No sleep, I don't wanna relax
Ten planes in five days
I been 'round the world and back again
Man I feel insane
I'm numb 'cause of the pain
No, I don't wanna talk
I don't wanna smile, no, no
Got a couple problems
I don't wanna compromise, no, no
I'm driving 'round in Hollywood
I can only think 'bout you, ooh
Everlasting pain and it weighs on my body, it's you
Ooh
Did I fuck it up?
Are my friends really friends now?
Are they all far gone?
On the drive to the bar
Took 'em all 'cause I'm thinking 'bout you

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Track details

From Charli

3:112019
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Album
Charli
Charli
Charli XCX
13th September 2019
Track number
7
Release year
2019
  1. 1Next Level Charli
    2:38
  2. 2Gone
    4:06
  3. 3Cross You Out (feat. Sky Ferreira)
    3:28
  4. 41999
    3:09

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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    A. G. Cook, Charli xcx
    Producer
    A. G. Cook
    Engineer
    A. G. Cook
    Assistant Mixing Engineer
    Joe Burgess, Niko Battistini
    Mastering Engineer
    Stuart Hawkes
    Mixing Engineer
    Geoff Swan
    Programmer
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