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A Keeper by Drake

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Drake

A Keeper

Release date: 16th June 2022

From Honestly, Nevermind
Track 5
2:53
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About This Track

Drake moves through 'A Keeper' with the cold clarity of someone who has made a decision. The track opens on a simple premise: he has found new inspiration, and that makes the old arrangement disposable. The repetition of "Why would I keep you around?" becomes both question and statement, a refrain that hardens with each return. The song dwells on the asymmetry of what he has given and what he has received in return. Material gestures, loyalty, friendship, none of it has translated into the reciprocal sincerity he demands. There is a sharpness to the accounting here, a refusal to mistake provision for connection. Drake's voice carries the weight of someone who has decided that once is a lot, twice is a choice, and a third time would be surrender. The track settles into its conclusion not with anger but with the finality of a door closing.

"A Keeper" is a track by Drake, from the album Honestly, Nevermind, released 16th June 2022. The track is 2:53 long. It's filed under Dance. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about Drake.

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Drake

Drake

Lyrics

A Keeper

Okay, okay
Okay, okay
I found a new muse
That's bad news for you
Why would I keep you around?
Why would I keep you around?
Why would I keep you around?
Why would I keep?
I found a new muse
That's bad news for you
Why would I keep you around?
Why would I keep you around?
Why would I keep you around?
Why would I keep?
Yeah, whoa, yeah, and I roll
Licks I hit on my ones
When I didn't have no friends to ride
Sticks on my dawgs, and I can't even lie to you
Got too much pride for you
Gotta stay safe in these streets
Streets don't play favorites, though
I'm not afraid of it though
God is okay with me, so
Life of that shade that you throw
I've seen you take it low
Limbo right under that ho
Fuck out my face
I found a new muse
That's bad news for you
Why would I keep you around?
Why would I keep you around?
Why would I keep you around?
Why would I keep?
I found a new muse
That's bad news for you
Why would I keep you around?
Why would I keep you around?
Why would I keep you around?
Why would I keep?
Once is a lot of things
Twice is a decision
Told me a lot of things
Forced into submission
Got you Mercedes Benz
But that don't make you driven
What can I do for you
How can I make a difference?
Friendship and loyalty
That's not what it's givin'
Given that
Why would I keep you around?
Why would I keep you around?
Why would I keep you around?
Why would I keep you around?
Why would I keep?
Okay, okay
Okay, okay

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Track details

From Honestly, Nevermind

2:532022
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Album
Honestly, Nevermind
Honestly, Nevermind
Drake
17th June 2022
Track number
5
Release year
2022
  1. 1Intro
    0:37
  2. 2Falling Back
    4:26
  3. 3Texts Go Green
    5:09
  4. 4Currents
    2:37

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    Noah Shebib, Noel Cadastre
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