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Julia Wolf

Hoops

Release date: 22nd October 2020

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About This Track

'Hoops' by Julia Wolf is a 2020 track from the album 'Gotham'. The lyrics look outward for escape from the self, with an insistence on loyalty and a quick, defensive readiness to call for the “real friends” who will answer. There are also images of betrayal and romantic fatigue, as the singer spots someone else with another girl, then frames affection as something that can survive the heat. The repeated reference to playing nightly hoops gives the song a casual, almost ritual rhythm, against the sharper edge of its questions and demands.

"Hoops" is a track by Julia Wolf, from the album Gotham, released 22nd October 2020. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Julia Wolf.

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Lyrics

Hoops

[Verse 1]

Can I have your face? I'm tired of mine

We shoot hoops almost every night

Saw your man with another girl

I love you 'cause you let that shit burn

[Pre-Chorus]

I know who my real friends are

They always gon' answer when I call

Never switchin' sides is the key to my heart

Say what's on my mind, I've been real from the start

Hmm-hmm

[Chorus]

Ah, ah

Put the car in park, spillin' out your heart

I would never lie, I'm fuckin' real from the start

Ah, ah

Put the car in park, spillin' out your heart

I would never lie, fuckin' real from the start

Fuckin' real from the start

[Verse 2]

Bracе yourself for the impact, we'rе makin' moves

My favorite sound is cicadas and truth

My only heart comes from inside the booth

I feel alive, we got somethin' to prove

You tell it like it is, my knees to my chest

No, don't spare my feelings, comin' from you

I will always listen, I will always listen

[Pre-Chorus]

I know who my real friends are

They always gon' answer when I call

Never switchin' sides is the key to my heart

Say what's on my mind, I've been real from the start

Fuckin' real from the start

[Chorus]

Ah, ah (From the start)

Put the car in park, spillin' out your heart

I would never lie, I'm fuckin' real from the start

Ah, ah (Fuckin' real from the start)

Put the car in park, spillin' out your heart

I would never lie, fuckin' real from the start

Fuckin' real from the start

[Bridge]

Talk shit, but to me, you only say that shit to me

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Shoot hoops in our jeans, only say the things we mean

Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Bridge]

Can I have your face? I'm tired of mine

Can't stay mad even when we try

Saw your man with another girl

Just like me, always let that shit burn

[Chorus]

Ah, ah (From the start, burn)

Put the car in park, spillin' out your heart

I would never lie, I'm fuckin' real from the start (From the start)

Ah, ah (Ayy, hey, hey, hey, hey)

Put the car in park, spillin' out your heart

I would never lie, fuckin' real from the start

Fuckin' real from the start

[Post-Chorus]

Talk shit, but to me, you only say that shit to me

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Shoot hoops in our jeans, only say the things we mean

Yeah, yeah, yeah

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