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LP frames a relationship as a weapon that cuts both ways. The song opens with specific memory, a pair of lovers on a California hilltop in September, and moves swiftly to the moment it fractured. The central metaphor is unambiguous: she fell in love with a switchblade, and she knew all along it would wound her. The chorus sits on this paradox, the hurt that comes from someone you've chosen to trust, the damage that feels inevitable in retrospect. What gives the track its weight is the refusal to blame. LP acknowledges the wildness they shared, the electricity of it, and accepts that it was never meant to last. The bridge offers a kind of benediction: "Long live the beautiful hearts who find love and tear it apart." It's a song about loving someone dangerous and choosing to do it anyway, eyes open to the cost. The harmonies that thread through the arrangement suggest a duet with a ghost, two voices reaching for something they both know will hurt.
"Switchblade" is a track by LP, from the album Lost On You (Deluxe), released 5th May 2017. Full lyrics are available below.
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