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Flip A Switch. by Raye

TRACK

Raye

Flip A Switch.

Release date: 3rd February 2023

From My 21st Century Blues
Track 9
3:21
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About This Track

'Flip A Switch' arrives as a statement of reclamation, built on the kind of defiance that comes from having fought hard for your own voice. The track finds RAYE moving through the aftermath of betrayal with a clarity that borders on cold; she's done with the performance of vulnerability, done with the men who mistake it for weakness. The production leans into a late-night energy, all slick beats and jazz-leaning polish, whilst her vocals cut through with a precision that makes every line land. What makes the song work is its refusal to soften. There's no redemptive arc here, no lesson learned through tears. Instead, RAYE moves through the narrative with the efficiency of someone who has already made her decisions: she'll go out, she'll move on, she'll make herself unavailable. The repeated refrain becomes a kind of mantra, a way of switching off the part of herself that was ever willing to be hurt. It's a Dork four-star record, and this track exemplifies why the album it sits on feels so vital right now – it's the sound of someone who has spent years being told what she should be, finally deciding exactly who she wants to be instead.

"Flip A Switch." is a track by Raye, from the album My 21st Century Blues, released 3rd February 2023. The track is 3:21 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Raye.

About the Artist

Raye

Raye

Lyrics

Flip A Switch.

Can't just let your guard down and fall for someone anymore
That's what stupid girls do
Yeah, I've been a stupid girl
Four days away, in his arms I invest
He won't take my heart, but he'll take off my dress
Excuses rehearsed, I am blue, I am red
Fuck looking for love
I'ma stay doing what us bitches do best

Flip a switch on a prick, then I
Come alive in the nighttime
In the club, sippin' Hennessy
And tell him I'm dead if he callin' me

Flip a switch on a prick and I'm
A very sound bitch 'til you cross that line
Black heels, black shades, tha' my energy
Tell him I'm dead if he callin' me

You're a very silly man, block, block, mute chat
New addy in the sat, new dicks on tap
Got best case, worst case, plan of attack
Got bitches, if they see you in the street, you're getting slapped

Don't threaten me or talk to me ever like that
I got brothers in the ends that would pull up right now
You don't even wanna see the way I pull up right now
In my little black dress, with my neck buss down, how I (mm-mmh)

Flip a switch on a prick, then I
Come alive in the nighttime
In the club, sippin' Hennessy
And tell him I'm dead if he callin' me

Flip a switch on a prick and I'm
A very sound bitch 'til you cross the line
Black heels, black shades, tha' my energy
Tell him I'm dead if he callin' me

Lock you off, too swift
Hit a ting I used to link who always texts back fast
And I would tell you, "kiss my ass", I know you wish that you could
Since the fuckery from my past, I tend to move on quick, I tend to move on good

Seasoned the speed
Now I'm over the man who was sleeping underneath me
Said I couldn't live without you when I loved you
Well, I lied and you shouldn't have believed me

Twenty-four hours in the bed and believe me
It's 'bout to get freaky
Only get to see me when you see me on a phone screen, G
You no longer know me, I no longer want you, you may never hold me

Flip a switch on a prick, then I
Come alive in the nighttime
In the club, sippin' Hennessy
And tell him I'm dead if he callin' me (ooh-ooh)

Flip a switch on a prick and I'm
A very sound bitch 'til you cross that line
Black heels, black shades, tha' my energy (tha' my energy)
Tell him I'm dead if he callin' me

Ooh, oh no, oh no, no, no
Ooh, oh no, ooh, oh-oh

Only because I was in love, I opened up
Now I'll open up to your best friend, which one?
Bitch like me
I just had to flip the switch on you (ooh)

Flip a switch on a prick, then I
Come alive in the nighttime
In the club, sippin' Hennessy
And tell him I'm dead if he callin' me (baby)

Flip a switch on a prick and I'm (ooh)
A very sound bitch 'til you cross that line
Black heels, black shades, tha' my energy (tha' my energy)
Tell him I'm dead if he callin' me (yeah, ooh)

Only because I was in love, I opened up
Now I'll open up to your best friend, which one?
Bitch like me
I just had to flip the switch on you (you)

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Track details

From My 21st Century Blues

3:212023
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Album
My 21st Century Blues
My 21st Century Blues
Raye
3rd February 2023
Track number
9
Release year
2023
  1. 1Introduction.
    0:58
  2. 2Oscar Winning Tears.
    3:04
  3. 3Hard Out Here.
    3:11
  4. 4Black Mascara.
    4:00

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    3:21
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    4:00
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    2:33
  • —The Thrill Is Gone.
    3:19
  • —Buss It Down.
    2:37
  • —Mary Jane.
    3:52
  • —Environmental Anxiety.
    3:14
  • —Introduction.
    0:58
  • —Five Star Hotels. (feat. Mahalia)
    3:24
  • —Fin.
    0:31
  • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Di Genius, RAYE
    Producer
    Di Genius, Mike Sabath
    Engineer
    Mike Sabath
    Guitar
    Mike Sabath
    Additional Production
    RAYE
    Assistant Engineer
    Katie Harvey
    Background Vocals
    RAYE
    Mastering Engineer
    Dale Becker
    Mellotron
    Mike Sabath
    Mixing Engineer
    Jon Castelli, Joshua Deguzman
    Vocal Engineer
    Jenna Felsenthal
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