In a livestream, hosted by Twitch-Streamer „Pokimane“, Kali Uchis has stated that she wrote the song „Daggers!“ about her friend, who has been in a horrible relationship, but didn’t want to leave her boyfriend. No matter the advice Kali has given her friend, she couldn’t do anything about it. Kali f...
[Chorus]
They shoot daggers from their eyes
At my pretty baby (At my pretty baby, at my pretty)
'Cause she's sweet as cherry pie
And they can't have a slice (They can't have a slice, not a bite)
They shoot daggers from their eyes (Daggers from their eyes)
At my angel baby (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
'Cause she's warmer than the summertime
And they can't steal her light
No matter how they try
[Verse 1]
I hate the way that he treats you (Hate the way that he treats you)
Too dumb to know what he's got (Too dumb to know what he's got)
You're just too loyal, too sweet
You lay yourself at his feet
And tell me, all for what? (All for nothing much)
Well, you keep crying on the phone to me (You keep crying on the phone to me)
How can I tell you to leave
A hundred thousand times?
I wish you saw yourself the way I see you
Wish you could see yourself through my eyes (My eyes; La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
[Chorus]
They shoot daggers from their eyes
At my pretty baby (At my pretty baby, at my pretty)
'Cause she's sweet as cherry pie
And they can't have a slice (They can't have a slice, not a bite)
They shoot daggers from their eyes (Daggers from their eyes)
At my angel baby (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
'Cause she's warmer than the summertime
And they can't steal her light
No matter how they try
[Verse 2]
Breaks my heart every time you cry (Ah-ah)
You cried an ocean at this point (Ah-ah)
Breaks my heart every time you cry (Ah-ah)
I'm just a message in a bottle (Ah-ah)
Wish you'd stop wasting all your life (Ah-ah)
You cried an ocean at this point (Ah-ah)
I'm just a message in a bottle (Ah-ah)
In the ocean of your tears (Ah-ah)
Daggers! was written by Kali Uchis.
Daggers! was produced by Kali Uchis & Josh Crocker.
Kali Uchis released Daggers! on Fri May 09 2025.
It’s about literally the perspective of, I wrote it to my homegirl, she would just not leave this guy that was horrible for her and there was nothing that I could do and it was such a disheartening feeling when it’s like, she is so much better than him, she’s such an amazing person, she’s such a lov...