“Detonate” was first played on Charli’s Instagram Live session on April 10, 2020, also revealing that it was produced by frequent collaborator A. G. Cook. Cook later played a remix of the track in a live set for digital festival Square Garden on April 24th.
[Verse 1]
Close myself off in new ways
Building walls in my sleep, I can't turn back
I've been reelin' for twelve days (Twelve)
When I start to see if it gets real bad
[Chorus]
Hurt me, know you won't hurt me
I'm about to detonate
Pull you close, and then, I'll be gone
Sorry, never say sorry
All my silence resonates
Think you worked me out, but you're wrong
Dirty, I can talk dirty
I can make you feel so sick
Switch your faith and leave you so low
Hurt me, know you'll never hurt me
I'm about to detonate
Pull you close, and then, I'll be gone
[Post-Chorus]
I don't trust myself at all
Why should you trust me?
I don't trust myself alone
Why should you love me?
[Verse 2]
I'm not tryna be rude
I'm just feelin' confused
My emotions get blue
Had to push 'em all through
Know you hope that I'll prove
Everything will stay cool
But I can't promise that's true
'Cause my emotions so blue
[Chorus]
Hurt me, know you won't hurt me
I'm about to detonate
Pull you close, and then, I'll be gone
Sorry, never say sorry
All my silence resonates
Think you worked me out, but you're wrong
Dirty, I can talk dirty
I can make you feel so sick
Switch your faith and leave you so low
Hurt me, know you'll never hurt me
I'm about to detonate
Pull you close, and then, I'll be gone
[Post-Chorus]
I don't trust myself at all
Why should you trust me?
I don't trust myself alone
Why should you love me?
[Outro]
Do-do-do-do you love me?
So do you love me?
Do-do-do-do you love me?
Why should you love me?
Do-do-do-do you love me?
So do you love me?
Do-do-do-do you love me?
Why should you love me?
Do-do-do-do you love me?
So do you love me?
Do-do-do-do you love me?
Why should you love me?
Do-do-do-do you love me?
So do you love me?
Do-do-do-do you love me?
Why should you love me?
detonate was written by A. G. Cook & Charli XCX.
detonate was produced by A. G. Cook.
Charli XCX released detonate on Fri May 15 2020.
So this was originally a track by [producer and head of record label PC Music] A. G. Cook. A couple of weeks before quarantine happened in the US, A. G. and BJ Burton met for the first and only time and worked on this song. It was originally sped up, and they slowed it down. Three or four days after...