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The closing track off Sweetener was revealed through Ariana’s interview with Time Magazine’s Next Generation Leaders. The song has Ariana’s vocals interwoven in dense layers of sounds.
About the track, Ariana stated:
“I felt like I was floating for like 3 months last year and not in a nice way.”
...
[Intro]
You can feel it, feel it
(Yeah, yeah)
[Verse 1]
They say my system is overloaded
(Girl, what's wrong with you? Come back down)
I'm too much in my head, did you notice? Mm-mm
(Girl, what's wrong with you? Come back down)
My body's here on Earth, but I'm floatin'
(Girl, what's wrong with you? Come back down; Down)
Disconnected, so sometimes, I feel frozen and alone
[Chorus]
This is for everybody
Babe, you gotta take care of your body (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Ain't no time to deny it (Yeah), that is why we talking about it (Get better)
Yeah, we talking about it (Get better, get better)
To deal with it, don't try to get by it (Get better, get better)
Ain't no time to deny it (Get better, get better)
So we had to sit down and just write it (Get better)
[Verse 2]
Want you to get better (Woo!)
My life is so controlled by the what-ifs
(Girl, what's wrong with you? Come back down)
Is there anybody else whose mind does this, mm-mm?
(Girl, what's wrong with you? Come back down)
Down, down, down, down
Is there such a ladder to get above this? (Down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down)
(Girl, what's wrong with you? Come back down)
(Down, down, down, down)
Maybe I should ground myself where the mud is (Down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down)
Before I'm gone
[Chorus]
This is for everybody
Babe, you gotta take care of your body (Uh-huh; Yuh, yuh)
Ain't no time to deny it (Yuh; Oh, yeah), that is why we talking about it (Yuh, yuh; Baby)
(Get better)
Yeah, we talking about it (Get better, get better)
To deal with it, don't try to get by it (Get better, get better; Ooh)
Ain't no time to deny it (Get better, get better; Yeah)
So we had to sit down and just write it (Get better)
[Bridge]
You can work your way to the top (You can feel it, feel it)
(Ooh; Oh, my)
Just know that there's up and downs and there's drops (You can feel it, feel it)
(Ooh; Oh-ayy)
Unfollow fear and just say "You are blocked" (You can feel it, feel it, yuh)
(Ooh)
Just know there is so much room at the top (You can feel it, feel it, yee)
(Ooh)
[Refrain]
(Ah, ah, ah)
Well, here's one thing you can trust (Yuh)
It take you and me to make us (Yeah)
One of those days you had enough (Yeah), I'll be there (Yeah, yuh, yuh, yuh)
'Cause if it ain't one thing, it's another (It's another)
When you need someone to pull you out the bubble (Out the bubble)
I'll be right there just to hug you (Just to hug you), I'll be there (Yuh, yuh, hey)
Where are you? Are you home? (Where are you? Are you home?)
Call me right on the phone (Call me right on the phone)
I'll be there (Ayy, sheesh), yeah, I'll be there (Yuh, yuh)
I don't care who is gone (I don't care who is gone), you shouldn't be alone (You shouldn't be alone)
I'll be there (Mm-mm), there
[Bridge]
You can work your way to the top (Woo!) (You can feel it, feel it, woo)
(I'm with you, I'm with you, I'm with you, just call me, I'm with you, I'm with you)
Just know that there's up and downs and there's drops (You can feel it, feel it, babe)
(I'm with you, I'm with you, I'm with you, just call me, I'm with you, I'm with you; Ah, ayy)
Unfollow fear and just say, "You are blocked" (You can feel it, feel it, yuh)
(I'm with you, I'm with you, I'm with you, just call me, I'm with you, I'm with you; Ah-ah)
Just know there is so much room at the top (You can feel it, feel it, yee)
(I'm with you, I'm with you, I'm with you, just call me, no matter the issue)
No matter what
[Refrain]
(Ah-ah-ah)
Here's one thing you can trust (Yeah)
It take you and me to make us (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
One of those days you had enough (Yeah, yeah, yeah), I'll be there, I'll be there (I'll be there)
'Cause if it ain't one thing, it's another (It's another)
If you need someone to pull you out the bubble (Out the bubble)
I'll be right there just to hug you (Just to hug you, yee), I'll be there (I'll be there)
Where are you? Are you home? (Where are you? Are you home?) Call me right on the phone (Call me right on the phone)
I'll be there (I'll be there), yeah, I'll be there
I don't care who is gone (I don't care who is gone), you shouldn't be alone (You shouldn't be alone)
I'll be there, ooh, there
[Outro]
You can work your way to the top (You can feel it, feel it)
get well soon was written by Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande.
get well soon was produced by Pharrell Williams.
Ariana Grande released get well soon on Fri Aug 17 2018.
Ariana has replied to a question on Twitter asking what the song is about by saying that the song is about her anxiety; for 3 months in 2017, she felt like she was “floating” but not in a nice way. She implies she felt like she was “outside of [her] body” and that she had breathing problems during t...
On New Year’s Eve, Ariana posted a snippet of the song on Instagram. People have speculated that the song would be called “Feel It” however on May 29, Ariana confirmed in the comments of said post that the song is indeed “Get Well Soon”.
The period of silence was added so the song’s length could be 5:22—a reference to the Manchester bombing which occured on May 22nd, 2017 (5/22). It’s a moment of silence for the victims and, perhaps, finally a moment of peace in Ariana’s mind after the trauma she has been through.
Pharrell Williams stated the following in Ariana Grande’s 2018 Beats 1 interview about “get well soon”:
People who are often dealing with mental health issues don’t signal loud enough for the world to understand that they’re suffering. And also our hearing for people who are going through stuff lik...
Ariana told PAPER about how the song came to be:
[Pharrell] kind of forced it out of me, because I was in a really bad place mentally. I’ve always had anxiety, I’ve had anxiety for years. But when I got home from tour it reached a very different, intense peak. It became physical and I was not going...
Ariana answered this question in an 2018 interview with Zach Sang:
Myself. And obviously everyone who can relate to, like, what I was feeling at the time but at the time it was for me. Pharrell was like “We need to just, whether this goes anywhere or not, like this needs to be made because like of...
Rolling Stone ranked the track as Ariana’s #20 best song, saying:
Vocally, Ariana nails this soulful gospel ballad, which features Mariah Carey-tier belting. But as Sweetener’s closer, a song clocking in at 5:22 honoring those lost during the Manchester bombing — it’s a standout due to Ariana’s can...