‘Lemonade’ explores the idea of ‘toxic positivity’, specifically in the context of a failing relationship – the speaker seemingly expressing frustration with her partner’s ability to maintain a positive outlook or exterior through everything, even when breaking up with her.
[Chorus]
How the fuck you gonna make lemonade out of everything? Yeah
Turn around and say goodbye
Like you could find the silver lining, yeah
How the fuck you always make lemonade out of everything? Yeah
Tell me look on the bright side
Tell me look on the bright side, mm
[Verse 1]
Midnight and red eyes
Been sleeping in like my whole life
Pillow face on your good side
And you still look like a dream to me, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
I know I'm a pessimist, I
Get sad for the hell of it, I
Never knew why you put up with it, I always
Knew you'd finally up and leave, yeah
You're running in, running in, running in circles around me
I'm stupid, I'm careless, I fuck up, I know this about me
You're throwing your things in your suitcase, you're saying you're out of here
[Chorus]
How the fuck you gonna make lemonade out of everything? Yeah
Turn around and say goodbye
Like you could find the silver lining, mm
How the fuck you always make lemonade out of everything? Yeah
Tell me look on the bright side
Tell me look on the bright side, ooh, yeah
[Verse 2]
I moved out to the east side
We got a house, thought we'd start a life, yeah
We were young, it was alright
Way out of town where rent was cheap, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
I know I'm a pessimist, I
Get sad for the hell of it, I
Never knew why you put up with it, I always
Knew you'd finally up and leave, yeah
And you're running, you're running, you're running in circles around me
I'm stupid, I'm careless, I fuck up, I know this about me
Now you're throwing your things in your suitcase, you're saying you're out of here
[Chorus]
So how the fuck you gonna make lemonade out of everything?
Turn around and say goodbye
Like you could find the silver lining, mm, yeah
How the fuck you gonna make lemonade out of everything?
Tell me look on the bright side
Don't wanna look on the bright side, no
Look on the bright side, yeah
Tell me look on the bright side, yeah
Lemonade was written by Lowell.
Lemonade was produced by Gus Van Go.