This song is about the relationship between GIVĒON and former collaborator Justine Skye and the messy and public breakup that ensued. GIVĒON’s feels that she “dragged his name through the mud” effectively hurting his reputation and ultimately contributing to his 3 year hiatus.
[Intro]
Oh
Yeah, yeah
Yeah
[Verse 1]
Don't forget who put you in the lead
I'll take it all back
We playin' for keeps
That's all the city sees
When you tell your story, you be sellin' everything 'bout me
Everything 'bout me (Nah)
[Chorus]
You run my name through the mud (Ooh, oh)
Wipe that dirt off your shoe (Mm-mm)
You run my name through the mud
And you be lyin' to yourself so much it sounds true, mm
[Verse 2]
Right now, girl, that trust is out the window
Forget it, baby, I'ma keep it simple
Emotional blackmail
Held you down, now I'm bad for you
Don't you know how that feels?
Your girls givin' they two cents but that's all they giving
Always thought that you're right for me, but who am I kidding?
When you changed your mind, it took a part of me
The part of him
[Chorus]
You run my name through the mud (Yeah, ooh, yeah-yeah-yeah, ah)
Wipe that dirt off your shoe (Mm-mm)
You run my name through the mud
And you be lyin' to yourself so much it sounds true, mm
MUD was written by GIVĒON & Aaron Paris & Bizzy Crook & Leon Thomas III & Matthew Burnett & OneInThe4Rest & Peter Lee Johnson & Sevn Thomas.
MUD was produced by Peter Lee Johnson & Matthew Burnett & Aaron Paris & Sevn Thomas.