“New Shapes” is a song by English musician Charli XCX, featuring friends and previous collaborators Caroline Polachek and Christine and the Queens. The track was released on November 4th, serving as the second single to her fifth studio album.
The song was initially premiered as a snippet as part o...
[Intro: Charli XCX]
What you want
I ain't got it
What you want
What you want
I ain't got it
What you want
I ain't got it
[Verse 1: Charli XCX]
I don't know why I got a tendency to run away
Don't know why I'm always pushing for a sweet escape
Even though I feel so close, I just can't control how I feel
And I gotta be free, need to breathe
[Pre-Chorus: Charli XCX]
But sometimes I need all night, all day
We could fall in love in new shapes
New shapes
And when the morning comes
I'm sorry, I stayed
Tell you honestly, I can't change, can't change
[Chorus: Charli XCX]
What you want
I ain't got it
What you want
What you want
I ain't got it
I ain't got it
[Verse 2: Christine and the Queens]
What if I created places for you to let go?
What if you wanted to watch because we both know?
That now we are so close
We don't have to fight how we feel
When the lights and the skins arе cold
[Pre-Chorus: Christine and the Queens]
I surrender to it all night, all day (All night, baby)
Then wе fall in love in new shapes (New shapes, baby)
New shapes
Then the morning comes all misty, we fade (Misty, baby)
'Cause we fell in love in new shapes (What?)
In new shapes, oh
[Chorus: Charli XCX & Christine and the Queens]
What you want
I ain't got it (Got it)
What you want (We could go on)
What you want
I ain't got it
I ain't got it
[Bridge: Caroline Polachek]
Thinkin' of me, but you're stuck on the west side again
Maybe we're meant for another dimension, babe
Deep in the dark of your brain like a star in space
You call it art, but you pulled on my heart
And you twisted it into a new shape
Yeah, I'm dive bar-ing again and again
Trying to get up close to you
Fucked if I know how it's gonna end
But honestly, life would be better if I never
Met you in the first place
[Chorus: Charli XCX, Christine and the Queens & Caroline Polachek]
What you want (Oh)
I ain't got it (Yeah)
What you want (I ain't got it)
What you want
I ain't got it (Charli, Caroline, Chris)
What you want (What you want, what you want)
What you want
I ain't got it
What you want (Ah-ha, ha, yeah)
What you want
I ain't got it (I ain't got it, baby)
I ain't got it
New Shapes was written by Caroline Polachek & Charli XCX & Christine and the Queens & Deaton Chris Anthony & Lotus IV & Noonie Bao.
New Shapes was produced by Deaton Chris Anthony & Lotus IV.
Charli XCX released New Shapes on Thu Nov 04 2021.
While all three of them had never appeared on a song together, they had previously worked with each other individually.
Caroline Polachek was featured on Charli XCX’s 2017 track “Tears,” which they have also performed live together multiple times. Caroline also did backing vocals on “Delicious,” a...
Charli XCX:
Caroline, Christine and I had worked together many times in different forms, and it was time for the three of us to come together. And actually, this song was recorded a long time ago—pre-pandemic. I like how it’s an anti-hero song. We’re saying to the love figure, ‘I haven’t got what y...