John That posted this song on SoundCloud in March 2014. The background beat is from Lorde’s 2013 song The Love Club from her EP of the same name. At the time John That released Seventeen, Lorde was 17 years old (born November 6, 1996). In September 2021, Lorde revealed each of her albums heavily cor...
[Verse 1]
You said it'd never end
Now where the fuck are you at?
Ain't no sunshine now but you knew that
Guess it was summer love
That's how it all goes
Break up before the love in a heart spoils
First semester hit
She shook her cold feet
So drunk that she tried a hit of ecstasy
Then it was too late
She let it all go
Finally got he chance to take it where she wanna go
[Verse 2]
Like girls on TV
You wouldn't believe me
Couldn't find a problem
With a life that was so easy
Cocaine lines
Cooler than a kitten cuz she'd hit 'em all the time
With a Instagram filter just to make it seem brighter
Done studying but she's pullin' all nighters
Such a fast life and it's never gonna bite her
Putting back drinks so there's never a reminder
Of the void she can't fill
With double dosed pills
Just to get the feeling that she had
I bet she will
End up with another who'll discover what's the deal
Just to learn a lesson
Cuz there's nothing more real
With a sex appeal
Like oh my god unreal
Like perfect dime curves that she couldn't conceal
Like turning heads nightly could a been a career
Like but she's only a minor with a fake ID like
[Chorus]
She knows what she needs yeah
She's only seventeen
He's got her on lockdown
Speed dial blacked out
Know what I mean?
Yeah
She likes it in between
He's got her on lockdown
Got her on
He's got her on
[Verse 3]
Now her tongue out like Miley
Humping is a hobby
No one can control her when she's dancing with her body
Twerk to 2 Chainz
Long hair don't give a damn
Body so tight
She's the type that you'd give a gram
In the love club
Doing club drugs
Poland spring bottle with Bacardi filled up
Cigarette smoking
And ya bet she toke up
Thank the Lord
That we ever broke up
[Verse 5]
She was so damn fly
A sky with no limits
Things were much better from a view with no ceilings
Such a go-getter how'd she get less appealing
All the hearts broke
From the deck she's been dealing
And I know
That's how it goes
Sometimes you've got the reigns
Sometimes you're on the rope
Sometimes you find it all
Sometimes you lose control
Sometimes you slow down
Sometimes you let it roll, roll, roll
[Chorus]
She knows what she needs yeah
She's only seventeen
He's got her on lockdown
Speed dial go blacked out
(*Phone dialing*)
Know what I mean? Yeah
(*Phone ringing*)
She likes it in between
He's got her on lockdown
Got her on (on on on on on on)
She knows what she needs yeah (He's got her on)
She's only seventeen
He's got her on lockdown
Speed dial blacked out
Know what I mean? Yeah
She likes it in between
I got her on lockdown
Got her on
I'm sorry but the person you called has a voicemail box that has not been set up yet
Got her on
Goodbye
Yeah yeah yeah
I got her on
I got her on
Seventeen was written by John That.
Seventeen was produced by Noblehooks.