“So Mean” is the third single from Poppy’s fourth album, Flux. The track was released on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, along with a music video.
Two days prior to its release, Poppy revealed the release date and shared a photo of the music video in a social media post.
[Chorus]
How did she get so mean?
How did she get so mean?
How did she get so mean?
How did she get so mean?
[Verse 1]
Operating freely from another
My head and my heart hate each other
Can you keep a secret? Keep it undercover
Every day I wake up, it's a struggle, yeah
Love me when I'm under your spell
Hate me when I'm giving you hell
Judge me 'til you're blue like you love to do
You taught me how to hate myself, yuck
[Pre-Chorus]
Now she hates everything
How did she get here?
[Chorus]
How did she get so mean?
How did she get so mean?
How did she get so mean?
How did she get so mean?
[Verse 2]
Dirt is all up in my wounds
On my knees begging for the truth
Ask me which side I am gonna choose
Whatever side is without you, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
She couldn't ever feel a thing
She couldn't hear herself think
Now she hates everything
How did she get here?
[Chorus]
How did she get so mean?
How did she get so mean?
How did she get so mean?
How did she get so mean?
[Bridge]
She couldn't ever feel a thing
She couldn't hear herself think
Now she hates everything
How did she get here?
How did I get here?
[Chorus]
How did she get so mean?
How did she get so mean?
How did she get so mean?
How did she get so mean?
How did she get so mean?
How did she get so mean?
How did she get so mean?
How did she get so mean?
So Mean was written by Chris Greatti & Poppy.
So Mean was produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen.
In the past, I was around people who were less than ideal, and I had a really distorted view of my reality. And I realized that I wasn’t liking the person that I was becoming, and it was almost like a haze was cleared, and I was able to see things as they were. I was becoming a very angry person — a...
Live at Lodge Room in Los Angeles, California on September 29, 2021.