sweetheart is the second single of XYLØ’s debut album “unamerican beauty” and was first teased on “aliens” music video final credits.
The song finally got a retro music video premiered with Rolling Stone’s website on April 19th, 2022 and as quoted, is a “vibey, empowered single about seeing a past l...
[Intro]
(Sweet)
(Sweet)
[Chorus]
You used to call me sweetheart
It was different when we first met
Fast car, with your hand on my headrest
Wow (Wow), your voice was my favorite sound, oh
But now you say you miss me
Haven't seen you in a while
Since you did what you said you would never do to me
Well, click-click, bang-bang
This sweetheart ain't so sweet
[Verse 1]
Broken heart in a skin tight black dress
I can look good through the madness
I don't play nice like I did before, before
You had me on a leash and you liked that
These puppy dog eyes now bite back (Ruff)
I don't play nice like I did before, before
[Pre-Chorus]
It all went up in flames
[Chorus]
You used to call me sweetheart
It was different when we first met
Fast car, with your hand on my headrest
Wow (Wow), your voice was my favorite sound, oh
But now you say you miss me
Haven't seen you in a while
Since you did what you said you would never do to me
Well, click-click, bang-bang
This sweetheart ain't so
[Post-Chorus]
(Sweet)
(Don't worry about it, sweetheart worry about it, sweetheart)
(Sweet)
(Don't worry about it)
[Verse 2]
You would drive and I would ride shotgun
But now it's just me I've become
The only one behind the wheel, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
Since it all went up in flames
And I won't let someone new make your old mistakes on me (On me), on me (On me)
[Chorus]
You used to call me sweetheart
It was different when we first met
Fast car, with your hand on my headrest
Wow (Wow), your voice was my favorite sound, oh (Not anymore)
But now you say you miss me (Miss me, miss me)
Haven't seen you in a while
Since you did what you said you would never do to me (To me)
Well, click-click, bang-bang
This sweetheart ain't so
[Post-Chorus]
(You know you're dead—, sweet)
(Don't worry about it, sweetheart)
(And now you're dead to me—, sweet)
(Don't worry about it)
(You're dead to me)
[Outro]
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na, you're dead to me
Na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na, you're dead to me
sweetheart was written by Lee Newell & XYLØ.
sweetheart was produced by Lee Newell.
XYLØ released sweetheart on Thu Mar 24 2022.
“sweetheart” is a metaphor for regaining control of your life. The song was inspired by the journey of my career and the fear of ending toxic relationships. But with that fear came confidence and happiness after I found the balls to do it.
— via PINKWIFI