“Swipe” is a song by Imani Coppola, from her twelfth album, Hypocrites. The song features prominent auto-tune and a hip-hop beat. The lyrics mock trends Coppola noticed in Tinder pictures; she told Anti-Pop that “This song is dedicated to the same dumb dude that is EVERY dude on Tinder.”
[Verse 1]
Take me on your boat
I wanna ski down your slippery slope
Wanna pet your dog and meet your kids
And the chick crossed out of the pic
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Catch a tiger by the toe
If you don’t holla I’ma go back
Swipe a match who say hello back
[Chorus]
My mama said
Pick a bugger that won’t flick
Six-foot-six with a hammer and a drill bit
A party in the cockpit
A tricked-out Cub Scouts equip
With a battle ship
Then the battle strikes
8-foot-5
With the man with the boat tonight
Ring spiked while I’m ringside
Tough guy, black eye
My mama says Swipe!
[Verse 2]
Take me to the game
Or I can relax while you catch some waves
I wanna hold your drink and greet your friends
Ride your GSXR and park your Benz
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Check your tats and sweat your abs
You flex your pecs in photographs
If you don’t holla I’ma go back
Swipe a match, who say hello back
[Chorus]
My mama said
Pick a bugger that won’t flick
Six-foot-six with a hammer and a drill bit
A party in the cockpit
A tricked-out Cub Scouts equip
With a battle ship
Then the battle strikes
8-foot-5
With the man with the boat tonight
Ring spiked while I’m ringside
Tough guy, black eye
My mama says Swipe! (huh)
[Post-Chorus]
Swipe (huh)
Swipe (ooh)
Swipe left, swipe right
[Bridge]
I’ll come check out your bed and watch you train
For Iron Man, Iron Man
Have fun scuba-dive Hawaii
And hike these islands, islands
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Catch a tiger by the toe
If you don’t holla I’ma go back
Swipe a match who say hello back
[Chorus]
My mama said
Pick a bugger that won’t flick
Six-foot-six with a hammer and a drill bit
A party in the cockpit
A tricked-out Cub Scouts equip
With a battle ship
Then the battle strikes
8-foot-5
With the man with the boat tonight
Ring spiked while I’m ringside
Tough guy, black eye
My mama says Swipe! (huh)
[Post-Chorus]
Swipe (huh)
Swipe (ooh)
Swipe left, swipe right
Swipe
Swipe was written by Imani Coppola.
Swipe was produced by Josh Valleau.
Imani Coppola released Swipe on Thu Jul 20 2017.
Coppola told Anti-Pop that “The track for (the song) was created by Joshua Valleau [….] I was using the Tinder app at the time and feeling the Tinder burn. Robotically I’d go through countless faces by the minute as my thumb worked overtime to discard undesirables to the left. Becoming more and more...