“Venus Fly” features Janelle Monáe, and is one of Grimes‘ favorite tracks off her fourth record Art Angels.
This song encapsulates Boucher and Monáe interrogating someone for looking at them, using threats like changing their appearance in frightening ways and using conventional symbols of beauty...
[Intro: Grimes]
Hey, oh why you looking at me? (Against the music)
Hey, oh why you looking at me? (Baby I can use it)
(Pitty pat, doing that, talking smack, got my back)
(Pitty pat, call it black, talking smack)
[Pre-Chorus: Janelle Monáe (Grimes)]
Why you looking at me now? Why you looking at me again?
What if I pulled my teeth? Cut my hair underneath my chin
Wrap my curls all around the world, throw my pearls all across the floor
Feeling my beat like a sniper girl ('Cause I want it more)
[Chorus: Grimes]
Hey, what about me? Oh, why you looking at me?
Oh, why you looking at me? (Against the music)
Hey, what about me? Oh, why you looking at me?
Oh, why you looking at me? (Baby I can use it)
[Verse: Janelle Monáe]
Pitty, pitty, pitty pat, why you always doing that?
Why you always talking smack? Yeah, Grimes got my back
Pitty, pitty, pitty pat, why you always call it black?
Why you always talking smack? Yeah, Grimes-
[Pre-Chorus: Janelle Monáe (Grimes)]
Why you looking at me now? Why you looking at me again?
What if I pulled my teeth? Cut my hair underneath my chin
Wrap my curls all around the world, throw my pearls all across the floor
Feeling my beat like a sniper girl ('Cause I want it more)
[Chorus: Grimes]
Hey, what about me? Oh, why you looking at me?
Oh, why you looking at me? (Against the music)
Hey, what about me? Oh, why you looking at me?
Oh, why you looking at me? (Baby I can use it)
[Bridge: Instrumental + Violin Solo]
(Venus fly!) Hey, what about-
Again, again, hey, what about- oh, why you looking at me?
Again, again, again
Again. again, again (Why you always talking smack-)
[Chorus]
Hey, oh, why you looking at me?
Oh, why you looking at me? (Baby, I can use it)
[Outro]
(All gotta freak, yeah, you a freak!)
(I said we all gotta freak, yeah, you a freak!)
(Freak, freak)
Venus Fly was written by Janelle Monáe & Grimes.
Venus Fly was produced by Grimes.