On the 10th track of CRASH, Charli deals with conflicting feelings toward a developing situationship. While she was just trying to “get lucky” the other person is showing a bit too much affection. At first, she instinctively feels icked out by the displays of affection—but not entirely.
[Verse 1]
Not supposed to feel this way, I'm such a hypocrite
I always frown on love, it's giving me a tummy ache
(All these butterflies make me sick) Make me fly away
(It's some hocus pocus shit, I'm bewitched) Fly away
[Pre-Chorus]
Calling too much, you're breaking my phone
Mad when you do and sad when you don't
Chivalry, ooh, you taking my coat too cute, no, this ain't me now
Candlelight, out on a starry night, you brush my hair to the side
And you tell me I'm pretty
[Chorus]
Yuck, now you got me blushin'
Cheeks so red when the blood starts rushing
Yuck, that boy's so mushy
Sending me flowers, I'm just tryna get lucky
Yuck, lookin' at me all sucky
Yuck, quit acting like a puppy
Fuck, going all lovey-dovey on me (All lovеy-dovey on me)
[Verse 2]
You got your hopes high, thinking 'bout it most nights
Put mе on a pedestal 'cause my love's incredible
Don't wait up for me
I can't make those plans, catch me if you can (Come catch me)
Just flew into Japan, come catch me (But don't you catch feels, that's so)
[Chorus]
Yuck, now you got me blushin'
Cheeks so red when the blood starts rushing
Yuck, that boy's so mushy
Sending me flowers, I'm just tryna get lucky
Yuck, lookin' at me all sucky
Yuck, quit acting like a puppy
Fuck, going all lovey-dovey on me
[Bridge]
All lovey-dovey on (Yuck), all lovey-dovey on me (Why you do this to me?)
All lovey-dovey on (Yuck), all lovey-dovey on me (Going all lovey-dovey on me)
All lovey-dovey on (Yuck), all lovey-dovey on me (Why you do this to me?)
All lovey-dovey on (Fuck), all lovey-dovey on me (Why you do that? Why you do that? Why you do that?)
[Outro]
Yuck (Why you do that? Why you do that? Mmm)
Yuck (Why you do that? Why you do that? Mmm)
Yuck (Why you do this to me?)
Yuck
Yuck was written by bülow & Charli XCX & Lowell & Mike Wise & Nathan Ferraro.
Yuck was produced by Mike Wise.
Charli XCX released Yuck on Fri Mar 18 2022.
I like the drastic gear change here. I like that it makes you laugh. I like those jarring moments on albums and in live shows where you’re going from the most intimate, quiet song to the most hilarious or poptastic. That was the reasoning behind putting “Every Rule” and “Yuck” back to back. I really...