It's a knife when you know they're waiting for you to choke
It's a knife when a journalist does a misquote
It's a knife when a friend is suddenly stepping on your throat
It's a knife when they say that you've been doing things you don't
It's a knife when your old friends hate your new friends
When somebody says, "Charli, I think you've totally changed"
It's a knife when somebody says they like the old me and not the new me
And I'm like, "Who the fuck is she?"

'Cause it's a knife when you're finally on top
'Cause logically the next step is they wanna see you fall to the bottom
It's a knife when you're finally on top
'Cause logically the next step is they wanna see you fall
It's a knife when
It's a knife when, it's a knife when
All this sympathy is just a knife when
It's a knife when, it's a knife when
All this sympathy is just a—

It's a knife when you know they're counting on your mistakes
It's a knife when you're so pretty, they think it must be fake
It's a knife when they dissect your body on the front page
It's a knife when they won't believe you, why should you explain?
It's a knife when the mean fans hate the nice fans
When somebody says, "Ari, I think you've totally changed"
It's a knife when somebody says they like the old me and not the new me
And I'm like, "Who the fuck is she?"

'Cause it's a knife when you're finally on top
'Cause logically the next step is they wanna see you fall to the bottom
It's a knife when you're finally on top
'Cause logically the next step is they wanna see you fall
It's a knife when
It's a knife when, it's a knife when
All this sympathy is just a knife when
It's a knife when, it's a knife when
All this sympathy is just a knife when
It's a knife when, it's a knife when
All this sympathy is just a knife when
It's a knife when, it's a knife when
All this sympathy is just a knife when
It's a knife when, it's a knife when