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"**Cobra**" is a song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion from her upcoming third studio album. It was released on November 3, 2023, as her first independent single since departing from her record label 1501 Certified Entertainment in October 2023.

## Background and composition

On October 19, 2023, 1501 Certified Entertainment sent out a press releaseannouncing that the label and Megan Thee Stallion had "mutually reached a confidential settlement to resolve their legal differences", ending a three-plus-year legal battle and settling in Megan's favor. On October 28, 2023, Pete began teasing the release of her first solo single since she released her second studio album *Traumazine* in August 2022. She shared a video on Instagram teasing new music and the corresponding music video with the caption, "ACT ONE 🐍." In a message ahead of the song's release, Megan Thee Stallion wrote, “Cobras exemplify courage and self-reliance. They stand tall and fierce in the face of challenges, teaching one to tap into their inner strength and rely on oneself to conquer their treats. Emulating the cobra helps one be more confident in the person they are within.” The music video, directed by Douglas Bernardt  and released alongside the single on November 3, 2023, begins with the rapper crawling out of a snake's mouth, peeling off a layer of her skin. She raps about confronting suicidal ideation while laying in a glass box surrounded by reporters and cameras, then performs a dance routine to a guitar solo within a spiral jetty.

As *Billboard* reported, the song (as well as her upcoming album) is entirely self-funded through Megan's independent enterprise Hot Girl Productions LLC. The song's lyrics explore the rapper's battles with depression and anxiety following the loss of both of her parents and her recent breakup with American rapper Pardi. In the song, she hints at Pardi's infidelity, recalling the moment she caught him cheating in her bed: "Pulled up, caught him cheatin'/ Gettin' his d\*ck sucked in the same spot I'm sleepin".

## Lyrics

[Intro]

(B-B-Bankroll Got it)

Ayy

[Verse 1]

Breakin' down and I had the whole world watchin'

But the worst part is really who watched me

Every night I cried, I almost died

And nobody close tried to stop me

Long as everybody gettin' paid, right?

Everything'll be okay, right?

I'm winnin', so nobody trippin'

Bet if I ever fall off, everybody go missin'

At night, I'm sittin' in a dark room thinkin'

Probably why I always end up drinkin'

Yes, I'm very depressed

How can somebody so blessed wanna slit they wrist?

Shit, I'd probably bleed out some Pinot

When they find me, I'm in Valentino, ayy

He pourin' me shots, thinkin' it's lit

Hah, little did he know

[Chorus]

This pussy depressed, hmm, I'm about to stress him, yeah

Pink nails 'round his neck, huh, but this ain't domestic, ayy

Think it's goin' down, hah, now he stand corrected, ayy

This pussy depressed, hmm, I'm about to stress him, ah

[Verse 2]

Ayy, damn, I got problems

Never thought a bitch like me would ever hit rock bottom

Man, I miss my parents, way too anxious, always cancel my plans

Pulled up, caught him cheatin', gettin' his dick sucked in the same spot I'm sleepin'

Lord, give me a break, I don't know how much more of this shit I can take (Ayy)

How long you been worried 'bout me, tellin' people that's not me?

Honestly, it kinda feel like you plottin', watchin'

Why is you speakin' on me at my lowest when you acted like you ain't noticed?

I was trippin', goin' crazy

And they lowkey hatin', so they ain't gon' say shit

Damn, I finally see it

I'm killin' myself when bitches would die to be me

[Chorus]

This pussy depressed, hmm, I'm about to stress him, yeah

Pink nails 'round his neck, huh, but this ain't domestic, ayy

Think it's goin' down, hah, now he stand corrected, ayy

This pussy depressed, hmm, I'm about to stress him, ah

[Bridge]

I ain't goin', yeah, no emotion, ayy

Back outside, yeah, back in motion, ayy

He keep callin', hmm, I ignore it (Ayy)

He say I'm crazy, hmm, don't I know it, ah