Weaker Girl

Tim Anderson

Trevor Lawrence Jr.

Aron Forbes

**"Weaker Girl"** is a song by American singer and songwriter Banks. It is the seventh track off her second major-label album *The Altar*.

## Background

In an interview for Stories Behind The Songs, Banks said she thought about singing the song live and the audience reaction when she produced the song. "That’s like, my heart. Can you imagine? At shows?! Like, everyone singing, ‘IMMA NEED A BAD MOTHERFUCKER LIKE ME!’ When I wrote that, that’s all I was thinking was, I’m just going to hold the mic out and have everyone sing." – said Banks.

## Theme

In the song, BANKS talks about how her current partner doesn’t meet her standards – she needs someone stronger, and he needs someone weaker.

On her track-by-track interview for Refinery29, Banks said: "I’m super-excited for women to hear this song. I sing, 'You're mad about the way I grew strong,' and the lyrics are pretty self-explanatory. It's about when somebody wants you to be smaller and weaker than you are, because that way they can keep you and won't be threatened by you. Sometimes people who say they love you – or even people who do love you – don't like it when you start becoming stronger and more confident. I've experienced that. Any sort of change is uncomfortable and both people have to be really open and accepting and live in the moment. People aren't stagnant, it would be so boring if we were! Can you imagine if everyone was going around with teen angst at 50? It would just be the worst."

## Lyrics

Tell me what you want from me

I think you need a weaker girl

Kinda like the girl I used to be

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I'mma let you do what you wanna do

I'mma let you say what you wanna say

'Cause I'mma need a bad motherfucker like me

I let you go

You can tell 'em something 'bout the way you moved on

I let you go

Tell 'em you were mad about the way I grew strong

Oh, nah, nah

I think you need a weaker girl, yeah

'Cause I'mma need a bad motherfucker like

I'mma need a bad, I'mma need a bad

I'mma need a bad, I'mma need a bad

Motherfucker like me, hey, hey

Motherfucker like me, hey, hey

I'mma need a bad, I'mma need a bad

I'mma need a bad, I'mma need a bad

Motherfucker like me, hey, hey

Motherfucker like me, hey, hey

Tell me where you wanted to go

I bet you wanted me to follow

Kinda like the girl I used to be

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I'mma let you know what you don't wanna know

We just gonna see what we gonna see

'Cause I'mma need a bad motherfucker like me

I let you go

You can tell 'em something 'bout the way you moved on

I let you go

Tell 'em you were mad about the way I grew strong

Oh, nah, nah

I think you need a weaker girl, yeah

'Cause I'mma need a bad motherfucker like me, like me

I think you need a weaker girl, yeah

'Cause I'mma need a bad motherfucker like

I'mma need a bad, I'mma need a bad

I'mma need a bad, I'mma need a bad

Motherfucker like me, hey, hey

Motherfucker like me, hey, hey

I'mma need a bad, I'mma need a bad

I'mma need a bad, I'mma need a bad

Motherfucker like me, hey, hey

Motherfucker like me, hey, hey

I'mma need a bad, I'mma need a bad

I'mma need a bad, I'mma need a bad

Motherfucker like me, hey, hey

Motherfucker like me, hey, hey

I'mma need a bad, I'mma need a bad

I'mma need a bad, I'mma need a bad

Motherfucker like me, hey, hey

Motherfucker like me, hey, hey

## References

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1. ↑ http://storiesbehindthesongs.ca/banks-waxing-dark-poetics-the-sbts-interview/
2. ↑ https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2016/09/124787/banks-track-by-track