Detonate

## Audio

**Detonate (stylized in lowercase as "detonate")** is a song by Charli XCX from her fourth studio album *How I'm Feeling Now*, and serves as album's fifth track. The song is produced by A.G. Cook.

## Background

Charli first showed the song on April 10th on Instagram Live and Twitter, along with Claws, Enemy and 7 Years, she asked fans to pick what song should be the second single for the album, the winner ended up being Claws.  On April 15th, she uploaded a story of self-written notes saying that she's going to record double vox for the song and send them to A. G.  On April 21st, she talked about the song saying *"There’s another song called “Detonate” which I quite like, I just need to get my head around it a bit more".*

A. G. played a snippet of the song on his set for The Square Garden Festival on April 24th.

 On April 30th, Charli confirmed that it was going to be considered for the album, and then on May 12th, she confirmed it was going to be part of it.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Close myself off in new ways

Building walls in my sleep, I can't turn back

I've been reelin' for twelve days (Twelve)

When I start to see if it gets real bad

[Chorus]

Hurt me, know you won't hurt me

I'm about to detonate

Pull you close, and then, I'll be gone

Sorry, never say sorry

All my silence resonates

Think you worked me out, but you're wrong

Dirty, I can talk dirty

I can make you feel so sick

Switch your faith and leave you so low

Hurt me, know you'll never hurt me

I'm about to detonate

Pull you close, and then, I'll be gone

[Post-Chorus]

I don't trust myself at all

Why should you trust me?

I don't trust myself alone

Why should you love me?

[Verse 2]

I'm not tryna be rude

I'm just feelin' confused

My emotions get blue

Had to push 'em all through

Know you hope that I'll prove

Everything will stay cool

But I can't promise that's true

'Cause my emotions so blue

[Chorus]

Hurt me, know you won't hurt me

I'm about to detonate

Pull you close, and then, I'll be gone

Sorry, never say sorry

All my silence resonates

Think you worked me out, but you're wrong

Dirty, I can talk dirty

I can make you feel so sick

Switch your faith and leave you so low

Hurt me, know you'll never hurt me

I'm about to detonate

Pull you close, and then, I'll be gone

[Post-Chorus]

I don't trust myself at all

Why should you trust me?

I don't trust myself alone

Why should you love me?

[Outro]

Do-do-do-do you love me?

So do you love me?

Do-do-do-do you love me?

Why should you love me?

Do-do-do-do you love me?

So do you love me?

Do-do-do-do you love me?

Why should you love me?

Do-do-do-do you love me?

So do you love me?

Do-do-do-do you love me?

Why should you love me?

Do-do-do-do you love me?

So do you love me?

Do-do-do-do you love me?

Why should you love me?

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/FckyeahCharli/status/1248741900984737798
2. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/B-0fayMHjb9/
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/FckyeahCharli/status/1250478911122702344
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/FckyeahCharli/status/1252655841611862017
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/FckyeahCharli/status/1253849903849246725
6. ↑ https://twitter.com/charli\_xcx/status/1256027057148084230
7. ↑ https://twitter.com/FckyeahCharli/status/1260232563412647937