Keep It to Myself

* Official Art
* Promotional Cover

## Audio

"**Keep It to Myself**" is a song by American singer Ellise. It was released on January 11th, 2019, followed by its official music video on February 8th, 2019.

There is an alternate version of this song than the one on YouTube, used in streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music. The only differences were one lyric, and the cover art.

## Background

On December 18th, 2018, Ellise teased a 15 second snippet of the opening of the song, captioned "january...👼🖤☠💘"

On January 5th, 2019, Ellise teased a 22 second snippet of the opening of the alternate version of the song, captioned "friday 🖤👼"

## Theme

This song is about being romantically interested in a boy who is already in a relationship.

## Lyrics

* Original Version
* Music Video Version

**[Verse 1]**

Honestly when we speak

Feels like it's behind her back

'Cause if she saw the chemistry

The dominoes would all collapse

She's not the one you call

At night when you feel lonely

We say we're friends, we know we're not

**[Chorus]**

I know that I should keep it to myself

But I can't, I can't help

That I just wanna keep you to myself

It's a rush, it's a problem

Do you think she knows about us?

Talking all the time, we almost kissed last night and we still might

I should keep it to myself

Can you tell? I can't help it

That I just wanna keep you to myself

**[Verse 2]**

Wanna say everything

Everything except the truth

Scared to sit close to you

'Cause I don't trust what I might do

You stay here a bit too long

My heart, it beats unsteady

We say we're friends, we know we're not

**[Chorus]**

I know that I should keep it to myself

But I can't, I can't help

That I just wanna keep you to myself

It's a rush, it's a problem

Do you think she knows about us?

Talking all the time, we almost kissed last night and we still might

I should keep it to myself

Can you tell? I can't help it

That I just wanna keep you to myself

**[Bridge]**

Don't wanna let you go but you gotta know

That I need you, I need you badly

Oh, so tell me why, why you're still with her

When you know that deep down you want me

Don't wanna let you go but you gotta know

That I need you, I need you badly

Oh, so tell me why (tell me why), why you're still with her (still with her)

When you know that deep down you want me

**[Chorus]**

I know that I should keep it to myself

But I can't (I can't), I can't help

That I just wanna keep you to myself (myself)

It's a rush (it's a rush), it's a problem

Do you think she knows about us?

Talking all the time, we almost kissed last night and we still might

I should keep it to myself (to myself)

Can you tell (can you tell)? I can't help it

That I just wanna keep you to myself

**[Verse 1]**

Honestly when we speak

Feels like it's behind her back

'Cause if she saw the chemistry

I know that it would hurt her bad

She's not the one you call

At night when you feel lonely

We say we're friends, we know we're not

**[Chorus]**

I know that I should keep it to myself

But I can't, I can't help

That I just wanna keep you to myself

It's a rush, it's a problem

Do you think she knows about us?

Talking all the time, we almost kissed last night and we still might

I should keep it to myself

Can you tell? I can't help it

That I just wanna keep you to myself

**[Verse 2]**

Wanna say everything

Everything except the truth

Scared to sit close to you

'Cause I don't trust what I might do

You stay here a bit too long

My heart, it beats unsteady

We say we're friends, we know we're not

**[Chorus]**

I know that I should keep it to myself

But I can't, I can't help

That I just wanna keep you to myself

It's a rush, it's a problem

Do you think she knows about us?

Talking all the time, we almost kissed last night and we still might

I should keep it to myself

Can you tell? I can't help it

That I just wanna keep you to myself

**[Bridge]**

Don't wanna let you go but you gotta know

That I need you, I need you badly

Oh, so tell me why, why you're still with her

When you know that deep down you want me

Don't wanna let you go but you gotta know

That I need you, I need you badly

Oh, so tell me why (tell me why), why you're still with her (still with her)

When you know that deep down you want me

**[Chorus]**

I know that I should keep it to myself

But I can't (I can't), I can't help

That I just wanna keep you to myself (myself)

It's a rush (it's a rush), it's a problem

Do you think she knows about us?

Talking all the time, we almost kissed last night and we still might

I should keep it to myself (to myself)

Can you tell (can you tell)? I can't help it

That I just wanna keep you to myself

## Live performance

Ellise Performs "Keep It To Myself" LIVE at WiLD 94.9Live Performance
## Cross-References

* "The dominoes would all collapse." is a reference to her song "Dominoes".

## Trivia

* On May 1st, 2021, Ellise stated that she doesn't know why the version in other music streaming services is different. She mentioned that it changed the same day the cover art changed.
* Ellise has stated that she wrote this song from a fictional perspective.
* This song follows the same structure as "Bubblegum Brain".
* The opening of the instrumental samples "Cry Me A River" by Justin Timberlake.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/ellise/status/1075161523960438784?s=20
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/ellise/status/1081688824177033216?s=20