Drugs

Abra

## Audio

"**Drugs**" is a song by English singer-songwriter Charli XCX featuring Abra from the former's third mixtape *Number 1 Angel*. It serves as the ninth track on the album and was produced by A. G. Cook.

## Background

According to A. G., the song started the beat of the song as a "strange demo" when he was visiting his parents house, he made the beat in his old room, recording the hook in his old laptop's internal microphone. Months later, he played the demo to Charli and she wanted it to be on the mixtape.

A.G. proceded to say: "Charli had been talking to Abra online for a bit, and we both thought she'd be great on the mixtape. Then this track just became an obvious choice! We actually sent it to Abra before I'd even produced it properly, so she did her vocals over that old version. Then I was really into all the extra backing vocals that Abra did, especially the way she backed Charli up with "I can't get enough..." The way she sung that really inspired me to make the final chorus way harder, and I obviously got super carried away, making the end drop twice."

## Theme

“Drugs” could be about two things. It could be about taking drugs and living a luxurious life. Simultaneously, the image of “drugs” is a metaphor for love. The “dealer” in the song is therefore Charli’s love interest, who deals her the drugs she needs – perhaps seratonin, which is the chemical in the brain that produces sensations of happiness. It’s not the first time on the mixtape Charli’s used this imagery – she alludes to being “high” off love on “Blame It On U” and “3AM (Pull Up).”

## Lyrics

Dealer, dealer, dealer

Eh-eh-XCX

Baby, you the love of my life

Selling all the drugs that I like

Baby, you got it

You know I want it

And baby, you the love of my life

Selling all the drugs that I like

Baby, you got it

You know I want it

Calling out for your love

Baby, I’m calling out, I can’t do without you

Put ecstasy on my tongue and that’s all I’m tasting now

You’re luxurious, I’m stuck

Champagne, cigarettes, convertibles

It’s ‘bout to pop off

Bitin' on a rose, you make me cum

I’m way up, rooftop

You hurt me when you stop

I just can’t get enough, dealer

Baby, you the love of my life

Selling all the drugs that I like

Baby, you got it

You know I want it

You're selling all the drugs that I like

Baby, you the love of my life

Baby, you got it

You know I want it

I was never great at dealing with no comedown

So feel free to come 'round when you wanna come 'round

You’re my favourite drug, just take me to your underworld

And put me on your tongue, hallucinate until your toes curl

Tsu-tsunami, you can’t stop me now, I’m peaking too

Off the kiki and hypnotic, I’m not through with you

When you cum, it feels like diamonds raining down on me

When I’m with you, heaven on Earth is not a fantasy

Roll the windows down, my wrists awry, you got me so cold

Bitin' on a flower, blood like water down from my nose

It hurts, but I can’t stop

I just can’t get enough

(I can’t get enough)

Baby, you the love of my life

Selling all the drugs that I like

(Selling all the drugs that I like)

Baby, you got it

You know I want it (Yeah)

And baby, you the love of my life

(The love of my life)

Selling all the drugs that I like

(Selling all the drugs that I like)

Baby, you got it

You know I want it

Dealer, dealer, dealer, ooh

Dealer, dealer, dealer

Baby, you the love of my life

Selling all the drugs that I like, yeah

Love of my life, love of my life

Love, love, love, love

Drugs that I like

Love of my life, love of my life

Love, love, love, love

Drugs that I like

Love of my life, love of my life

Love, love, love, love

Drugs that I like

Love of my life, love of my life

Love, love, love, love

Drugs that I like

Eh-eh-XCX

(Cheering)

## Trivia

* The drop at the end of the song is A. G.'s favorite moment on the mixtape.