Poison Lyrics
[Verse 1: Aaliyah]
How can I explain myself to you?
Questions keep lurkin' through my mind
Is it the lover for the time?
I'd given my heart, my joy, my soul to you
If it is real, I sure can't see
Gotta start lookin' out for me
And in my, my heart won't take no more
I know it seems that I don't care
Sometimes my ways of love ain't fair
I feel it's time for me to take a stand
See, you have given me no choice
I feel I must exercise my voice and say
[Chorus: The Weeknd]
This feeling, there's no drug that can compare
You're so cold, I can see your breath, I swear
They told me not to fall in love
Wonderin' where it all went wrong
You were my poison all along
[Verse 2: Aaliyah, The Weeknd & Static Major]
At night, I lay awake in tears and pain (Tears and pain)
Searchin' my heart for what went wrong (Hey)
Askin' myself "What's goin' on?"
Why could not we seem to see things eye to eye? (Eye to eye)
Sometimes I really feel the danger (Hey)
And now I'm sleepin' with a stranger
To see all these years, we flushed 'em down the drain (Down the drain)
Is that a love that came for us?
Now, it's too late for both of us
No regrets of what we’ve lost and what we’ve shared
Maybe tomorrow we'll love again (Yeah)
Or until then we'll stay as friends, oh (Hey), one day
How can I explain myself to you?
Questions keep lurkin' through my mind
Is it the lover for the time?
I'd given my heart, my joy, my soul to you
If it is real, I sure can't see
Gotta start lookin' out for me
And in my, my heart won't take no more
I know it seems that I don't care
Sometimes my ways of love ain't fair
I feel it's time for me to take a stand
See, you have given me no choice
I feel I must exercise my voice and say
[Chorus: The Weeknd]
This feeling, there's no drug that can compare
You're so cold, I can see your breath, I swear
They told me not to fall in love
Wonderin' where it all went wrong
You were my poison all along
[Verse 2: Aaliyah, The Weeknd & Static Major]
At night, I lay awake in tears and pain (Tears and pain)
Searchin' my heart for what went wrong (Hey)
Askin' myself "What's goin' on?"
Why could not we seem to see things eye to eye? (Eye to eye)
Sometimes I really feel the danger (Hey)
And now I'm sleepin' with a stranger
To see all these years, we flushed 'em down the drain (Down the drain)
Is that a love that came for us?
Now, it's too late for both of us
No regrets of what we’ve lost and what we’ve shared
Maybe tomorrow we'll love again (Yeah)
Or until then we'll stay as friends, oh (Hey), one day
[Chorus: The Weeknd]
This feeling, there's no drug that can compare
You're so cold, I can see your breath, I swear
They told me not to fall in love
Wonderin' where it all went wrong
You were my poison all along
[Outro: The Weeknd]
Yeah
Poison all long, ooh-yeah
Oh-oh-ooh
Baby girl, poison all along
This feeling, there's no drug that can compare
You're so cold, I can see your breath, I swear
They told me not to fall in love
Wonderin' where it all went wrong
You were my poison all along
[Outro: The Weeknd]
Yeah
Poison all long, ooh-yeah
Oh-oh-ooh
Baby girl, poison all along
About
Genius Annotation
On “Poison,” Aaliyah and The Weeknd join forces to tell the story of a deteriorating, toxic, and loveless relationship, as they lament the realization of what their relationship has become and discuss their resulting feelings of heartbreak.
The track serves as the lead single to Unstoppable, Aaliyah’s fourth studio album and first posthumous album. The track’s existence was revealed on December 14, 2021, when it was included among a HitsDailyDouble list of tracks that were ready to be sent to radio stations of the Urban AC format. On the same day, the track premiered on Chicago’s 103.5 KISS FM radio station.
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Release Date
December 17, 2021
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