Come here and sit next to me
Don't look at me while I'm breaking
After what I'm gonna say
I understand if you hate me
[Pre-Chorus]
What do I do when I love you and want somebody else?
What do I lose if I don't choose and keep it to myself?
[Chorus]
I got bad, bad, bad kind of butterflies
Like when you got something to hide
Lies, tellin' you that I'm alright
Tonight, tonight
Bad, bad butterflies in my chest
There's something I gotta confess
Yes, somebody's stuck in my head
And I, and I
[Verse 2]
I know I said we were friends
And when I said that, I meant it (Swear I meant it)
Somewhere between now and then
It became more than just a friendship (Mm)
What do I do when I love you and want somebody else?
What do I lose if I don't choose and keep it to myself?
[Chorus]
I got bad, bad, bad kind of butterflies (Oh)
Like when you got something to hide (Oh)
Lies, tellin' you that I'm alright
Tonight, tonight
Bad, bad butterflies in my chest
There's something I gotta confess
Yes, somebody's stuck in my head
And I, and I
[Bridge]
Come here and sit next to me
You tell me, "Baby, just say it" (Say it, say it)
Warnin' me it's a mistake
I just know I gotta make it (And I got bad, bad)
[Chorus]
Bad, bad, bad kind of butterflies (And I got bad, bad)
Like when you got something to hide (Ooh)
Lies, tellin' you that I'm alright
Tonight, tonight (Oh, I got bad, bad)
Bad, bad butterflies in my chest (In my chest, chest)
There's something I gotta confess
Yes, somebody's stuck in my head (My head, yeah)
And I, and I (My head, yeah)
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
About
“Bad Kind of Butterflies” sees Camila confess that despite being in a happy relationship, there’s someone else stuck in her head.
The bass-heavy track appears to narrate the moment when Camila and Matthew Hussey ended their relationship, after dating for over a year. The break-up was spurred by Camila’s feelings for collaborator Shawn Mendes, with the pair becoming a couple not long after.
At her Los Angeles pop-up on December 6, 2019, Camila confessed that she hasn’t listened to the track since she recorded it:
It takes me back to a time when I was always feeling anxious. Just thinking about writing [the song] makes me want to throw up.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Two days before the song was released alongside Romance, Camila took to Twitter to share a snippet of the song and supplemental artwork:
- 1.Shameless
- 2.Living Proof
- 4.My Oh My
- 5.Señorita
- 6.Liar
- 7.Bad Kind of Butterflies
- 8.Easy
- 10.Dream of You
- 11.Cry for Me
- 12.This Love
- 13.Used to This
- 14.First Man
